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Our NZCT regional development managers bring you the latest updates from across the country - including a new home for an Auckland yacht club steeped in tradition.
- Yachting New Zealand is calling on sailing coaches across the country to help shape the future of the sport by taking part in a nationwide survey examining the pathways, opportunities and challenges facing coaches at every level.The Coaching System Survey 2026 aims t
When water started pouring into his yacht in the raging Tasman Sea, Graeme Francis found himself confronting the scenario every offshore sailor hopes never arrives.
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron will host its annual Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Day Out on Saturday 22 August 2026, bringing women and girls of all experience levels together for a full day of keelboat racing, learning and networking on the Waitematā Harbour.
- One of New Zealand's most remote yacht clubs is celebrating a major step forward in its years-long campaign to secure accommodation it considers critical to its future.A Christchurch City Council community board has recommended a solution that would preserve annual c
Less than three years ago, Serena Woodall was chasing opportunities wherever she could find them.
By Nigel Richards
Too often, when incidents happen at sea, attention lands almost entirely on the skipper or Person in Charge (PiC), as though safety begins and ends with one individual.
It doesn’t.
Kiwi veteran Malcolm Dickson is back to lead the charge across 1,200 unforgiving miles, as a new fleet takes on the legendary Solo Trans-Tasman — a race built on risk, endurance and raw nerve.
