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Links

There are heaps of links here, sorted into the following categories.

Yachting and Boating Clubs
Class Organisations
Affiliations
Race and Regatta Management
Boat Racing Simulations and Quiz
Supplier Stuff
Tuning Guides and Technique Dinghy Specific
Yachting Stuff General

Yachting and Boating clubs

Heretaunga Boating Club. Petone
Kapiti Boating Club
Lowry Bay Yacht Club
Muritai Yacht Club
Paremata Boating Club
Plimmerton Boating Club
Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Sail Evans Bay
Wellington Windsurfers
Howick Sailing Club
Kohimarama Yacht Club
Lake Taupo Yacht Club
Murrays Bay Sailing Club
Napier Sailing Club
Nelson Sailing Club
New Plymouth Yacht Club
Otago Yacht Club
Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Rotorua Yacht Club
Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club
Takapuna Sailing Club
Torbay Sailing Club
Wakatere Boating Club
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Royal Akarana Yacht Club

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Class Organisations

12 Foot Skiffs NZ
12 Foot Skiffs Australia
Australian 420 Class Association
Cherub Australia
Flying Fifteen
Idle Along Association of NZ
International Optimist Dinghy Association
International 420
NZ International Optimist Dinghy Association (NZIODA)
NZ Laser Association
NZ Moths & International Moths
NZ R Class Squadron
NZ Sunburst Association
OK Dinghy International Association
Sailability NZ

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Affiliations

International Sailing Federation ISAF
Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand
New Zealand Team Racing Association (NZTRA)
Rule Part 91
Wellington Yachting Association
Yachting New Zealand


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Race and Regatta management

Art Engel's Rules Pages Explanations and a quiz to test your knowledge of the
Right of Way rules.
Canadian Yachting Association
ComponentSource This is the software WBBC uses for race results. The output appears in this website.
ISAF Rules of Racing 2001-2004 in PDF
Protest Form
Speed & Smarts A paysite with good info on the rules.
US Sailing Association
Yachting NZ Race Management includes how to run a national championship and links to race management software.

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Boat Racing Simulations and Quiz

Flash Racing Simulation MacGregor Media. Animated Race.
Racing Animation Rules Quiz UK Sailmakers Racing Rules Quiz
Racing Rules Animation Animated Case Book of ISAF Racing Rules of Sailing 2001-2004
Sailing Simulator Software Excellent software/multiplayer, has free downloadable demo.
Snapper Match Racing
Virtual Skipper
Volvo Ocean Race Simulator

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Supplier Stuff

Port Nicholson Sails
Linton Sails Email info@lintonsails.co.nz
Barton Marine
Ronstan Sailing systems
Graeme Robbins Sails Email Graeme at graeme.robbins@xtra.co.nz
Flow Solutions Grant Bouke for new fibreglass sunbursts and wooden kitsets Email: swizzle@xtra.co.nz
Innovative Systems Alex Drysdale for new rudders and centre boards Email: alex@innovativesystems.co.nz
Swanson Rigging Services 04 386 1937
Sail One
Oppi Sailing Dinghies www.oppisailing.com email: info@oppi.nl

Wetsuits , Life Jackets & Sailing Clothing
Gul / Simon Cooke
Bodyline Wetsuits
High Performance Wets Suits
Point5 Water Sports
R&R Sports
Seventhwave Wetsuits
SouthernOcean Wetsuits
Line7
Hutchwilco Life Jackets
Sola Bouyancy Jackets
Bouyancy Jackets
Thermatech Polyprops

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Tuning Guides and Technique Dinghy Specific

This is the best explanation of sail shape I have found. A Finnish Sailmaker 470 World Champs. In the News and Articles section there are heaps of simulations. (Andrew)
Improve your Boatspeed Select the improve your boat speed section
http://www.ukdinghyracing.com/gofaster.htm
Wow, you could spend hours here reading racing tips but pity it's so small text size...(Steve) http://www.sailnet.com/collections/racing/basics/index.cfm
North Sails Sail Tuning guides for Optimists, P, Starling
Doyle Sails Tuning tips for some North American dinghly classes
Speed & Smarts A pay site with good info on rules
Quantum Tuning Guides - Optimist
North Sails One Design US

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Yachting Stuff General

CharterWorld.com Yacht charter boats, crewed luxury yachts to bareboats, motor sailboat and sailing vacations & holidays, worldwide and including the Marlborough Sounds
Goldquest - Championing Health and Fitness
Sailing Source UK & Europe sailing news and information
UK Dinghy Racing
Escape - A great story about 2 blokes, 2 small dinghies and their quest from Florida to Cuba. (Steve)
Sailrite How to turbo your home sewing maching for sail work and home sewing pointers. (Steve)
Speedsailing
madforsailing.com
GulfWaters The most complete (serious) sailing glossary I have found. (Steve)
SailWorld.Com
Volvo Ocean Race
WWW Yacht Club
Burgees.Com
NoonSite for Global Cruising Sailors
WebStation Charter Boat Sailing
Yachtsails.com Don Robertson's List of 1,200 boat clubs
UK Sailmakers
Scuttlebutt
Replica of 1606 vessel in WA
Jakarta Offshore Sailing Club
Saltwater Classics Suppliers of clothing, books, Beken photos and paintings from Kenneth Denton.

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