Schedule of events

Day 1: 26th January
Registration and Equipment Inspections 0900 -1800

Day 2: 27th January
Registration and Equipment Inspections 0900-1800
Practice Race 1500
Opening Ceremony 1900

Day 3: 28th January
Qualifying Series 1100

Day 4: 29th January Qualifying Series

Day 5: 30th January Qualifying Series

Day 6: 31st January
Qualifying / Final series
Harken Day

Day 7: 1st February
Qualifying / Final series

Day 8: 2nd February
Qualifying / Final series

Day 9: 3rd February
Medal and last race / Final series Closing Ceremony 1700

No warning signal will be made after 1500hrs on Friday 3rd February 2012

For more information go to the Notice of Race (NOR).

Takapuna webcam

Windguru

Air travel
Flights to Auckland are available from most major cities worldwide with just one stop. January is a peak period for travel to New Zealand so competitors need to book early to get cheap tickets. Major airlines are currently offering return tickets to New Zealand from European cities for less than EUR1500.

Shipping

sponsored by Oceanbridge

Subsidized shipping will be available for the shipping of boats to the Junior World Championship in Auckland in January 2012.

Oceanbridge have offered heavily discounted shipping rates as follows:

Europe to Auckland - EUR700 per boat
Perth to Auckland - EUR450 per boat
Auckland to Europe - EUR700 per boat.

These prices are all inclusive. European land transport, customs clearance, terminal and port charges are included. All New Zealand side costs including on site container storage are included in the above prices.

Prices are based on 6 boats per 40ft container. Beach trolleys can be shipped.
No road trailers.

Dates:

From Europe to Auckland in early November arriving late December
From Perth to Auckland in late December arriving mid January
From Auckland to Europe in early February arriving mid March

Specified ports:

Rotterdam, Netherlands for Northern Europe
Marseille, France for Southern Europe

Deals on shipping from other regions are also available on request

Please register for shipping as soon as possible to secure a place in one of the containers. Contact: 470@oceanbridge.co.nz