Email: robhielkema@hotmail.com
Skills
Yachting
Yachting NZ club Coach
Splicing
Sail vision Sail
analysis
Sail making
Sports management
RYA offshore yacht master
skipper
General maintenance
Advanced sea survival (rorc/cyca)
Marine
medic certificate
My background
I am 24 years old born in Auckland New Zealand
From the age of 6 years I started racing dinghies at Wakatere yacht club in Auckland
I graduated from Takapuna Grammar School and started working for Team New Zealand in their sail loft for the 2003 America's Cup. This sparked a three way balancing act as I studied sport and recreation at Auckland University of technology and was accepted into the RNZYS youth training program. This kept me very busy and I learned some great time management skills and valuable experience in how to be a professional from an early age.
I am dedicated, friendly, easy going, consistent, relaxed, loyal and driven.
I am a hardworking reliable person who strives to achieve the best result in everything I do. Whether that is racing, delivering boats coaching or in my work. I love working in a team environment and I strive to get the most out of every situation in life.
What I see myself doing
I would like to take on a sailing position that allows me to use my skills in sail making and sail analysis to assist in the development of a sail program. I wish to be involved with a team that has similar goals to mine, sailing in offshore and inshore regattas with a view to succeed. I have developed some great skills over the past 6 years which I have highlighted below.
Skills in practice
Emirates Team New Zealand 2003 and 2007
• Sail analysis using sail vision
• Event management assistant
• Testing /race training on board NZL 68 and 82
• Sail making and repairs
RNZYS Lion Foundation Youth Training Program Graduate.
• This program came from the involvement of New Zealand in the 1986 - 87 America's Cup in Perth .Since it's inception over 20 years ago, over 350 young sailors have graduated, These graduates have continued to firmly stamp their mark on the international yachting circuit. (www.rnzys.org.nz)
• Youth program graduate Main sheet/Bowman 2002-2004
Bachelor of sport and recreation at Auckland University of technology.
• Papers in marketing, management, sport psychology, outdoor education and athlete development, anatomy, physiology, and Nutrition.
Sail NZ charter America’s cup yachts Auckland.
• Match racing, harbour cruises, sailing school, fit outs, maintenance, marketing, event management,. Sponsorship investigation.
In the last 7 months I have Started a business as a Yachting contractor working under the name Hullfish yachting.
My goals
To compete in the Fiji race, Melbourne to Vanuatu, Newport to Bermuda, and LA to Hawaii offshore yacht races.
To compete on the world match racing circuit.
Win the worlds best fleet racing regattas Melgies 24, Farr 40, Etchells Swan 45 and Mumm 30 worlds. My goals for the future are to win the Volvo ocean race and the Americas cup, and to coach at an Olympic level
Achievements
Rolex Sydney to Hobart, Fastnet and Middle sea races (All as watch captain)
4 time National champion fleet racing wins
19 international match racing events
2 Handed round north island of New Zealand 2008
1st Rolex Sydney to Hobart PHF Ocean Skinns (Ingles 47)
1st New Zealand Keelboat nationals Auckland November 2006
1st Auckland to Russell coastal classic race Cookson 50 Pussy Galore 2006
1st Skandia geelong week tactician Ocean skins 2008
1st Buckland beach match race regatta 2008
1st Loaded Hog Cup match race regatta
1st Pied Piper national champs 2006
1st Monaco classic regatta Dennis Conners Cotton blossom 2 2007
1st PHRF 2 handed round Waiheke island as navigator
1st PHRF Coastal classic 2006 pussy galore (cookson 50)
1st Round white island Race Cookson 50 Pussy galore 2006
2nd grade three Hardy cup Sydney 2007
2nd Airlie beach regatta (Hydroflow) 2004
2nd New Zealand Keelboat nationals Auckland November 2005
2nd Cannes classic regatta Dennis Conner's Cotton blossom 2 2007
2nd Les voiles des ST Tropez Dennis Conner's Cotton blossom 2 2007
2nd Ranger trophy long race series
3rd Finland grade 2 Match race Finland 2007
4th Congressional cup grade 1 match race 2007
4th Warren Jones youth regatta Perth 2005
4th Match race Gdansk Grade 1 Poland September 2005
4th on line Auckland to Fiji race May 2006
4th IRC bay of islands race week 2007 (Pussy galore Cookson 50)
4th IRC Airlie beach regatta (Pussy Galore Cookson 50) August 2006
5th IRC Hamilton island regatta (Pussy Galore Cookson 50) August 2006
5th Warren Jones international match race 2008
16th Hamilton Island race week (Seahawk) 2004
Maxi world cup Sardinia Italy (Grand Mistral 80) September 2005
Melgies 24 European champs Hamburg Germany 2007
Soling British champs Blyth England 2007
Skandia Cowes week TP52 St James place 2007
Sailed with Team New Zealand aboard NZL 81, 82 and NZL 68 in training and testing.
Sailed onboard Maxis, Konica Minolta, Lion New Zealand, Grand mistral 80 and Maximus.
Pitman / trimmer / bowman for KIWI MATCH Match racing team
Coaching experience
10 years coaching experience
Assistant club instructor @ Wakatere boating club
Waterwise instructor 3 years.
Sailing have a go instructor 2 years
Learn to sail and race coach at royal Akarana yacht club
Learn to sail and race coach at Bucklands beach yacht club.
Royal new Zealand yacht squadron youth training program volunteer coach
Kauwau youth training week coach 06 and 07 (Fleet racing)
Private coaching for Briar Hutchinson during the laser radial world champs 08
Coach of German women’s match racing team 08 World champs in Auckland.
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