| New Zealand. NZ Yachting announces additions to its Excellence Awards |
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| Wednesday, 18 October 2006 | |
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Jodie Perkins: Finalist nominees and Awardees for Excellence Awards 2006 were announced however, following recent events there are some additions to those already announced. 2006 Star World Champions, Hamish Pepper and Carl Williams join the list of finalist nominees for Sailor of the Year. They also receive a combined Merit Award. Rohan Lord and Miles Addy will also receive a combined Merit Award following their impressive performance in San Francisco at the Star World Championships. Two others join the list of Honour Awards for 2006. Irv Bigwood of the Bluff Yacht Club was surprised by the news from fellow club members that he was to receive an Honour Award, and support for him to attend the ceremony in Auckland has apparently poured in Irv and his wife will attend the YNZ Excellence Award Ceremony, says the Club after an item in the local news paper we have had offers of travel and accommodation donations pouring in to date 3 to cover total cost and after a whip around at the Club flight payment from us. As one member said, it shows the calibre of the man. Tony Thompson of the Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Squadron also joins the list of Honour Awards nominated by his Club for his significant contribution to Blind Sailing. 2006 Awards Finalists Yachting New Zealand is pleased to announce the finalist nominees for Sailor of the Year and Young Sailor of the Year 2006. Also being announced are those to receive Yachting New Zealand Honour Awards and Merit Awards. Winners of the Sailor of the Year, Young Sailor of the Year and the Presidents Award will be announced at the Yachting Excellence Awards 2006 to be held on Friday 10 November at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Sailor of the Year Finalist Nominees Tom Ashley Silver Medal RS:X World Championships 2006 Carl Evans & Peter Burling 420 World Champions 2006 Anatole Masfen Local, Coastal and Offshore Keelboat Sailing Hamish Pepper & Carl Williams - Star World Champions 2006 Richard & John Power 470 Masters World Champions 2006 Mike Sanderson ABN Amro One Skipper Dan Slater Gold Medal Kiel Week 2006 Young Sailor of the Year Finalist Nominees Max Andrews Winner Australian Youth Nationals 2006 Laser Class Matt Coutts - New Zealand Youth Laser representative Carl Evans & Peter Burling 420 World Champions 2006 Cushla Hume-Merry Female Laser Radial Youth World Champion 2005 Blair McLay Laser Radial Youth World Champion 2005 James Sandall 5th Laser Radial Youth World & 7th Laser Radial Open World Championships 2006 Blair Tuke Splash World Champion 2006 Merit Awards The New Zealand Sailors of ABN Amro One including Mike Sanderson (skipper), Brad Jackson (Watch Captain), Mark Christensen (Watch Captain), David Endean (Trimmer/Pitman), Tony Mutter (Helmsman/Trimmer), Jo Aleh Laser Radial, Silver Medal Qingdao International Regatta 2006 (Pre-pre Olympics) Tom Ashley - Silver Medal RS:X World Championships 2006 Simon Cooke & Matt Brown Coaches of the New Zealand 420 team to the World Championships 2006 Mark Christensen First person to win three Volvo/Whitbread Races Carl Evans, Peter Burling & Richard Burling - 420 World Champions 2006 & coach Rohan Lord & Miles Addy - 6th at Star World Championships 2006 Cushla Hume-Merry Female Laser Radial Youth World Champion 2005 Anatole Masfen - Local, Coastal and Offshore Keelboat Sailing Blair McLay Laser Radial Youth World Champion 2005 Andrew Murdoch Laser, Bronze Medal Qingdao International Regatta 2006 (Pre-pre Olympics) New Zealand B2 Blind Sailing Crew including Paulien Eitjies, Dick Lancaster, Gary Smith & Scott Burling Gold Medal IFDS Blind Sailing World Championships 2006 Hamish Pepper & Carl Williams - Star World Champions 2006 Richard & John Power 470 Masters World Champions 2006 Blair Tuke Splash World Champion 2006 Erle Williams 25 years of Volvo/Whitbread sailing Honour Awards Martin Balch Otago Yacht Club John Bennett Panmure Yacht & Boating Club Irv Bigwood - Bluff Yacht Club Fendall Halliburton Royal Akarana Yacht Club Graeme & Lyn McCarty Kerkikeri Cruising Club Garth & Murlyn McCombe Marakura Yacht Club Fred Price - Royal Akarana Yacht Club Peter Robins Evans Bay Yacht & Motorboat Club John Rountree Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Peter Shanks Waimakariri Sailing & Powerboat Club Tony Thompson - Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Squadron Bill Whitiskie Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club Background The Yachting New Zealand Sailor of the Year Award and recipient of the Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy began in 1963, with Harry Highet receiving the first prestigious award. The standard of recipients has continued on until the present day with previous winners including Olympic Gold medallist boardsailor Barbara Kendall and Aaron McIntosh, Team New Zealand, Sir Peter Blake, Brad Butterworth and Russell Coutts among other many outstanding yachtsmen and women. The Young Sailor of the Year Award recognises our future champions while individuals of merit who have contributed to the sport as administrators, officials and cruising sailors are also recognised through Honour, Merit, and Cruising Awards. The Awards are traditionally presented at New Zealands premier yachting dinner of the year - the Annual Yachting New Zealand Excellence Awards dinner, where these outstanding nominees gather together with their families, peers and the sailing community to celebrate the years achievements and recognise the wonderful volunteers working behind the scenes in the sport. www.yachtingnz.org.nz |
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