Sailing New Zealand

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Sailing New Zealand

• Magalie Laniel
• Gaël Simon

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Kia Ora Gidday !!!

• Welcome to Ao-tea-roa, Land of the Long White
  Cloud, commonly know as New Zealand.

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New Zealand in the World
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Geography
New-Zealand is composed of two main islands
North Island and South Island and of a variety of
minor Island scattered around them in the Pacific
Ocean and in the Tasman Sea
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History Abel Tasman (1603 1659)

• Best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 for
  the Dutch East India Company

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History Abel Tasman route
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History James Cook (1728- 1779)
"The land on the Sea-Coast is high with steep
cliffs, and back inland are very high
mountains...the face of the Country is of a hilly
surface and appeares to be cloathed with wood and
Verdure" Captain Cook's journal, 8th October
1769
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History Cooks route
The first voyage (1768-1771) is shown in
red, second voyage in green (1772-1775), third
voyage (1776-1779) in blue.
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The Endeavour
The boat cook sailed during his voyages in the
Pacfic Ocean
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History

• Cooks Map of NZ

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New Zealand Geography

• The two island have different geological origins
• The ecosystems and the ressources are thus very
  different on each

• This country has the more important shoreline to
  surface area ratio in the world

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North Island the volcanic one

• North Island is characterised by strong
  geothermal and volcanic activity
• It has a tropical climate and flora

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Northern tropical climate

• Fern Tree
• The emblem of New Zealand

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South Island Hills and Alps

• South Island is the tip of the Australian
  tectonic plate rising above he pacific one. Its
  geography is more similar to the american west
  coast or the Alps

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Maori Natives of New Zealand

• Maoris represent 14 of New Zealand population

• Maori also is the countrys second language

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Maori

• Art
• Wood and Bone carving
• Facial tatoos

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Maori navigation

• Voyaging canoe Waka Hourua

• First oceanic sailing multihulls
• Storage room for food and fresh water

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Maori navigation

• War canoe Waka

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Maori navigation
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Maori Wars

• Canibalism
• Naval warfare
• Haka Dance

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Famous sailors from NZ

• Peter Blake (1994 world sailor of the year )
• Russel Coutts (1995, 2000 and 2003 AC)
• Mike Sanderson (VOR 2005, 2005 WSY)

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Mike Sanderson skipped Mari-Cha IV

• 145 footer carbon fiber ketch
• First monohull to sail more than 500 nm in 24
  hours
• Beating the worlds sailing records one after
  another

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Mari-Cha IV
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Questions??