Emirates Team New Zealand Youth Training Programme
Established 1987
Training champions since 1987
The RNZYS Emirates Team New Zealand Youth Training Programme (YTP) has long been regarded globally as a leader in Youth Training and is the country’s most comprehensive and advanced sailing training programme.
If you’re looking for an intensive sail training programme to take your keelboat skills to the next level and help propel you onto the world sailing stage, then the YTP is the best place to start.
Over the past 39 years, the YTP has trained over 1,000 highly competitive athletes.
Many of these athletes have achieved at the very highest level of our sport including the America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, World Match Racing events, Offshore Sailing, National Championships, Extreme Sailing Series, GC32 Series, M32 Series, SailGP, and many, many more!
The course is structured to help athletes excel in all areas both on and off the water. It provides an in-depth focus on advanced aspects of sailing including; racing rules, tactics, sail trim, boat maintenance, fitness, and communication.
YTP also works on developing life skills such as goal setting, speech-making and how to operate in a team environment. It also reveals what is necessary to sail at the next level.
Our mission is that you finish the season as a better sailor and a better person.
Upon completion of the year, students will graduate or re-apply for a consecutive year or years.
Who Can Apply?
Athletes between the age of 16 and 23 years may apply. Younger sailors considered upon application.
All levels of sailing ability are considered. We put more focus on attitude when it comes to selection.
Elliott 7 Boat Sponsors
The sponsors support allows for our fleet of Emirates Team New Zealand Elliott 7s to be sailed on over 200 days a year
YTP Supporters
Alumni
Just some of the YTP Graduates that have recently taken the sailing world by storm.
Phil Robertson
SailGP
Pro Sailor
Gavin Brady
America’s Cup
Olympian
Pro Sailor
Chris Steele
GC32 World Champion
Pro Sailor
James Dagg
America’s Cup
Pro Sailor
William Tiller
GC32
Youth America’s Cup
Pro Sailor
Morgan Trubovich
52 Super Series
Pro Sailor
Adam Minoprio
WMRT Champion
David Sweete
Volvo Ocean Race
Pro Sailor
Nick Blackman
Pro Sailor
Brad Farrand
Volvo Ocean Race
America’s Cup
Pro Sailor
Leonard Takahashi
Olympian
Youth America’s Cup
52 Super Series
The BlackFoils
Bianca Cook
Volvo Ocean Race
Celia Willison
World Match Racing Tour
44Cup
J/70 World Champion
Ryan Houston
Volvo Ocean Race
Pro Sailor
Megan Thomson
World Match Racing Tour
Stewart Dodson
SailGP
GC32 World Champion
Pro Sailor