Summer Series 2007
NZMYC Summer Race Program 2007/2008
I have attached the summer racing program for the NZMYC. It has changed a lot from the program you have had from when Tim was the racing secretary. My aim as the racing secretary is to coordinate the Multihull’s and get as many boats out there as possible, while including long, short and fun races over the summer period.
We will still be running some Thursday night Multihull only races, just not as many as last year. The RNZYS has invited us to race with them and created a division for us to compete in. I feel that this is a great opportunity to show off the boats and allow us to concentrate on things other than organising the race committee and running the Bar etc.
My race program has a lot of long races in it which suits the bigger Multis i.e. Gold Cup Series. It is very difficult for us to effectively organize these sorts of races as the organisers want to race too! By racing with other clubs they have the infrastructure already and it is often more fun to be mixed with monohulls. As far as I can see there are two concerns with racing with other clubs. First is the price of joining the yacht club (Racing Membership to RNZYS is approx $250) - the good news is we don’t have too! As members of the NZMYC we are fully entitled to race in the Weds night series, Nexus Gold Cup and selected Rum Races as they are open events. We are also welcome to the bar in the RNZYS, RYC, RAYC, GHYC and BBYC after racing for prize giving and drinks. The Commodores cup is a closed event so is for RNZYS members only. There are enough races in the summer programme if people which to skip the Commodores Cup and not join the RNZYS, as none of these races will count towards our Summer Championship.
The second concern is the space on the start line! Not a surprise when we have all seen the carnage out there on a Weds night! However the Squadron are willing to make our lives easier on Weds Night by starting us at 640pm, 15 minutes after their last start! Therefore we have plenty of starting space, once the monos spread out around the Harbour, we can hoist our sails up past the bridge and come down with 15 mins to check the start and get time on distance, transits and start time. Thursday nights are the RAYC series and the RNZYS 88 series anyway so we will always be conflicting with other fleets. The RNZYS are also happy to run us on a different course to the keelboats if we prefer.
NZMYC Summer Race Program 2007/2008
SEPTEMBER (CCS=Commodores Cup Series)
Sat 22nd Nexus Gold Cup 1/Icebreaker Richmond
Sat 29th 8.5 Weigh Day
OCTOBER
Fri 5th RUM RACE RNZYS
Sat 6th Nexus Gold Cup inshore 2 RNZYS
Wed 10th Wed night race RNZYS
Sat 13th CCS1 Opening Day Race RNZYS
Fri 19th HSBC Coastal Classic NZMYC
Wed 24th Wed night race RNZYS
NOVEMBER
Fri 2nd RUM RACE RNZYS
Wed 7th Wed night race RNZYS
Thurs 15th Thursday Night Racing NZMYC
Fri 16th Nexus Gold Cup Inshore 3 RAYC
Wed 21st Wed night race RNZYS
Fri 30th Round White Island Race RAYC
DECEMBER
Wed 5th Wed night race RNZYS
Fri 7th Sir Peter Blake/Nexus Gold 3 GHYC/BBYC
Sat 8th Sr Peter Blake Memorial GHYC
Sun 9th Sir Peter Blake Memorial GHYC
Thurs 13th Thursday Night Racing NZMYC
Wed 19th Wed night race RNZYS
Fri 21st Major Rum Race RNZYS
JAN 2008
Wed 16th Wed night race RNZYS
Sat 19th Rally to Parua Bay NZMYC
Fri 25th Night Race Mahurangi NZMYC
Sat 26th Mahurangi BBYC
Sun 27th Mahurangi DYC
Mon 28th Anniversary Day Regatta AARC
Wed 30th Wed night race RNZYS
FEBRUARY
Fri 1st Rum Race RNZYS
Sat 2nd 8.5 Championship NZMYC
Sun 3rd 8.5 Championship NZMYC
Wed 6th Picnic Motuihe(Waitangi Day) NZMYC
Fri 8th Nexus Gold Cup Inshore 3 RAYC
Sat 9th Club Race/ 8.5 Champs Prizegiving NZMYC
Wed 13th Wed night race RNZYS
Fri 15th CCS 2 Night Race to Kawau RNZYS
Sat 16th CCS 3 Round Kawau Race RNZYS
Sat 23rd Around Waiheke Race Maraetai SC
Wed 27th Wed night race RNZYS
MARCH
Thurs 6th Thursday Night Racing NZMYC
Wed 12th Wed night race RNZYS
Sat 15th CCS 4 Te Kouma Race RNZYS
Thurs 20th Auckland-Tauranga race Tauranga YPBC
Wed 26th last wed night race RNZYS
Sat 29th CCS 5 Round Rangi Race RNZYS
APRIL
Fri 4th RUM RACE RNZYS
Fri 18th Major Rum Race Bucklands Beach YC
Fri 25th Anzac Day Race VCC
We will also have a Summer Club championship which will be tallied up from the results of the following 12 races.
OCTOBER
Sat 6th Nexus Gold Cup Inshore 2 RNZYS
Wed 10th Wed night race RNZYS
Fri 19th HSBC Coastal Classic NZMYC
NOVEMBER
Fri 2nd RUM RACE RNZYS
Thurs 15th Thursday Night Racing NZMYC
DECEMBER
Thurs 13th Thursday Night Racing NZMYC
Fri 21st Major Rum Race RNZYS
JANUARY
Wed 16th Wed night race RNZYS
Mon 28th Anniversary Day Regatta AARC
FEBRUARY
Wed 13th Wed night race RNZYS
Sat 23rd Around Waiheke Race Maraetai SC
MARCH
Thurs 20th Auckland-Tauranga race Tauranga YPBC
Each boat will count there best 8 Results.
Any questions contact Sam Tucker
0276651807
samtucker77@gmail.com
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