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As the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships head into the business end New Zealand leads in both the 49er and women’s 470 after a blustery day in Santander.

Big breeze was the order of the day at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships on in Santander, Spain and it suited Peter Burling and Blair Tuke who continue the lead in the 49er. Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie only sailed one race, but did enough to climb to 5th and Sam Meech has secured a spot in the Laser medal race for tomorrow.

Both of the NZL Sailing Team's defending skiff world champions in the 49er and 49er FX have started their 2015 World Championship run on top form.

Here’s a look at the up-coming Coach Courses on around the country over coming months. Click on the event title for more information on how to apply.

The first boat I sailed was a Hartley 9ft sailing dinghy built by my father Robin, in the late 50s or early 60s, although it was probably not until the early 70s before I actually recall it in any detail.

Racing continued at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain today where Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have made a strong start to lead the 49er class.

On a day where 35 races were to be sailed at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain, just two were possible due to the continuing light wind weather pattern.

Richmond Yacht Club runs a series of eight races over the summer months for adults who would like to experience "a taste of sailing", or who have experience and are looking to find a place as crew on a boat.

The countdown is on to the annual Auckland regatta which farewells winter and welcomes summer. The STACK Winter Champs are on 3rd – 5th October.

The Hauraki Singlehanded Series (HSS) links singlehanded races from five Auckland-area clubs into a fun and competitive series. The 2014-15 HSS will consist of seven races from October to April, with a range of racing - from no-extras harbour courses to the challenging 66nm Route 66 race to Whangarei. All skippers and boats are welcome to join!

Emirates Team New Zealand has won Act 6 of the Extreme Sailing series today in Istanbul in the dramatic final race of the regatta.

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie started racing today on what was another light air day in Santander where the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships are on. Highlights for the NZL Sailing Team today include Natalia Kosinska breaking into the top ten going 3, 4 and Andy Maloney storming up the Laser leader board winning today’s only gold fleet race.

On day two of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander the Laser, Radial, and men’s and women’s windsurfers were on the water doing battle in the qualifying rounds for their respective world titles.

Racing started today in the single handed Laser and Radial classes at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander on the northern coast of Spain.

It’s practice day for the Extreme Sailing Series Istanbul regatta and Emirates Team New Zealand is out to make the most of every precious minute on the water that’s allowed under the rules.

Skippers of the six teams competing for the 35th America’s Cup met the media overnight in London.

The Panmure Yacht and Boating Club is the most recent to take up the exclusive Aon package of insurance policies tailored specifically for YNZ member sailing and boating clubs.

Well-known Kiwi faces and personalities, including sailing's Jo Aleh, are getting behind this year’s Starboard Paddle for Hope festival in an effort to raise funds for Pinc and Steel Cancer Rehabilitation Trust.

There are some seriously cool prizes up for grabs in this year's PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic. With divisional sponsors including Musto, Mount Gay and Railblaza, and spot prizes from the likes of B&G and Dirty Dog Eyewear, there are even more good reasons to get your entry in now for the biggest race of the year.

The 2014 Auckland On Water Boat Show is New Zealand’s largest on-water boat show attracting huge crowds to Auckland’s viaduct harbour and Yachting New Zealand can help promote your Club to Show visitors through our display stand.

The inaugural Great Blake Race is set to take place on November 6 and entries are now open for the inaugural yachting contest, named for one of New Zealand’s greatest sailors and sporting heroes.

Race Officials make a huge contribution to Yacht Clubs around New Zealand. Whether it’s helping out with local club racing or running an International regatta, neither would be possible without dedicated Race Officials.

Having sailed competitively for than more than 60 years Bob Blakey can reflect on a treasure trove of memories in the sport which has taken him to legion of countries spanning all four corners of the world.

Today in Santander, Northern Spain marks the start of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships with the world’s crème de la crème of Olympic sailing counting down to the start of racing over the coming week.

The NZ Sailing Trust has entered Lion New Zealand, alongside Steinlager 2, into the Coastal Classic Race from Auckland to Russell. Crew places are available for people keen to experience maxi yacht sailing on Sir Peter Blake’s iconic yacht, Lion New Zealand.

Sailability Auckland and the Rotary Club of Whangaparoa are hosting a Grand Celebrity Charity Dinner with funds raised set to benefit Sailability Auckland.

You’ll need to be quick if you want to secure your place at the ICA’s Cruising Preparation Seminar in Auckland later this year. Spaces are filling up fast for the two-day event, which takes place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November 2014 at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS).

Event three on the 2014 Traveler Series sailed from Marsden Cove, hosted by Onerahi Yacht Club, included another strong fleet of 16 boats including all four new boats launched in the last few months.

Yachting New Zealand will be running seminars around the country over the winter to up skill our Race Officials. These seminars are free for all Yachting New Zealand affiliated Yacht Club members to attend. We would like to invite all of our members to attend these seminars.

The Club and Class Directory pages of yachtingnz.org.nz get plenty of traffic, so it’s important we’re advertising the correct contact details and officers for your Club or Class. Plus it means that your Club or Class doesn't miss out on any important communications coming from yachting New Zealand such as nomination forms for Board Directors and Awards.

Five crews from Wakatere Boating Club, Kohimarama Yacht Club and French Bay Yacht Club contested the inaugural MRX Youth Pathways Regatta. The regatta has been introduced to suggest a fun and practical pathway from youth to adult sailing for our young sailors, so many of whom drop out of sailing after graduating from the youth classes.

After six days sailing, the High Liner Foods IFDS World Championships 2014, has drawn to a close in Halifax.