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On Friday 27 February, exactly six months from tomorrow, the Race Village for the Auckland Stopover will open for business ready to welcome the fleet contesting the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15.

There was good and not-so-good for Emirates Team New Zealand on the final day of the Extreme Sailing Series Cardiff regatta.

Wakatere Boating Club has registered for Bart’s Bash on Sunday 21st September. This is a global event created to support the Andrew Simpson Foundation and to celebrate the life of Andrew (aka Bart) Simpson who was tragically killed during the last Americas Cup campaign. It’s also a genuine Guinness World Record attempt for the largest sailing event in the world and Wakatere is open to any class with a centreboard.

For the first time sailing will feature in the NZCT AIMS GAMES in 2015 after a proposal made by Yachting New Zealand was accepted by the six Trustees of one of the largest sporting events in New Zealand.

The 2014 Youth Olympic Games has concluded for New Zealand’s three-strong sailing team competing in Nanjing, China.

Another frustrating time for Emirates Team New Zealand on Day 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series.

Led by class veteran Tim - Te Guru – Bartlett and long time stalwart Russell Davis, members of the Auckland 12 foot Skiff fleet have set themselves a winter boat building project, with the end result up for grabs for anyone willing.

The Waikawa Boating Club have just announced Lawson’s Dry Hills will be their Gold sponsor for their 2015 New Year Regatta to be held over the weekend of the 9th to 11th January.

The 2014 Youth Olympic Games are underway in Nanjing, China featuring three NPhotos and Links: 2014 Youth Olympic Games

Head to TV3 to view video interviews featuring Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, Jez Fanstone and Peter Burling, and Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech. The NZL Sailing Team crews back in New Zealand are back in New Zealand for a brief break before heading out to Santander, Spain for the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships.

The NZL Sailing Team were in the media spotlight today in Auckland with New Zealand’s current Olympic sailing World Champions talking to New Zealand media while back in New Zealand briefly between key events.

It’s time to get your boat ready for the new season with the first major regatta – the STACK Winter Champs at Murrays Bay Sailing Club - only six weeks away.

The Coastal Classic has always been known as a 'drag race' from Auckland to Russell, and over the years, boats from near and far have vied to break the record for the fastest time. The honour is currently held by Team Vodafone Sailing with a time of just 5 hours, 44 minutes and 31 seconds - a big difference from the 18 hour record set by Cookie Stuart on Krisis in the first edition of the race.

The New Plymouth Yacht Club is celebrating 75 years over Labour weekend.

Breaking News – a World’s First at French Bay.

Over the last few months two more clubs have become members of not an “exclusive” club, but the “Inclusive” club!

At the conclusion of Three days of sailing at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, New Zealanders Brett Willcock and Paul Francis have finished in 7th and 12th place respectively in a fleet of 18 2.4mR’s.

Aspiring Paralympic Sailing duo Tim Dempsey and Gemma Fletcher have just completed their first international regatta. The pair started sailing together only 11 months ago, the only other regatta they have competed in was Sail Auckland, which they won.

The Incheon 2014 Asia Para Games will be held at Wangsan Sailing Marina, Korea, between the 15th and 22nd September 2014.

Applications for the Spirit of Adventure 2015 Inspiration Voyage are now open.

Last Saturday's race was an example of two handed one design racing at its best. Great weather, excellent fleet of twelve Young 88s, tactical course, difficult sail choices, lead changes and close competition all the way through the fleet.

Key members of the NZL Sailing Team are returning to New Zealand briefly between this year’s two major events on the Olympic sailing calendar and will be available for media interviews on Tuesday 19th August in Auckland.

Sailability Auckland is the President’s Nominated Charity of the Rotary Club of Whangaparaoa during 2014-2015.

Lake Ngaroto is a peat lake in Waipa District of New Zealand. Located 19 km south of Hamilton and 8 km north-west of Te Awamutu, it has a surface area of 108 ha, making it the largest of the Waipa peat lakes.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has lodged a challenge for the 35th America’s Cup.

As strong southerly winds plunged us into winter temperatures, a small corner of Wellington was transported, just for an evening, to the warmer climes of Italy.

Sailability Wellington is proud to announce that they will be hosting the 2015 Hansa Class National Championships and Kiwi Cup at Lowry Bay in Wellington.

The 2015 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland Regatta will be held later than in the past.

The next time your on water sail training gets cancelled, try brushing up on your rules.

New Zealand has added gold and bronze on the final day of Olympic Sailing Test Event (Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta 2014) to scoop a four medal haul in Rio, Brazil.

New Zealand has won gold in the 49er and silver in the 49erFX at the Olympic Sailing Test Event (Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta 2014). With the Women’s 470 set to wrap up tomorrow and New Zealand currently lying 2nd the NZL Sailing Team are in good shape for a three medal haul.

New Zealand now leads in the Women’s 470 and 49er events, and is 2nd in the 49erFX as the Olympic Sailing Test Event (Aquece Rio – International Sailing Regatta 2014) rolls towards its conclusion in Rio, Brazil.