School
School registration
Windsurfing School registration/certification
Reintroducing Windsurf Schools Affiliation Scheme. 2010
To all New Zealand windsurfing schools,
As I hope you are aware, after a long quiet period Windsurfing New Zealand has sprung back into life in the last year and is now reviving as a strong national sports body.
WNZ Developments.
Review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors
New Zealand's adventure tourism safety record is again in the spotlight, with UK family members of tourists who lost their lives in accidents starting a group demanding changes. There is a review underway and it may be appropriate for WNZ to engage in this (unfortunately the closing date for submissions has passed - but we will follow up and also monitor the outcomes). Windsurfing has a good safety record, deaths and incidents tend to be incidental rather than directly attributable to the sport, however one area of potential interest for us is that of instruction and schools. The WNZ Instructor training scheme, and the soon to be reinstated school certification could be affected by this review.
Windsurfing development
Windsurfing NZ s working with Yachting NZ (YNZ) to create a recruitment and development pathway for windsurfing. This has been kcked off with a meeting between the two organsations in October. The outcome from this meeting is described in the attached documents.
One of the outcomes of this meeting was to take advantage of the imminent arrival of 6 Techno boards for BOP by creating a publicity opportunity:
http://windsurfingnz.org/content/legends-become-namesakes-windsurf-launch
Learning to windsurf
Windsurfing is a sport and recreational activity that can be enjoyed by all ages, from 7 to 70 years.
Windsurfing Instructor Training
WNZ INSTRUCTORS TWO DAY TRAINING COURSE
20/21 March Christchurch 2010. Master Instructor, Sue Bradley
1/2 May Auckland 2010. Master Instructor, Pete Smith.
Cost: $350
For further details contact Sue 027 640 8596 / Pete 0274 845 010
Enrolment details and form http://www.windsurfingnz.org/sites/default/files/InstructorsCourse2010A.pdf
Course sample curriculum http://www.windsurfingnz.org/content/sample-curriculum-timetable
Techno193
"The Techno 293 Class is devoted to fostering the development of windsurf racing for competitors under the age of 17 years old around the world through the promotion of an inexpensive racing format."
