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  • How your vessel can help marine science

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    The International SeaKeepers Society is coming to New Zealand and they are looking for people to join their Discovery Yacht Programme.

  • Regional roundup: Stolen Opti sparks outpouring of support

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    Our four NZ Community Trust regional development managers look at what has been happening across the country - as many clubs celebrate another successful sailing season and start to look ahead to the next one.

  • Spotlight on: Jon Henry

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    Over the past two decades, Jon Henry has become synonymous with short-handed sailing in New Zealand. 

  • RŪNĀ schools programme: Seeking expressions of interest

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    Yachting New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest from clubs in becoming a RŪNĀ schools programme provider.

  • Sport NZ launches Balanced Female Health

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    Sport NZ has launched a new resource to support adults to understand the health and development of young people who are physically active through community sport.

  • 29er nationals: Pair eye title despite boat 'totalled' in storm

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    Twenty-nine teams are set to battle it out for the title of 29er national champion at Kohimarama Yacht Club this weekend, but for one of the teams just getting to the start-line is already a big win.

  • Race management winter training schedule confirmed

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    We are pleased to announce that the race management winter training schedule is now confirmed, and registration is open for the free race officer training seminars and race management conference. 

  • 'A lot of people behind you': Club leaders take plenty from conference

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    The Yachting New Zealand Club Conference was a rare opportunity to share ideas and suggestions with others facing similar challenges and a timely reminder that support for clubs is only a phone call or email away, says Jonathan Kline.

  • Club Conference 2023: Time to think differently about sailing's challenges - Orams

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    New Zealand sailing owes much of its unrivalled success to its ability to think differently about things – and that’s exactly what is required to overcome the next big challenges facing the sport.

  • Strong NZ team named for Olympic test event in Marseille

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    Twelve sailors will represent New Zealand in nine of the 10 Olympic classes at July's Olympic test event in Marseille, just over a year out from the Paris Games.

  • Regional roundup: Event calendar - send us your regatta details

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    Our four NZ Community Trust regional development managers take a look at what's been happening around the country, as we start to look ahead to next season.

  • Wingfoil nationals 'step closer to Olympics'

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    For Barbara Kendall this weekend’s inaugural wingfoil national championships at Manly Sailing Club is an important addition to New Zealand’s sailing calendar and, she says, a first step to what could be inclusion in future Olympic Games.

  • Spotlight on: Aevril Hibbard

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    It’s hard to imagine anyone more passionate about sailing than Aevril Hibbard.

  • All you need to know: Time to renew PHRFs

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    Keelboat owners who intend to race in the upcoming season are being urged to renew their PHRF certificates as it expires at the end of May – and to take note of a few minor changes to the revalidation process this year.

  • Score! Free Sailwave training for clubs

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    When it comes to racing everyone wants better results.

    That’s why Sailwave, with a bit of help from Yachting New Zealand, is offering a webinar for clubs to maximise the use of its scoring software.

  • iQFOIL Europeans: Armit stakes Olympic claim with second top 10

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    Josh Armit underlined his Olympic credentials with a seventh place at the iQFOIL European championships in Greece overnight – his second top-10 result in consecutive international regattas in only his second season as a windfoiler.

  • Greece lightning: Armit saves best for last at iQFOIL Europeans

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    New Zealand’s hopes of silverware at the iQFOIL European championships rest on Josh Armit.

  • Kiwis in finals push at iQFOIL Europeans

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    New Zealand’s leading windfoilers are set for a final push up the leaderboard as the race for silverware at the iQFOIL European championships in Greece heats up.

  • Blake Inspire for Sailors: Focus on friendships, sustainable future for class of 2023

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    They arrived in Auckland last Monday as strangers with the common goal to grow as young leaders and learn about the crisis confronting our oceans. 
     

  • iQFOIL Europeans: Crook makes his moves amid start-line struggles

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    The first day of gold-fleet racing was also moving day for Thomas Crook in cold and breezy conditions at the iQFOIL European championships in Patras, Greece.

  • iQFOIL Europeans: Armit leads charge as Kiwis eye gold fleet

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    Josh Armit has continued his impressive start to the international season, claiming top-10 finishes in each of the four races in his qualifying fleet overnight to move up to fifth overall on day two of the iQFOIL European championships in Greece.

  • 'The next generation of Team New Zealand': Call to apply for Women's and Youth America's Cup

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    Emirates Team New Zealand are putting out a wide call for the country’s best women and youth sailors to apply to represent Emirates Team New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and New Zealand’s women and youth America’s Cup teams via

  • Kiwis start strong at iQFOIL Europeans

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    Kiwis were near the front of the fleet on the opening day of the iQFOIL European Championships after battling the world’s leading competitors in strong breeze and choppy seas in Patras, Greece. 

  • Stella claims Waszp title at SailGP finale

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    Stella Bilger did what the New Zealand team narrowly failed to do at the SailGP season finale in San Francisco – win a title.

  • Josh Armit 'on fire' ahead of European windfoil event

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    The New Zealand windfoiling squad have continued their impressive early-season form ahead of the iQFOIL European championships in Greece.

  • Regional roundup: Prepare for takeoff! Manly to host first wingfoil nationals

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    Our four NZ Community Trust regional development managers take a look at what's been happening around the country - including confirmation of the first national championships for the domestic wingfoiling fleet, and the first of the year's Aon national c

  • Mark Orams to headline conference speakers

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    Renowned sailor, respected scholar and author and environmental champion Mark Orams will headline Yachting New Zealand’s list of speakers at the Club Conference in Auckland later this month.

  • Spotlight on: Serena Woodall

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    A national and international champion sailor, and budding environmental advocate – 21-year-old Serena Woodall has crammed more into her young career than many people twice her age.

    And her resume just got even more impressive.

  • Feva nationals: Brown, Quere claim title in record fleet

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    A record number of boats lined up for last weekend’s RS: Feva national championships, further illustrating the growing popularity of the double-handed class.

  • Young Ewan eyes world champs after US triumph

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    Ewan Brazle had only just turned 10 when he jumped in an O’pen skiff for the first time. 

  • Blake Inspire for Sailors: Meet the class of 2023

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    A group of young Kiwis will next week take inspiration from one of the proudest moments from New Zealand's sailing past to help in their efforts to create a more sustainable future.

  • Egnot-Johnson on beating Cup icon - 'We pretended he was someone else'

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    The best part of Nick Egnot-Johnson's 2023 Congressional Cup wasn’t the realisation of a childhood dream of standing on the dais in match racing's most prestigious event, or the potential springboard to achieve another long-held goal of winning a world