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Thursday, 22 December 2011 |
The Youth Scheme has officially finished for the 2011 calendar year. To finish off the year the sailors completed a fitness test at the Defence Force Gym with trainer Sergeant Davey Forbes.
Sailors complete a range of strength and cardio tests to measure their progress since the start of the summer season.
Next up for the Youth Scheme is the Warren Jones Youth Regatta in Perth where Tim Coltman will be skippering the team in late January. |
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Wednesday, 30 November 2011 |
The Youth Scheme team of Tim Coltman, James de Lisle, Mackenzie Taylor and Matt Clough could not defend the title they won last year at the Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships held out of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Sydney.
The team started off winning all of their races in the first round robin. They then were tied for the lead after two round robins however they missed out on being top qualifier on a count back meaning they would have to race the more difficult semi-final match against the RNZYS team skippered by David Hazard. Unfortunately they lost their semi.
The team remained strong by winning their petit finals 2 - 0 against the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron's Nick Howe.
Although the team didn't achieve their goal of winning both Australasian circuit regattas this month, it was still a pretty successful trip with a first and third result in each regatta respectively |
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Saturday, 26 November 2011 |
Tim Coltman, Matt Clough and Emma Berry celebrate their victory (photo Andrea Francolini)
Tim Coltman and his crew of Emma Berry and Matthew Clough are the latest in a line of sailors to experience success by winning the Musto International Youth Match Racing Championship on Sydney Harbour, defeating the defending champion Jay Griffin from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
It was a replay of last year’s grand final but with a different outcome for Coltman this time round. Coltman needed only four matches to defeat Griffin, getting the lead early in the grand final by winning the first two matches and forcing Griffin to fight hard for the title.
“That was an epic battle!,” Coltman said after the finals. “We were pretty happy to get two race wins on the scorecard. Jay fought back - as he always does – and took the third match."
“It really was a case of deja-vu in the fourth (and last) match. Jay had the lead up to the top mark and got a penalty for going inside us at the mark. He then also managed to get another penalty which meant he immediately had to wipe off one,” Coltman added.
“We had to fight hard to hold Jay out on the downwind leg and my bowman Matt and I were freaking out as we were in exactly the same position last year and lost. We’d learnt from last year and managed to take the win by a whisker."
The team's win comes on the back of recent victories for Wellington in the Youth National Match Racing Championships and the Open National Match Racing Championship.
"The Port Nicholson Yachting Trust has been working with the club, the Wellington City Council and High Performance Sport New Zealand to develop these sailors over the last few years and we are delighted to see them achieving consistent success on the international and national stages," said Dean Stanley CEO of Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.
"We are now working hard on a plan to launch the Wellington Spirit Yacht Racing Team onto the World Match Racing Tour and see if they can bring that trophy to Wellington as well. Watch this space!" |
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Tuesday, 22 November 2011 |
A team of Canadian match racers skippered by Kiwi/Canadian Sharon Ferris have been in Wellington for the last few weeks training in the Youth Scheme's e6s in preparation for the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships to be held in Perth in December.
The team has been training with the Youth Scheme teams who have been preparing for the Australasian match race circuit. The teams have been benefiting off each other’s strengths. With our youth teams being really familiar with the e6s, and Sharon having competed at two previous Olympic Games, there has been a lot of knowledge exchanged.
The girls will be heading to Perth in December where Youth Scheme coach Matt Steven will be coaching them in their attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Monday, 21 November 2011 |
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The Youth Scheme has entered teams into the first two regattas on the 2011-2012 Australasian Match Racing Circuit, the Musto International and the Harken Youth International held at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club respectively.
Tim Coltman, Emma Berry and Matt Clough begin racing in the Musto on Tuesday where they will be aiming to go one better than their second placing in last year’s event. They will be taking on the best youth match racing talent from New Zealand and Australia.
(The team on their way to 2nd in last year' Musto event)
The following week Tim and Matt will be joined by James de Lisle and Mackenzie Taylor where they will be sailing in the larger Force 24 yachts at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. This team will be looking to retain the Rockin Robin Memorial trophy which they won last year. If they do manage to win they will be one of only three teams to have won the trophy twice, with one of the others being skippered by none other than James Spithill.
(Last year's Harken victors)
We wish the team the best of luck. Follow the action here:
- Musto International at Cruising Yacht Club of Australia 22 - 25 November here
- Harken International at Royal Prince Alred Yacht Club 26 - 30 November here
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 |
Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club members Anita Trudgen and Michael Cook have been awarded the 2011 Colege Sport Wellington awards for yachting. Both Anita and Michael are members of the Youth Scheme under 21 squad.
Anita's citation included a first place in the New Zealand Women's Match Racing championship and fifth at the Harken Women's International Regatta in Sydney.
Michael placed fourth in the Governor's Cup in America and gained five podium finishes in international youth match racing events in New Zealand and Australia.
Well done guys.
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