Youthsail 2009
2009 YouthSail Regatta, was hosted by Naval Point Club, Lyttelton and comprised of five days of racing on Lyttelton Harbour.
The weather over the week was variable, with light winds on the first two days changing to gusty northerlies on the Thursday and strong winds on the Friday morning dropping off to very light winds in the afternoon.
Seven 420s and eleven Laser Radials entered from across the country and a great week of racing ensued with a very friendly atmosphere. Both classes went to the wire to select the winners with both contenders separated by a single point going in to the last race.
Brittany Wornall (Mount Pleasant Yacht Club) and Emma Goodwin (Napier Sailing Club) came out on top of the 420 fleet recording six wins in the twelve race series. It was a close fought event for the top spot and Wornall and Goodwin clinched the top spot on count back from sister duo Emma and Sarah Berry (Evans Bay Yacht & Motorboat Club) who also won six races and finished on equal points.
The first male 420 crew was William Talbot and Mike Anderson from Naval Point Club in 3rd overall.
Winner of the Laser Radial class was Josh Porebski (Worser Bay Boating Club), with 15 points and George Lane (Murrays Bay Sailing Club) close behind claiming 2nd place with 16 points. Dan Philpott (Naval Point Club) was 3rd.
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Hosting YouthSail
Available here are the criteria, prepared by Yachting New Zealand to assist a Yacht Club which is interested in being the Host Club for Yachting New Zealand YouthSail Regatta. This is not intended to be an exhaustive schedule but rather indicative of the matters that Yachting New Zealand considers to be important in running a major national championship.
The inability of the Host Club to comply with one or more of these criteria should not preclude a club from applying and offering an alternative solution. Once a host club has been chosen an agreed, amended version of these criteria will be provided and become the approved protocol for the regatta in question.