INTERNATIONAL 420 CLASS NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

8-12 march 2023.

The Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club have hosted the New Zealand National Championships for the International 420 Class a number of times over the past decade and will once again host them from 8 to 12 March 2023.

The racing is always great to watch as many of New Zealand Yachting's future stars race in the Class as a pathway to their Olympic dreams.

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The 420 opportunity

Understanding the 420 opportunity.

Sailors start sailing 420s between 13-15yrs old and the ideal competitive combined crew weight is 110-118Kg. Usually the skipper is lighter than the crew.

The 420 is an established worldwide performance two person trapeze and spinnaker racing dinghy. There are 56,000 worldwide and the larger European regattas often attract around 100 entries in each fleet (boys and girls usually race in separate fleets internationally, with mixed gender crews taking part in the “Open”, or men’s fleet).

The 420 International class is the youth development boat in 43 countries around the world and is an World Sailing Youth World Championship boat.

Through selection by Yachting New Zealand, 420 sailors have the opportunity each year to represent New Zealand at the World Sailing Youth World Championships (one boys’ and one girls’ crew). The WS Youth Worlds is the premier Youth sailing event globally. Sailors can compete at the Youth Worlds until, and including, the year in which they turn 18. If you are serious about wanting to represent New Zealand at this event you should either continue or start sailing 420s as soon as you can.

Famous sailors who made their mark by winning at the Youth World’s include NZ’s Chris Dickson, Russell Coutts, Dean Barker and Stuart Bannatyne.

New Zealand 420 sailors have been very successful on the World Stage. Some of the names you may recognise from recent years include: Alex Maloney & Bianca Barbarich Bacher (Women’s 420 Champions 2009); Frankie Lardies & Finn Drummond (Silver Medal Open World Championship 2009); Simon Cooke & Scott Illingworth (4th Open World Championship 2008 and Silver Medal Open World Championship 2007); Paul Snow-Hansen & Ben Goodwin (6th Open World Championship 2008); Carl Evans & Peter Burling (Open World Champions 2006 & 2007); Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (Women’s 420 World Champions 2007).

Why sail a 420?

The 420 offers great development for sailors in the two-handed disciplines – it has helped create the top 470, 49er and 29er sailors in New Zealand and in the World. To learn your trade as a helm or crew it is best to do this in the 420, especially with the coaching structure available both from Yachting New Zealand and the National Class Association. Some young sailors may never be big enough to sail a Laser Radial or other single-handed international class, or may take a longer time to grow, so getting into the two-handed classes via 420 makes sense to develop your skills and keep future options open.

Unlike Opti’s, most boats you will sail in the future will have downwind sails. The 420 is an ideal platform for learning about tuning a boat and the consequences of tuning, teaching in a relatively simple way the trimming of sail combinations (i.e. main, jib, spinnaker together) like no other boat can. This is great for all your future sailing, not just two-handed.

The 420 is a stable boat to sail which planes upwind easily, the trend in modern yachting. It will teach you how to sail in an environment of partnership with your crewmate, adding another significant element to your development as a sailor (and as a person).

Popular myths about 420 sailing

“It’s a hassle to co-ordinate with another sailor” …only true if you have picked the wrong sailor to partner with. A committed sailor with a supportive family in fact make it easier as there are two of you offering support to move boats, move sailors, chaperone trips, etc.

“It’s expensive” …sailing is an expensive sport, but you already know that. A good, top competitive, second hand 420 is relatively inexpensive, at $8-10k, usually with lots of sails and gear. In fact, splitting the costs between two sailors makes 420 sailing quite similar in expense to a committed single-handed campaign.

“It makes it hard to go back to single-handed sailing” …completely untrue!!! Gaining experience in the 420 increases your sailing ability and means it is easy to switch across classes, whether you are a skipper or a crew. Top 420 sailors have jumped back into the Starling and have dominated the class, have represented New Zealand at the Olympics in Laser and have generally been very successful as their sailing careers have developed.

The 420 will give you a unique experience during your Youth years.

Recent 420 Alumini

New Zealand 420 sailors have been very successful on the world stage. Some of the names you may recognise from recent years include:

Peter Burling - Gold Rio OGS 2016, Silver London OGS 2012, America's Cup 2017, 2nd Moth Worlds 2017.

Alex Maloney & Bianca Barbarich-Bacher (Women’s 420 Champions 2009); Silver Rio OGS 2016

Frankie Lardies & Finn Drummond (Silver Medal Open World Championship 2009);

Simon Cooke & Scott Illingworth (4th Open World Championship 2008 and Silver Medal Open World Championship 2007);

Paul Snow-Hansen & Ben Goodwin (6th Open World Championship 2008);

Carl Evans & Peter Burling (Open World Champions 2006 & 2007);

Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie (Women’s 420 World Champions 2007); Gold OGS London 2012 and Silver Rio OGS 2016

International opportunities

Through selection by Yachting New Zealand, 420 sailors have the opportunity each year to represent New Zealand at the ISAF Youth World Championships (one boys’ and one girls’ crew). The ISAF Youth Worlds is the premier Youth sailing event globally. Sailors can compete at the Youth Worlds until, and including, the year in which they turn 18, so if you are serious about wanting to represent New Zealand at this event you should start sailing the appropriate class as soon as you can, ideally not when you are already 16 or 17yrs old!

Famous sailors who made their mark by winning at the Youth World’s include NZ’s Chris Dickson, Russell Coutts, Dean Barker and Stuart Bannatyne, plus Olympic medallists Ben Ainslie (GBR), Robert Scheidt (BRA), Alessandra Sensini (ITA), Iain Percy (GBR) and Elise Rechichi (AUS). Attendance at the Youth Worlds is subsidised by Yachting New Zealand.

This is just one of the many international competition opportunities available to 420 sailors, including World Championships, regional championships and national championships in countries nearby like Australia and in Asia. For example, each year the top seven men’s and women’s teams at the New Zealand 420 Nationals are selected to represent New Zealand at the Open 420 and Women’s World Championships.

The 420 is a global class with great opportunities available to develop your sailing and compete at the highest level, making many friends overseas along the way.

How do I find out more?

For more information, including advice on buying a boat, arranging a test-sail with an experienced skipper or crew, or answering any other questions you may have, contact one of the following people:

Andrew Brown, Force Racing. Olympian and Yachting New Zealand 2-hand Youth Coach.

027 222 5159. www.forceracing.co.nz .

Also, take a look at the National and International web sites:

www.420sailing.org.nz and www.420sailing.org

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The 420 offers great development for sailors in the two-handed disciplines – it has helped create the top 470, 49er and 29er sailors in New Zealand and in the World.  You can learn your trade as a helm or crew in the 420 as an alternative to the 29er, especially with the coaching structure available both from Yachting New Zealand and the National Class Association.  Some young sailors may never be big enough to sail a Laser Radial or other single-handed international class, or may take a longer time to grow, so getting into the two-handed classes makes sense to develop your skills and keep future options open.

Unlike Optis, most boats you will sail in the future will have downwind sails.  The 420 is an ideal platform for learning about tuning a boat and the consequences of tuning, teaching in a relatively simple way the trimming of sail combinations (i.e. main, jib, spinnaker together).  This is great for all your future sailing, not just two-handed.

The 420 is a stable boat to sail which planes upwind easily, the trend in modern yachting.  It will teach you how to sail in an environment of partnership with your crewmate, adding another significant element to your development as a sailor (and as a person). It is the feeder class to the Olympic 470.

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New Zealand hopes for SailGP victory in home event with strong winds forecast

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has a chance to close the gap on series leader Australia in its home SailGP event at Lyttelton on New Zealand’s South Island over the weekend.

The New Zealand event is the ninth of 13 legs in the series and with around 22,000 tickets sold is being billed as the largest ticketed sailing event in history.

Many more spectators are expected to watch the two-day event from boats around the course, raising concerns among conservationists for the endangered Hector’s dolphin which lives in and around Lyttelton Harbour and currently is in its calving season.

The SailGP series is in its fourth year and involves 10 teams racing identical high-tech foiling catamarans that can reach speeds of around 50 knots (57mph).

There are three regattas after Christchurch in Bermuda, Halifax and New York before the three leading teams compete in the San Francisco finale in July.

Each event involves six fleet races before a final, the winner of which is the event champion. The champion is awarded 10 points on the overall series standings, the second team nine points and so on down to one point for 10th place.

Australia has 66 points, eight clear of second-place New Zealand. Canada is next on 52, followed by Spain on 48 and France, Britain and the United States all on 45. Canada, in eighth place on 38, won the Lyttelton event last year from host New Zealand.

Lyttelton is again expected to provide good sailing conditions with the range of wind meaning boats will be racing near their upper speed limits.

New Zealand driver Peter Burling returns after missing the last leg of the series in Sydney while on paternity leave. Nathan Outteridge drove the New Zealand boat into second place in Burling’s absence but will drive for last-place place Switzerland this weekend.

“It’s definitely been an interesting season but (we’re) looking forward to our home event now and trying to ramp up into the Grand Final,” said Burling, who drove the New Zealand boat to wins in his last two events before his break. “Going for the hat-trick for myself. It’s going to be an absolutely awesome weekend.

“If you look at the forecast, it’s going to be a step up breeze-wise from last year.”

Australia’s win in Sydney was its first event win of 2024, though it’s consistency has taken it to the top of the series standings.

“It was important for us as a team,” Australia driver Tom Slingsby said of the Sydney victory. “We were sailing so well ... it was just getting a bit frustrating not being able to put it together in that final race. For us to get our first win in Australia was just the perfect fairytale.

“We’ve got that off our back and now we can start focusing on the end of the season and the Grand Final.”

New Zealander Phil Robertson was at the helm for Canada’s win here last year.

“Happy to do it again,” Robertson said. “I’m a Kiwi also and it’s awesome to race at home in front of all the fans.

“In my professional career I’ve raced here once before and that was last year so it’s nice to be back here and racing again. The conditions look epic and we’re amped to try an defend the title.”

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SailGP’s much-anticipated return to the epic location of Christchurch is finally here, with the 9th event of Season 4 kicking off this afternoon.

Two days of action-packed and boundary-breaking racing take place on the spectacular Whakaraupō, Lyttelton Harbour, with SailGP’s ten national teams going head-to-head for glory in front of packed crowds.

Following three opening fleet races on Saturday, March 23, there will be further racing on Sunday to determine the three Finalists who will proceed into the winner-takes-all, three boat Final.

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After securing their first Season 4 victory in Sydney, Australia are the current season leaders, sitting in first place with 66 points ahead of New Zealand in second and ROCKWOOL DEN in third.

At the other end of the leaderboard, Switzerland has just 17 points - four points below Germany in ninth.

ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch: How to watch

The first day of racing in Christchurch takes place on March 23. Racing is scheduled to start at 15:00 NZDT.

You can watch the all of Christchurch's racing action using the below live stream. This stream may be blocked in some regions due to broadcast restrictions.

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SailGP veteran Nathan Outteridge will take the wheel of the Swiss F50 for the rest of the season, while co-driver Sebastien Schneiter focuses on other commitments.

"I've been without a drive in SailGP for the last couple of seasons, since driving for the Japan SailGP Team. I have pretty high expectations of myself and what I'd like to get out in terms of results for the remainder of Season 4, and those expectations will hopefully flow across the whole team," he said.

Looking ahead to his home event, New Zealand wing trimmer Blair Tuke said: "It's going to be great to get back down to Ōtautahi, Christchurch. You hear it from all of the different teams, it's some of the best sailing we've ever done in the F50s. To do that all again with an even bigger crowd - and obviously it's coming at a time of year when the season starts to ramp up - that's exciting too."

Meanwhile SailGP commentator Emily Nagel said the Kiwis will be gunning for a win on home waters. "You’ve got to say that the Kiwis will come out of the blocks firing. Pete’s going to be back on board, he’s going to have something to prove and on home waters as well, so they’ll definitely have a home advantage."

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New Zealand hopes for SailGP victory in home event with strong winds forecast

Boats start in a race two of the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Boats start in a race two of the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australia races during the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australia sails under the Sydney Harbour Bridge after winning the home leg of the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australia sails back to base following their win during the SailGP series on Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand has a chance to close the gap on series leader Australia in its home SailGP event at Lyttelton on New Zealand’s South Island over the weekend.

The New Zealand event is the ninth of 13 legs in the series and with around 22,000 tickets sold is being billed as the largest ticketed sailing event in history.

Many more spectators are expected to watch the two-day event from boats around the course, raising concerns among conservationists for the endangered Hector’s dolphin which lives in and around Lyttelton Harbour and currently is in its calving season.

The SailGP series is in its fourth year and involves 10 teams racing identical high-tech foiling catamarans that can reach speeds of around 50 knots (57mph).

There are three regattas after Christchurch in Bermuda, Halifax and New York before the three leading teams compete in the San Francisco finale in July.

Each event involves six fleet races before a final, the winner of which is the event champion. The champion is awarded 10 points on the overall series standings, the second team nine points and so on down to one point for 10th place.

Rohingya refugees rescued from a capsized boat rest at a temporary shelter in Meulaboh, Friday, March 22, 2024. Rescuers pulled out dozens of survivors who had been standing on the hull of the capsized boat on Thursday. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)

Australia has 66 points, eight clear of second-place New Zealand. Canada is next on 52, followed by Spain on 48 and France, Britain and the United States all on 45. Canada, in eighth place on 38, won the Lyttelton event last year from host New Zealand.

Lyttelton is again expected to provide good sailing conditions with the range of wind meaning boats will be racing near their upper speed limits.

New Zealand driver Peter Burling returns after missing the last leg of the series in Sydney while on paternity leave. Nathan Outteridge drove the New Zealand boat into second place in Burling’s absence but will drive for last-place place Switzerland this weekend.

“It’s definitely been an interesting season but (we’re) looking forward to our home event now and trying to ramp up into the Grand Final,” said Burling, who drove the New Zealand boat to wins in his last two events before his break. “Going for the hat-trick for myself. It’s going to be an absolutely awesome weekend.

“If you look at the forecast, it’s going to be a step up breeze-wise from last year.”

Australia’s win in Sydney was its first event win of 2024, though it’s consistency has taken it to the top of the series standings.

“It was important for us as a team,” Australia driver Tom Slingsby said of the Sydney victory. “We were sailing so well ... it was just getting a bit frustrating not being able to put it together in that final race. For us to get our first win in Australia was just the perfect fairytale.

“We’ve got that off our back and now we can start focusing on the end of the season and the Grand Final.”

New Zealander Phil Robertson was at the helm for Canada’s win here last year.

“Happy to do it again,” Robertson said. “I’m a Kiwi also and it’s awesome to race at home in front of all the fans.

“In my professional career I’ve raced here once before and that was last year so it’s nice to be back here and racing again. The conditions look epic and we’re amped to try an defend the title.”

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