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Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have taken New Zealand’s top Award in the sport of sailing for the third consecutive year and are now among the most celebrated sailors in New Zealand.

To prepare development 420 sailors for 2016 New Zealand 420 Nationals the 420 Association is co-ordinating two Clinics over 23rd-24th January and 30th-31st January at Takapuna.

Takapuna turned it on for day four of the 2015 Finn Gold Cup today. The 76 boat fleet sailed races in brilliant conditions which NZL Sailing Team’s Andrew Murdoch and Josh Junior relished.

It was a tough day at the office for the NZL Sailing Team competing at the 2015 Finn Gold Cup on Auckland’s North Shore and both Andrew Murdoch and Josh Junior have taken a hit in the standings at the regatta mid-way mark.

The annual NZIODA Eastern Beach Opti Clinic is being held from 11th - 15th Jan 2016.

It’s a fantastic opportunity to head off on camp, meet friends from around the country, and have a valuable four days on and off the water with coaching, games and fun. Accommodation & food included in the cost and a mini regatta on the last day.

In the lead up to the 2015 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards, on in Auckland on 27 November, we bring you a feature on each of the ten 2015 Service Award winners. Today we focus on Will Calver.  

The Otago Yacht Club is based in Dunedin and has a modern Clubhouse.  As well as providing events and social functions for our members the Club has berthage; moorings; slipping and cradle facilities; trailer yacht park; and storage.

Queen Charlotte Yacht Club invites and welcomes you to the largest centerboard regatta in the South Island. Saturday 20th to Sunday 21st February, Picton, Marlborough.

Dr Roger Badham spent 10 years at university studying meteorology and the last 40 years as a meteorologist – most of that time specialising in forecaster for the marine industry.

Queen Charlotte Yacht Club welcomes sailors and parents from all over New Zealand to the largest centreboard regatta in the South Island.

The Trust has an opportunity for a part-time (guaranteed 0.5FTE, more when journeys are booked) Skipper/First Mate to join us in running our programmes.  The role will be First Mate to our Head Skipper on single vessel journeys and Skipper on journeys where both vessels are sailing. We currently operate two vessels, Lion New Zealand (80ft NZ Whitbread Maxi) and Steinlager 2 (84ft Ketch).

Racing for the 2015 Finn Gold Cup continued off Takapuna as the large 75 boat fleet took to the water for day two of the six day regatta.

Conditions were light and just one race was possible in what were described as generally soft and tricky conditions.

The 2015 Finn Gold Cup, featuring the world’s best Olympic Finn sailors, got underway off Takapuna on Auckland’s North Shore today and NZL Sailing Team’s Andrew Murdoch has an early share of the lead.

Here are 7 things you can do to help your athlete to learn faster and achieve more success. 

Racing was really tight on Lake Ngaroto for the 16 competitors who attended the North Island regatta, coming from Napier, Manukau, New Plymouth , Wellington, Wairoa and Ngaroto. 

The 2016 Lawson’s Dry Hills New Year Regatta is on Jan 9th and 10th at the Waikawa Boating Club.  This is the largest keel boat sailing regatta south of Tauranga and the 65th year the Waikawa Boating Club has been hosting boats from our local fleet as well as from Nelson, Christchurch, Wellington and even farther afield. Lawson’s Dry Hills has been the premier sponsor of this exciting event in the spectacular Marlborough Sounds for the past nine years.

The waiting is almost over. The anticipation is intense. The competition will be tough. The sailors are ready. The 2015 Finn Gold Cup gets under way Monday with the practice race before a series of 10 fleet races decided who goes through to next Sunday's medal race.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have won the 2015 49er World Championship in Argentina today making it three consecutive world titles in the Olympic skiff class and extending their unprecedented unbeaten run to 22 victories in a row.

It was more the land of the long grey cloud than the long white cloud today as amid an atmosphere of tradition and fanfare the 2015 Finn Gold Cup was officially declared open on Takapuna Beach, New Zealand. The Rangitoro volcano provided a dramatic backdrop to a dramatic ceremony, just visible through the rain through the murk across the Hauraki Gulf.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will take a 12 point lead into the final day of the 2015 49er and 49erFX World Championships as they attempt to take the 49er crown for 2015 and make it three back to back world titles.

Thunderstorms and rain squalls meant no racing for either the men’s and women’s gold fleet on day four of the 2015 49er and 49erFX World Championships on now in Argentina.

The 2015 Finn Gold Cup at Takapuna Boating Club is now just five days away. Measurement and registration begin on Saturday with the opening ceremony on Saturday evening. Practice is almost over with the Pre-Worlds ending up a pretty windy regatta, and a remarkable winner in the shape of Rafa Trujillo (ESP) after racing was abandoned on Thursday.

The most outstanding aspect of Phil's volunteer efforts cannot be pinned to a single event, but rather the tireless, repeated and frequent work he has put in over the last fifteen years.

Craig began sailing at Manawatu Boating Club in a P Class in 1949. Since then, he has devoted a great deal of time to race management as both a race officer of a high standard and handicapper. In 1983 Craig developed Yacht Systems Race Management Programme which has been adopted by Yachting New Zealand and many clubs in New Zealand to help with handicaps and race results.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have taken the overall lead as the 2015 49er and 49erFX World Championships hits the half way mark and fleets are split into gold and silver for finals racing.

Are you letting good get in the way of great? Here are 3 simple tips to allow you to become the best coach that you can be. 

The sailors are counting down the days to the start of the 2015 Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, New Zealand. More and more Finns are covering the grass outside the Takapuna Boating Club in anticipation of a highly competitive week of racing. Around half the fleet of 90 or so Finns are currently taking part in the Pre-Worlds, the Auckland Championships, ahead of the first Gold Cup race next Tuesday. For Finn sailors, Takapuna is the place to be at the moment.

It has been 35 years since the Finn Gold Cup was last held in New Zealand waters. Back in 1980 it was also held at Takapuna Boating Club, the hosts for the 2015 edition. A lot has changed in 35 years but the enthusiasm and dedication of the Finn athletes has not, neither has the intense desire to win one of sailing’s most prestigious trophies.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have climbed to 2nd after day two of the 2015 49er and 49erFX World Championships being sailed at Buenos Aires.

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The Olympic dream within never really dies. However old you get, whatever other challenges you take on, the fire that breathes within stays. There’s always one more battle to fight against friends from across the world, one more chance to excel, one more dream of Olympic glory.
 

 

Here is the first of the Quick Tip series. Optimist Mainsheet and Bridle Setup.