Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron ( RNZYS ) ( in German about: Royal New Zealand Yacht Group) is a leading and very old New Zealand Yacht Club in Auckland.

Internationally known RNZYS was called by their success in the America's Cup with Team New Zealand, or after the current main sponsor since 2006, Emirates Team New Zealand. In 1987 the club with the first 12 -meter fiberglass yacht at the Cup races in Fremantle, Australia, part ( KZ7, New Zealand under Chris Dickson ). He won this year for the Admiral's Cup with propaganda under Billy Butterworth. In 1995, the team then brought the pot without soil ( AC) on the home island and could in 2000 as the first non- American team to defend once. Participations in the AC: 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2007 ( second place). After a sporting and technical break-up of the boat in the campaign 2002/2003 managed a rebuilding of the team. In the multi-annual elimination race of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the team of the club qualified as a challenger for 2007.

New Zealand is a maritime nation with its more than 15 thousand kilometers of coastline. For sport, for so many club members today a small sailboat has great significance, the P -class dinghy that there are so only in this country. It was first built in 1920 in Whangarei by Harry Highet, so that children can safely practice. It is claimed that there are more boats per head of the population in any country. By the way, fought in the Swiss winning boat Alinghi 2007, four New Zealanders.

Club

Its president is Jim Farmer ( NZL), team boss Grant Dalton (NZL ), helmsman Dean Barker (NZL ) and Ben Ainslie (GBR ), which Afterguard form Terry Hutchinson ( USA, tactician ), Ray Davies ( NZL Strategist ), Adam Beashel (off, strategist )

Boats

  • NZL 81
  • NZL 82
  • NZL 84 ( Year 2005)
  • NZL 92 ( built 2006)

For the yacht - design of the last two boats were Andy Claughton (GBR ), Marcelino Botin ( ESP) and Clay Oliver (USA) responsible.

History

The club was founded in 1859 under the name of Auckland Yacht Club. In 1887 he joins the Hauraki club. In 1901 he changed his name to New Zealand Yacht Squadron. In 1902 he received from the British monarch the power to call themselves "Royal Club". Its honorary president is Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1987, the offshore racing team ( as a kind of business Department), which organizes the participation in the America's Cup and other long distance races.

Chris Dickson (sailor) Hauraki Gulf Royal Yacht Squadron Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Brad Butterworth 1959 Te Awamutu Russell Coutts 1962 The New Zealand Herald
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