Breeze April May 2022

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From left, Mattias Coutts with his father, Kristin School coach Sir Russell Coutts and William Mason with his father, Matt Mason, Takapuna Grammar coach.

Harken champs bring out the stars Story & pictures by Debra Douglas “So long as they are having fun, it’s all good,“ said former America’s Cup sailor Matt Mason, the coach of his 13-yearold son William’s Takapuna Grammar Yellow Team, competing in the Harken National Secondary Schools Keelboat Championship hosted by the Squadron.

Offering advice to the next generation of competitive sailors Matt was joined by fellow America’s Cup champions, Dean Barker, whose daughter Mia was a member of a Diocesan School crew, Joey Allen and Sir Russell Coutts, who helped the Kristin School team, which included his 16-year-old son Mattias. Watching her son Sam Clarke from the

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side lines, as a member of the volunteer race management team, was Jenny Egnot, who competed for New Zealand at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 470 class. Sam, at 14, was the youngest member of the winning, Westlake Boys High Red Team. A record number of 20 crews competed for this year’s title and for many the qualification

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Marine Scene

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pages 58-59

Directory Ads

6min
pages 60-469

Classic Yacht Association Journal

5min
pages 56-57

Youth Programme Report

1min
page 55

The Cup is Barcelona bound

1min
pages 28-29

Performance Programme Report

4min
page 54

Phil Robertson: sailing’s eternal battler

6min
pages 36-39

Peter Cornes Library: a repository of books and treasures

5min
pages 50-53

A dream not inspired by a 1.2 litre wheezer

13min
pages 42-47

Colin Forbes Easter Rally

4min
pages 26-27

Welcoming new members to RNZYS

2min
pages 48-49

RNZYS members enjoy a day ashore at the golf course

6min
pages 40-41

Harken Schools champs brings out the stars

1min
pages 24-25

Sailing Office Report

1min
pages 12-13

Favourite dish returns to Winter Menu

3min
pages 22-23

Sun, Fun & Rum

3min
pages 16-17

From the CEO

4min
pages 6-7

RNZYS Events

3min
pages 18-19

Cruising Division Report

6min
pages 8-11

Boating is part of Nikki’s DNA

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