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YNZ Committees


Keelboat & Offshore Racing Committee
Chairman Ken Burt - (Member of PHRF Sub-Committee)
Deputy Chairman TBA
Committee Members Brian Ward
Fendall Haliburton
Zoe Hawkins - Yachting Digest
Martin Hannon - ORC Measurer, IRC Advisor
John Bennett - (Member of PHRF Sub-Committee)
Brian Weenink
Alan Simpson - Trailer Yacht representative
Rodney Keenan
Philip Hart - Multihull respresentative
Stuart Wilson - Sportsboat representative
Cameron Thorpe
Sara Roberts
Ray Haslar - PHRF Sub-Committee
Mark Mulcare - PHRF Sub-Committee
Ex Officio Members Jan Dawson - President (non-voting) 
Des Brennan - Chief Executive (non-voting)
YNZ Representative     Michael Churchouse - Safety and Technical Officer (non-voting)
Jenny Clarke - KORC Administration Services (non-voting)
YNZ Board Representative   Mike Coupe (non-voting)
Olympic Committee
Chairman Terry Nicholas
Committee Members Leslie Egnot (convenor)
Grant Beck
Andrew Knowles
Rohan Lord
Ex-officio members Jan Dawson - President (non-voting)
Des Brennan - Chief Executive (non-voting)
YNZ Representative Jez Fanstone - Olympic Programmes Manager (non-voting)
YNZ Board Representative Richard Gladwell (non-voting)


High Performance Committee
Chairman Philip Rzepecky
Email: przepecky@bar.co.nz
Committee Members Sarah Powrie - Laser & Laser Radial representative
Janine Williams - RS:X representative
John Woolley - 470 representative
Alistair Rowland
Dean Stanley
Jim Maloney
Nick Page
Ex-Officio Members Jan Dawson - President (non-voting)
Des Brennan - Chief Executive (non-voting)
YNZ Representative  Ian Neely - Youth Head Coach & Manager (non-voting)
YNZ Board Representative        Jim Murdoch (non-voting)


Junior Classes Committee
Chairman Leslie Egnot
Committee Members John Gibbs - Splash representative
Richard Brown - Starling representative
Gary Smith - P Class representative
Kevin Brown
Dave Mackay - Techno representative
Adrian Mannering
Ex-Officio Members Jan Dawson, President (non-voting)
Des Brennan, Chief Executive (non-voting)
YNZ Representative Kim Admore - YNZ Regional Support Officer (non-voting)                   
YNZ Board Representative        Ralph Roberts (non-voting)


Race Management Committee
Chairman Shane Borrell - Judging
Committee Members Wayne Boberg - Umpiring and Judging
John Bullot - Judging
Ross May - Judging and Race Management
Jim Park - Race Management, Umpiring and Judging
John Parrish - RO Convenor
Ex-Officio Members Des Brennan - Chief Executive (non-voting)
Jan Dawson – President (non-voting)
YNZ Representatives Andrew Clouston - National Programmes Manager (non-voting)
YNZ Board Representatives Graeme Robinson (non-voting)


Audit Committee
Chairperson Jan Dawson
Committee Members Joe Butterfield
Rodger Kerr-Newell - Board representative


Sailors with Disabilities
Chairperson Don Manning
Committee Members Dave Allerton
Mark Mulcare
Michael Jones
Andrew May
Tim Dempsey
Brendan Tourelle
John Toole  
Katy Wylam
Ex-Officio Members Jan Dawson - President (non-voting)
Des Brennan - Chief Executive (non-voting)
YNZ Representative Gerry Booth - Yachting Services Coordinator (non-voting)
YNZ Board Representative        Ralph Roberts (non-voting)

Cruising and Powerboat Committee
Chairperson Philip Milne

Committee Members

Doug Smeal
Peter Head
Suzanne Weld
Ex-Officio Members Jan Dawson - President (non-voting)
Des Brennan - Chief Executive (non-voting)
YNZ Board Representative        Rodger Kerr-Newell (non-voting)