Youthful enthusiasm and a passion for sailing is the key for the latest crop of Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club's international instructors as they gear up for a busy Kiwi summer.

International instructors Rory Gleeson, 22, and Georgi Ridler, 21, arrived in New Zealand on Monday to take up their seven month post at Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club where they will teach learn to sail, learn to windsurf and learn to race classes.

Rory Gleeson and Georgi Ridler are gearing up for a busy summer instructing at the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club.

Rory, originally from Canberra, Australia and Georgi, hailing from Brighton on the south coast of England, have spent the last five summers passing on their sailing knowledge to budding international sailors around the world including Spain, Australia and most recently Abu Dhabi.

An experienced sailor in the Australian Sharpies and Flying 15's for the last 12 years, Rory cannot wait to get stuck in and help grow the already popular sport of sailing in the Bay of Plenty by drawing on his own fond childhood memories.

'We want to teach participation in the club and get a lot of kids in there. It's about creating a sport for a lifetime rather than a hobby and creating a family environment,” says Rory.

'We wanted to work somewhere in New Zealand and Tauranga seemed like a nice place to do it. It's the Florida of New Zealand,” says Rory.

Georgi, a national competitor in various classes including the RS Feva, the Laser Radial and K6, is just as experienced with 15 years under her belt.

'It's a new country with new challenges - but I am excited and keen to test out the boats before begin teaching,”

'I became an instructor because I had this amazing instructor when I was eight and thought that is what I want to be when I'm older.”

Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club's club manager Christine Headey is excited with the pair's arrival in what is a chance for tentative sailors to give it a go during the summer season.

This is the second year the club has advertised for international instructors after Californian Taylor Chittick and Frenchman Hervé Pruvost spent last summer lending a helping hand.

'These are two individuals that can share their enthusiasm and passion to others and engaging them to get out on to the water for a life time rather than a summer,” says Christine.

'We want to build the club up and inspire the next generation.”

The pair will have the next 10 days to familiarise themselves with the boats and the Kiwi lifestyle before starting their teaching regime with the start of the school holidays.