Wellington Under 21 Match Racing Squad

The Wellington under 21 match racing squad has been selected for the period May 2013 through to the end of February 2014.

Sailors

The sailors are:

  • Michael Cook
  • Stu Williams
  • Adam Middleton
  • Mackenzie Taylor
  • James DeLisle
  • William Eastman
  • Josh Cook
  • Sam Mackay
  • Kate Johnson-Lee
  • James Ayr
  • Ben Caundle
  • Nick Thyne
  • Jono Francis
  • Hannah Corke
  • William Novak
  • George Gautrey

From time to time it may be necessary to draft additional sailors into the squad for short term periods or for specific regattas.

Teams from the under 21 squad will be coached to participate on the Trans Tasman youth match racing circuit. Participation in regattas is subject to acceptance of entries and the availability of funding from PNYT.

Teams for individual regattas are selected based on the details found in the Team Selection overview, which can be viewed here

Regattas

The regattas targeted in 2013-14 are:

  • Governor's Cup (California, USA)
  • NZ under 21 match racing national championship (RPNYC, Wellington)
  • Harken international youth match racing championship (Pittwater, Sydney)
  • Musto international youth match racing championship (CYCA, Sydney)
  • Warren Jones under 25 ISAF grade 3 championship (RPYC, Perth)
  • Hardy Cup under 25 ISAF grade 3 championship ( RSYS , Sydney)
  • Harken international youth match racing championship (RNZYS, Auckland)
  • CentrePort international youth match racing championship (RPNYC, Wellington)

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