Flying foils

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has announced that the club will be hosting the first ever New Zealand Foiling Match Racing Championships from the 13 to 17 January 2020.

Racing will be completed in the Squadrons two Nacra 20 foiling catamarans with racing to be held on the water outside the RNZYS. 

There are eight spots up for grabs to take part in the inaugural event and the club has thrown open expressions of interest. The format for the event will include a round robin, 3^rd-7^th repecharge, 7^th & 8^th sail off, semifinals, and then the final.

The Squadron will be holding an international foiling camp prior to the event, from January 6 to 10, with all travelling international teams encouraged to sign up for this to get some quality practice in before the championships the following week.

With the success of foiling on world sailing tours, America’s Cup, Sail GP, and other sailing disciplines, the Squadron is keen to encourage more sailors to get onto the foils in a match racing format.