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Sean Herbert has carried his strong long-distance form into the WingFoil Racing World Cup in Sardinia, retaining the leader’s yellow bib and booking his place in the Gold Fleet after the second day of racing.

A 10th win from 16 races has underlined Aimee Bright’s dominance at the iQFOiL under-23 World Championships, with the Kiwi adding three more bullets overnight to strengthen her grip on the top of the women’s fleet.

Sean Herbert and Vaina Picot made the strongest possible starts to the latest round of the Wingfoil Racing World Cup as racing got underway at Poetto Beach on Sardinia’s south-east coast.

New Zealand’s Aimee Bright has strengthened her grip on the leader’s yellow bib at the iQFOiL under-23 World Championships in Poland, winning three more races to remain atop the leaderboard for a third straight day.

The winners of the 2026 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards have been selected by the judging panel and will be celebrated at a special awards event at Royal Akarana Yacht Club on Friday, 6 November 2026.

New Zealand windfoiler Aimee Bright has maintained her excellent start to the iQFOiL under-23 World Championships in Poland, holding the lead in the women’s fleet for a second consecutive day.

New Zealand's top youth sailors have battled everything from 30-knot winds to light, shifty conditions to claim national honours at the 2026 PredictWind New Zealand Youth Championships and take a major step towards selection for December's Youth World Championships.

Aimee Bright has made a flying start to the iQFOiL under-23 World Championships in Poland, winning three of four races on the opening day to take a three-point lead in the women’s fleet.

More than 80 educators, sailing club representatives, environmental organisations and community leaders from across the country have strengthened their skills in marine monitoring and citizen science as part of a series of Hauraki Gulf Monitoring Project workshops in Auckland.