Major Events
Canterbury Yacht Clubs play host to many major events throughout the season. Check out the Major Events Programme for the Season
Optimist Nationals held at Naval Point Club Lyttelton March 08
Youthsail 2009 held at Naval Point Club Lyttelton
MAJOR EVENTS PROGRAMME
Every effort has been made to ensure the details listed below are correct at time of printing, however if you are unsure, please contact the class association or club to confirm.
Series Class Club
September 2009
Sat 05 Winter Regatta All Classes Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sun 06 Winter Regatta All Classes Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Thu 10 Sail/Ski Regatta All Classes Wanaka Yacht Club
Fri 11 Sail/Ski Regatta All Classes Wanaka Yacht Club
Sat 12 Opening Day PPYC All Classes Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Sail/Ski Regatta All Classes Wanaka Yacht Club
Sun 13 Opening Day Pennants All Classes Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Opening Day SGSC All Classes Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
Sat 19 Oddies Spring Regatta All Classes Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Opening Day WSPBC All Classes Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
Sun 20 Opening Day CBYC All Classes Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Oddies Spring Regatta All Classes Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Sat 26 Opening Day Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sun 27 Opening Day CYC All Classes Christchurch Yacht Club
Mon 28 Pre Winter Champs Coaching Junior Classes (MB) Murrays Bay
Tue 29 Pre Winter Champs Coaching Junior Classes (MB) Murrays Bay
October 2009
Fri 02 Winter Champs Junior Classes (MB) Murrays Bay
Sat 03 Winter Champs Junior Classes (MB) Murrays Bay
Sun 04 Winter Champs Junior Classes (MB) Murrays Bay
Sat 10 Estuary Clubs Class All Estuary Champs Classes Estuary Combined Clubs
Sun 11 Oborns Nautical Estuary All Classes Estuary Clubs
Sat 17 George Andrews Trophy Sunburst/Starling Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Arnold Memorial Trophy P Class Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Mt Pleasant Trophy Multihulls Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Mt Pleasant Trophy Laser/Zephyr/Open Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Starling Match Racing Trials Starling MacAndrew Bay, Otago
Zephyr Canterbury Champs WSPBC Races 1 & 2
Sun 18 George Andrews Trophy Sunburst/Starling Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Starling Match Racing Trials Starling MacAndrew Bay, Otago
Sat 24 Opening Day All Classes Akaroa Cruising Club
S tarling North Island Champs Starling Tauranga Yacht Club
Sat 24 P Class North Island Champs P Class Tauranga Yacht Club
Opening Day PBBC All Classes Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Merdian Aviemore Classic Trailer Yachts Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
NZTYA New Zealand Champs Trailer Yachts Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Sun 25 Opening Day All Classes Akaroa Sailing Club
P Class North Island Champs P Class Tauranga Yacht Club
Starling North Island Starling Champs Tauranga Yacht Club
Paper Tiger Grand Prix Paper Tiger Pigeon Bay Boating Club
NZTYA New Zealand Champs Trailer Yachts Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Merdian Aviemore Classic Trailer Yachts Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Mon 26 Starling North Island Champs Starling Tauranga Yacht Club
P Class North Island Champs P Class Tauranga Yacht Club
Paper Tiger Grand Prix Paper Tiger Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Sat 31 Ships Wheel Trophy Trailer Yachts Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Oborns Nautical Canterbury Youth Classes Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
Age Group Regatta
November 2009
Sun 01 Oborns NauticalCanterbury Youth Classes Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
Age Group Regatta
Sat 07 Starling Match Racing Trials Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Nelson-Marlborough Regional Champs Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Otago P Class Trials P Class Vauxhall Yacht Club
Sun 08 Oborns Nautical Estuary Pennants All Classes Estuary Clubs
Starling Match Racing Trials Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Nelson-Marlborough Regional Champs Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Mon 09 Primary Regatta Year 6-10 All Classes Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Fri 13 P Class Tanner Cup Trials P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Canterbury Cup Regatta Keelers Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Canterbury Championships Firebug Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Canterbury Championship Sunburst Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Sat 14 Canterbury Cup Regatta Keelers Naval Point Club Lyttelton
P Class Tanner Cup Trials P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Opti North Island Champs Optimist Napier
Grand Prix series Paper Tiger Pigeon Bay Boating Club
South Island Champs Sunburst Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Canterbury Championships Firebug Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Sun 15 Canterbury Cup Regatta Keelers Naval Point Club Lyttelton
December 2009
Sat 05 Sir Peter Blake Regatta Torbay
Canterbury Champs Paper Tiger Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Christmas Regatta All Classes Pigeon Bay Boating Club
South Island Champs NZ Moth Pigeon Bay Boating Club
South Island Champs Zephyr Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Zephyr South Island Champs Zephyr Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Laser South Island Champs Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Sun 06 Sir Peter Blake Regatta Torbay
South Island Champs NZ Moth Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Christmas Regatta All Classes Pigeon Bay Boating Club
South Island Champs Zephyr Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Canterbury Champs Paper Tiger Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Zephyr South Island Champs Zephyr Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Laser South Island Champs Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Fri 11 Canterbury Championships P Class Christchurch Yacht Club
Graham Mander Regatta Junior Dinghy Christchurch Yacht Club
Sat 12 Canterbury Championships P Class Christchurch Yacht Club
Graham Mander Regatta Junior Dinghy Christchurch Yacht Club
Canterbury Championship Sunburst Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Starling Canterbury Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
South Island Champs Paper Tiger Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Laser North Island Champs Laser Classes
Sun 13 Canterbury Championships P Class Christchurch Yacht Club
Graham Mander Regatta Junior Dinghy Christchurch Yacht Club
Canterbury Championship Sunburst Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Starling Canterbury Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
South Island Champs Paper Tiger Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Laser North Island Champs Laser Classes
Sat 19 South Island Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
South Island Champs P Class
Teams Racing Coaching Optimist Algies Bay, Auckland
Sun 20 South Island Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
January 2010
Sat 02 Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Lake Dunstan Classic Trailer Yachts Lake Dunstan
Sun 03 Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Lake Dunstan Classic Trailer Yachts Lake Dunstan
Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Mon 04 Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Tue 05 Noelex 22 National Champs Noelex 22 Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Wed 06 Noelex 22 National Champs Noelex 22 Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Thu 07 Noelex 22 National Champs Noelex 22 Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Fri 08 Noelex 22 National Champs Noelex 22 Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Waikawa Regatta Keelers & Trailer Waikawa
Splash Worlds Splash Takapuna
Sat 09 Laser Canterbury Champs Laser Classes Christchurch Yacht Club
Noelex 22 National Champs Noelex 22 Lake Brunner Yacht Club
P Class & Starling Measuring P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Paper Tiger Nationals Paper Tiger Napier
Waikawa Regatta Keelers & Trailer Waikawa
Sun 10 Laser Canterbury Champs Laser Classes Christchurch Yacht Club
Starling Match Racing Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Doug Clark Shield Sunburst Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Celia Trophy P Class Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
P Class Tanner Cup P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Waikawa Regatta Keelers & Trailer Waikawa
Mon 11 P Class Tanner Cup P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Starling Match Racing Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Tue 12 Reserve Day P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Reserve Day Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Wed 13 Starling National Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
P Class National Champs P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Thu 14 P Class National Champs P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Starling National Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Fri 15 Starling National Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
P Class National Champs P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sat 16 Starling National Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
P Class National Champs P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sun 17 Starling National Champs Starling Naval Point Club Lyttelton
P Class National Champs P Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Wed 20 Zephyr National Champs Zephyr Tauranga
Thu 21 Zephyr National Champs Zephyr Tauranga
Fri 22 Zephyr National Champs Zephyr Tauranga
Laser Nationals Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Sat 23 Zephyr National Champs Zephyr Tauranga
National Championships Sunburst Heretaunga
Laser Nationals Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Sun 24 National Championships Sunburst Heretaunga
Zephyr National Champs Zephyr Tauranga
Laser Nationals Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Mon 25 National Championships Sunburst Heretaunga
Laser Nationals Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Tue 26 Queenstown Optisail Optimist Queenstown
Laser Nationals Laser Classes Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Wed 27 Queenstown Optisail Optimist Queenstown
Thu 28 Queenstown Optisail Optimist Queenstown
Fri 29 Flying Fifteen Champs Flying Fifteen NPCL/CBYC
National Champs Noelex 25 Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Queenstown Optisail Optimist Queenstown
Sat 30 Flying Fifteen Champs Flying Fifteen NPCL/CBYC
Noelex 25 National Champs Noelex 25 Naval Point Club Lyttelton
SBS DinghyRegatta All Classes Queenstown
Sun 31 Flying Fifteen Champs Flying Fifteen NPCL/CBYC
Noelex 25 National Champs Noelex 25 Naval Point Club Lyttelton
SBS Dinghy Regatta All Classes Queenstown
February 2010
Mon 01 Noelex 25 National Champs N25 NPCL
Thu 04 Sail Auckland Youth Squad Selection Kohimarama Yacht Club
Fri 05 Sail Auckland Youth Squad Selection Kohimarama Yacht Club
ACC NZ Masters Games Masters Games Otago Yacht Club
Sat 06 South Island Age Group SI Age Group Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Estuary Clubs Class Champs All Estuary Classes Estuary Combined Clubs
R Class National Champs R Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sail Auckland Youth Squad Selection Kohimarama Yacht Club
ACC NZ Masters Games Masters Games Otago Yacht Club
Sun 07 South Island Age Group SI Age Group Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Oborns Nautical Estuary Pennants All Classes Estuary Clubs
R Class National Champs R Class Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sail Auckland Youth Squad Selection Kohimarama Yacht Club
ACC NZ Masters Games Masters Games Otago Yacht Club
Thu 11 to Sun 14 Leander 2010 NPCL
Fri 12 Line 7 Regatta Keelers Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Sat 13 Zephyr Canterbury Champs NPCL Races 3 & 4
Lake Brunner Regatta All Classes Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Junior Sail Auckland Junior Dinghy Kohimarama Yacht Club
Line 7 Regatta Keelers Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Sun 14 Lake Brunner Regatta All Classes Lake Brunner Yacht Club
Line 7 Regatta Keelers Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club
Junior Sail Auckland Junior Dinghy Kohimarama Yacht Club
Fri 19 Donald Hay Regatta Trailer Yachts Queenstown
Sat 20 Donald Hay Regatta Trailer Yachts Queenstown
Timaru Age Group Regatta SI Age Group Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Sun 21 Timaru Age Group Regatta SI Age Group Timaru Yacht & Powerboat Club
Mon 22 - 24 Wanaka Regatta All Classes Wanaka Yacht Club
Thu 25 420 National Champs 420 Murrays Bay
Fri 26 420 National Champs 420 Murrays Bay
Splash South Island Champs Splash Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Inter-Island Challenge Optimist Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Sat 27 Trailer Yachts Canterbury Ratings & Class Champs NPCL
Presidents Cup Keelers Akaroa Cruising Club
Low High Regatta All Classes Christchurch Yacht Club
420 National Champs 420 Murrays Bay
Otago Festival Regatta All Classes Otago Yacht Club
Splash South Island Champs Splash Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Inter-Island Challenge Optimist Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Canterbury Champs NZ Moth Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
Sun 28 Presidents Cup Keelers Akaroa Cruising Club
420 National Champs 420 Murrays Bay
Otago Festival Regatta All Classes Otago Yacht Club
Inter-Island Challenge Optimist Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Splash South Island Champs Splash Queen Charlotte Yacht Club
Canterbury Champs NZ Moth Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
March 2010
Sat 06 Canterbury Opti Champs Optimist Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Estuary Trophy P Class Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Buxton Cup Laser/Zephyr/Open Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Buxton Cup Multihulls Paper Tiger Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Sun 07 Canterbury Opti Champs Optimist Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Beveridge Trophy All Classes Christchurch Yacht Club
Mon 08 Secondary & Primary Schools Regatta All Classes Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Sat 13 Zephyr Canterbury Champs CBYC Races 5 & 6
Optimist Auckland Champs Optimist Howick Yacht Club
(selection regatta)
29er National Champs 29er Auckland Sailing Club
North Canterbury Champs P Class Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
North Canterbury Champs Optimist Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
Smith & Wood Trophy Sunburst Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
North Canterbury Champs Starling Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
Sun 14 Optimist Auckland Champs Optimist Howick Yacht Club
29er National Champs 29er Auckland Sailing Club
North Canterbury Champs Optimist Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
North Canterbury Champs P Class Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
North Canterbury Champs Starling Waimakariri Sailing & Power Boat Club
Sat 20 Optimist pre-National Regatta Optimist Whitianga
Old Salts Regatta All Classes Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Sun 21 Optimist pre-National Regatta Optimist Whitianga
Sat 27 Estuary Clubs Class Champs All Estuary Classes Estuary Combined Clubs
Lyttelton to Pigeon Bay Keeler/Trailer Yacht Naval Point Yacht Club
NZ Moth NZ Champs NZ Moth Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
Sun 28 Oborns Nautical Estuary Pennants All Classes Estuary Clubs
Old ffers Flying Fifteen Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Finn Nostalgia Cup CBYC
NZ Moth NZ Champs NZ Moth Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
April 2010
Thu 01 Optimist National Champs Optimist Mercury Bay, Whitianga
Fri 02 Vintage Boat Regatta Classic Yachts Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Optimist National Champs Optimist Mercury Bay, Whitianga
Sat 03 Optimist National Champs Optimist Mercury Bay, Whitianga
Sun 04 Closing Day All Classes Akaroa Sailing Club
Optimist National Champs Optimist Mercury Bay, Whitianga
Mon 05 Optimist National Champs Optimist Mercury Bay, Whitianga
Tue 06 Optimist National Champs Optimist Mercury Bay, Whitianga
Wed 07 - 10 Youth Sail Youth Classes Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sat 10 Closing Day Pennants All Classes Mt Pleasant Yacht Club
Sun 11 Closing Day All Classes Charteris Bay Yacht Club
Closing Day PPYC All Classes Pleasant Point Yacht Club
Closing Day WSPBC All Classes WSPBC
Sat 17 Closing Day CYC All Classes Christchurch Yacht Club
Closing Day NPCL All Classes Naval Point Club Lyttelton
Sun 18 Closing Day PBBC All Classes Pigeon Bay Boating Club
Sun 25 Closing Day SGSC All Classes Stewarts Gully Sailing Club
June 2010
Sun 06 Closing Day All Classes Akaroa Cruising Club
CANTERBURY YACHTING ASSOCIATION
TANNER CUP AND STARLING MATCH RACING TRIALS FOR PROVINCIAL REPRESENTATION
1. P Class Trials will be held on 13-15 November 2009 at NPCL. Starling Match Racing Trials shall be held on 7-8 November 2009 at NPCL.
2. Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2010. The Starling trials for sailors under 19 on the 31 January 2010 shall be organised by the CYA and governed by the ‘rules’ as defined in the Racing Rules of Sailing 2009-2010. Starling Trials to be sailed under: “The Racing Rules of Sailing, Appendix C”.
3. Entries close with the Secretary, CYA:
Tanner Cup on the 30 October 2009 Entry Fees $50.00
Starling Match Racing on the 30 October 2009 Entry Fees $50.00
4. Late entries may be accepted at the discretion of the Organising Committee on payment of an
additional late fee of $30.00, provided measurement requirements are met.
5. Starling Match Racing entries will be accepted only from boats which hold a valid “A”
Measurement Certificate.
6. Measuring for P Class shall be carried out at MPYC on Saturday, 31st October, 2009, 9.00am.
All skippers who wish to enter in the trials are required to present their dry P Class for
measuring at the above time. It is the Skipper’s responsibility to ensure a boat will pass
measuring. There will be no exceptions made at the Trials for boats that have not passed
measuring.
7. Tanner Cup Trials consists of 9 races, Low-Point Scoring System, App. A
8. Starling Match Racing Trials consist of a Round Robin followed by knock out Semifinals
and Finals.
ENTRY FORM – TRIALS REGATTA
SEND TO
The Secretary CYA, PO Box 19 733, Christchurch.
Please print clearly all details below:
Class:_ ______________________ Name of Boat:________________________
Sail Number:__________________ Hull Colour:__________________________
Skipper: ______________________ D.O.B_______________________________
Club: _ __________________________________
Skipper’s Address: _ __________________________________________________
I agree to abide by ISAF Rules and the Sailing Instructions
SIGNED: ________________________ SIGNED:_________________________
(Sailor)
(Parent)Enclosed $50.00 for P Class or Starling as entry fee for the Series.
Cheques payable to CYA.
Canterbury Yachting Ass. is a member of 
