Having a ball at 150th Gala

ETNZ’s Elise Beavis atop the podium at the WASZP Women’s World Champs at Lake Garda, Italy.

Kiwis stand tall in global competition

The RNZYS and New Zealand sailing has seen some excellent results across the world for our sailors over the last few months.

Sam Street and Elise Beavis won the WASZP Open and Women’s World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy – with Sam beating 146 other competitors to the title. Elise managed a fantastic 22nd overall as well, which is an incredible result since neither sailor has been able to compete in WASZP regattas since the 2020 Australian National Championships. Congratulations to our new World Champions!

Congratulations also to Chris Steele and Stewart Dodson for their GC32 World Championship victory in July aboard Black Star Sailing in the GC32 Racing Tour. The Black Star victory was the team’s first on the tour since joining in 2019.

The RNZYS’s 69F racing team on the Youth Foiling Gold Cup finished 6th at Act 3 sailed out of Newport, Rhode Island and 5th in the silver fleet in Act 4 on Lake Garda. With this team looking to gain experience on the Persico 69F fleet this year before returning for another campaign in 2023, they’ll be looking to finish strong and leave their mark before returning home for summer.

Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush continued their incredible success on European soil over the past couple of months at the Junior World Championships by finishing on top in the 49erFX fleet, with Sam and Pat Morgan third in the 49er. Plenty of Kiwis populated the top of the leaderboard across the classes, with Scott McKenzie and Blake McGlashan ninth in the 49er, Campbell Stanton and Will Shapland 11th. Courtney and Briana Reynolds-Smith were in contention in the 49erFX before a bout of Covid.

Annabelle Rennie-Younger and Andre Van Dam also performed excellently at the 470 junior European Championships, with the new combination earning 3rd against an incredibly experienced field.

Caleb Armit rounded out his youth sailing career in impressive fashion with bronze at the ILCA 6 Youth World Championships in Houston. He went into the final day tied for the lead, but had a few disappointing results on the final day, despite winning the final race of his youth career.

And finally, 13 year old Tom Pilkington not only won the VMG New Zealand eSailing Championship, but led the New Zealand team into the Trans-Tasman eSailing Championship where he was the top eSailor in the overall New Zealand victory.

By Billy Woodworth

Having a ball at 150th Gala

Words and Photos by Billy Woodworth The RNZYS has consistently looked to the 150th Gala Evening as the crowning event of the 150th anniversary of the Squadron. Throughout the past three years of planning, organizing, delays and Covid interruptions, it was a phenomenal opportunity for us to finally celebrate such a milestone anniversary with all our guests – and what a night it was!

With a queue of members and guests extending out into the carpark before doors opened, the building was quickly full to the brim with revellers eager to make the most of the world-class food, flowing drinks and top-tier entertainment throughout the seven themed rooms.

As people entered on the red carpet into the Dinghy Locker Bar, they were greeted by the photo booth, the Yachties Bar serving a full array of drinks and two Opti’s full of ice and drinks.

Many people met their friends, gushed about their outfits, and enjoyed a drink or some finger food expertly prepared by the RNZYS kitchen and Head Chef Campbell White.

The Squadron Ballroom held separate tap beer, bubbles and spirit bars to ensure guests had more than enough options for the night ahead, alongside a full wall of the kitchen’s finest foods. Early guests were serenaded by Sam Allen, then danced the night away thanks to the

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The Members’ Bar saw delicious fish and chip packets, and the very entertaining virtual fishing game, despite not too many big fish being pulled up. However, this was a popular location throughout the night, with plenty of Espresso Martinis being served by the bar team.

Oysters, salmon blinis, champagne and classy cocktails met DJ spinning party tunes in the Mumm Champagne Commodores’ Warrant Room, which was a special taste of luxury for those who chose to purchase the Commodore’s Warrant tickets. Plenty of platters were seen restocking the food bar with delicious morsels, to keep up with considerable demand for seconds!

For a bit of a slower pace, the Quarterdeck saw smooth saxophone sounds from Lewis McCallum matched with the beautiful Lawson’s Dry Wines range exclusively available there. With a beautiful Kapiti cheese and antipasto board and stunning models of classic New Zealand yachts around the room, the Quarterdeck was popular from early in the night. A huge thanks to former Commodore Ian Cook for allowing the Squadron to borrow models of Innismara, Ranger and Rawhiti.

High rollers gathered to chance their luck and donate to a worthy cause in the Committee Room Casino. Many eager guests played games, enjoyed the snack bar and trying the cold brew coffee cocktails to keep alert.

Thanks to our players and Las Vegas Functions on the night we raised about $400 for the Kawau Tree Planting and Reforestation Programme!

The gin cocktails were an absolute hit in the Cornes Library Beefeater Gin and Billiards Room, with the Honey Pot being completely sold out as guests enjoyed a table of sweet treats and plenty of comfortable seats to watch a few lighthearted games of billiards to serenades by the fantastic Emilie.

The Glenlivet 12 year, 15 year and Captain’s Reserve were available for tastings in the Commodore’s Room Whisky Lounge, alongside everpopular whisky sours made in front of your eyes by the always cheery barman. Many visited the Lounge later on in the night to sample the delicious RNZYS white chocolate birthday cake from Jenna Maree Cakes.

After three years of planning, four date announcements and many roadblocks in the way of the 150th Gala Evening, the RNZYS couldn’t have been happier to have received so much incredible feedback from our attendees and finally seeing our ideas come to life throughout the building – but we couldn’t have thrown such an incredible night without your unwavering support.

A huge thank you goes to all the sponsors for the night Pernod Ricard • Las Vegas Functions • Asahi • Carlton Party Hire • Insphire • Production and Music Agency • Bidfood • Lawson’s Dry Wines • Folio Hire • First Scene • Emilie (singer) • Suppremo • Sanford and Son’s

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