National Marine Trades Challenge 2008
2008 MTC PHOTO GALLERY
2008 MTC RESULTS - TROPHY ALLOCATION AND PLACINGS
2008 MTC RESULTS - SCORE SHEET - OVERALL FINAL POINTS
The National Marine Trades Challenge 2008 was held on Saturday 29 March at 85 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven, Auckland.
The Marine Trades Challenge was created as a fun event for our industry's apprentices to show case their skills and knowledge in a reasonably competitive environment. Company based teams of four compete in building a boat and then racing it. As the event has evolved and bigger prizes added, it has become fiercely contested. The winning team has represented NZ at the Sydney International Boat Show for the last four years and cleaned up every time! We have a southern region event held in Picton, late January, and the winner qualifies a place at this event. This year’s team is from Wellington.
Winners of the South Island Marine Trades Challenge 2008
Teams are given a plan 15 minutes before the event starts and build a ‘one-design’ hull. They can innovate with sailing and paddling systems. They are judged on Quality of build, Worksite safety procedures, Innovation, Team spirit and support and their on-water performances.
Over 20 teams of boatbuilding apprentices signed up for this exciting marine industry event and this year was another great success, thanks to the support of our many great sponsors, including:
Makita Tools
Boating New Zealand Magazine
North Sails
Sika
Southern Spars
High Modulus
Yamaha
International Paint
Timspec
Plytech
Touch Of Gloss
For a full list of our supporters CLICK HERE.
For more information on this event please contact the BITO Office on Tel 360 0056.
Yacht Vision '08 - another huge success!
Venue: Auckland, New Zealand
Web: www.yachtvision.co.nz
Yacht Vision '08 was another huge success with international delegates and media sharing ideas and concepts with each other and gaining first hand knowledge from our worthy colleagues, mentors and champions of the marine industry.
