Laurence 'Dominator' Carey takes Auckland Slalom Series

NorthSails team rider Laurence Carey (Team 10 / NZL-252) from New Zealand won the Auckland Slalom Series. Luke Watson and Jack Holiday placed second equal, Dave Law 4th and Tim Woods 5th. Click through for the full results.

Auckland Slalom Series 2012-13

Sun 9 Sep 2012

Auckland

The Auckland Slalom Series 2012-13 is organised by the Auckland Windsurfing
Association and sanctioned by Windsurfing NZ Inc.
The series is a 4 race day series to be run in Auckland. The following dates have been
selected as possible race days:
9 September 2012.
7 October 2012.
4 November 2012.
18 November 2012.
9 December 2012.
Every weekend day of April and May 2013 will be used on a roll-over basis to
complete the race series, if 4 race days are not completed on the above dates.

Auckland Windsurfing Assn. 2012-2013 season events announced

With the new season is just around the corner the Auckland Windsurf Association is pleased to announce a very exciting schedule of events.

The Slalom Series will be back, Freestyle and Slalom clinics will held, a family fun day in Mission Bay, a movie night, Auckland freestyle champs, a windsurf camp in Northland, Junior Freestyle competition, long distance dash for glory races, and much more. Here is the calendar of events

9 September - Slalom Race day 1.
7 October - Slalom Race day 2.
17 October - Movie Night at Berkley Cinema in Takapuna
4 November- Slalom Race day 3.

AWA AGM & 2011-2012 prize giving

Fri 10 Aug 2012

Auckland

Yorke Street Mechanics Bar. York Street New Market.

Following the AGM we will have the prize giving for the 2011-12 season events.

Come along and hear about the changing so if you want to volunteer for any roles where you can make a real difference to the sport, then please contact Anton. President's role, VP, treasurer, secretary, marketing, Racing, Social events coordinator, all these roles will be elected on the 10th of August.

Draft Takapuna Beach Reserve Management Plan

The latest version plans include closing the Takapuna Beach Holiday Park and a relocation of the National Ocean Water Sports Centre (NOWSC). If you live in Auckland and/or sail from Takapuna you may be interested - submissions close 4th September

Learn to windsurf - beginners and advanced

Tue 10 Jul 2012 - Fri 13 Jul 2012

Lake Pupuke, Auckland

8hrs
Heaps of fun
Gear provided
Wetsuits provided
12-2pm rain, hail or shine
For beginners and those wanting to extend their skills
$185

Speed - starting and stopping, Handling tacking and gybing, Skills upwind and downwind

contact Alan @ Madloop 021 958 812, Brian Haybittle 021 112 9556

see
www.techno.windsurfingnz.org - www.facebook.com/RSXandTechnoNZ - www.madloop.co.nz

RS:X & Techno team are at the Auckland Hutchwilco Boat Show 17-21st May

Great looking set-up, check out their web site RS:X Techno NZ. They are giving away free lessons so get your friends, especially the ones with kids to call by the stand.
When the going gets tough ... these guys are rising to the challenge and deserve our support - if anyone can think of a way to help them, get in touch.

YNZ discussion around Kiteboard racing in NZ

Wed 16 May 2012

YNZ Offices, Auckland

Are you interested in Kiteboard Racing?
Everybody who has an interest in kiteboard racing is invited to YNZ’s offices on 16th May at 7pm for a discussion around the implementation of Kiteboard racing in NZ.
As you are mostly all aware the Kiteboard has been given the vote to be included in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
This is a decision that has come as a bit of a surprise and we need to get organised in NZ as soon as possible.
Whilst this decision has presented a few challenges it also provides a great opportunity to organise racing across

2012 New Zealand Formula Nationals - full results

FORMULA NATIONALS 2012

Manly Yacht Club

Overall Results

Bic Techno Oceania’s and RS:X National Championships 2012

February proved again that the wind can be very shifty and light. Great for socialising on the beach but more difficult for setting a fair course off Manly Beach.

A Techno competition doubled as the Oceania's and the NZ Nationals. There were four competitors from Noumea and one from Australia as well as a bunch of new local sailors in this class.