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The number of member Clubs registering to be part of the 2015 Volvo National Sailing & Boating Day initiative has escalated over recent weeks with over 25 Clubs around the country signed up and plenty more making plans.

Although I never got to know Dale, the sailing community, and in particular, visually impaired sailors have lost a true champion.

Yesterday we brought you some of the interview with Matt Stechmann (NZL), who won the OK Dinghy World Championship at Black Rock YC on January 4 after a week of unusual and confounding weather. Here is the complete interview, taken shortly after he came ashore after claiming the title.

The 12ft Skiff Interdominion is shaping up to be a humdinger between two Australian and two New Zealand entries, with the Aussies getting the upper hand today, including the Brett Hobson skippered Geotherm staging a comeback to move up to second place, but it’s Sydney Sailmakers, steered by Nick Press which has a target on its stern.

After a week of uncooperative weather at Black Rock, Australia, the OK Dinghy World Championship wrapped up in perfect Port Phillip conditions. Matt Stechmann (NZL) did just enough to take the title by one point from Luke O'Connell (NZL), who won a three way points tie with defending champion, Roger Blasse (AUS), who took third overall, and Greg Wilcox (NZL) in fourth.

Qingdao, China has been selected as the Asian venue for the ISAF Sailing World Cup in 2015 and 2016.

No plans for Waitangi Weekend, come and join Weiti Boating Club up in Whangaparoa for the annual race to Fitzroy Harbour. Race starts 9am on Friday 6th February.

A team of four 420s has made the trip across to Fremantle for the Australian 420 Nationals, a six day regatta, 29th Dec - 3rd Jan and then the Australian Youth Championship a five day regatta running from Jan 6th to Jan 10th.

Mark your diary for the 2015 JACK TAR AUCKLAND REGATTA 20 – 22 March 2015

Have you got your entry in? Remember the entry fee goes up from January 1……..

The ISAF World Sailing Rankings for 15 December 2014 have been released.

On Monday 26 January Auckland celebrates its 175th birthday, and so does the Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.

The website for the 2015 Finn Gold Cup in Takapuna, New Zealand, has been launched. The Finn class is eagerly anticipating a return to Takapuna Boating Club for what will be only the second Finn World Championship to be held in New Zealand.

Together Yachting New Zealand and Volvo Cars New Zealand want to nurture and grow the grass roots of our sport, and it’s this motivation that has seen a small group of Volvo dealerships assist Yachting New Zealand’s Regional Support Officers further extending the work being done at Club level.

It may be the last world championship of 2014, but it is certainly not the least. The 2014 OK Dinghy World Championship opens at Black Rock Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia, on December 28th and so far there are around 80 entries, with perhaps a few more before registration closes.

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next couple of weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that. Are you organising an event you would like to see included? Don’t miss out on some free promotion for your sailing events by adding them to the YNZ on-line calendar here.

A very rare cannon belonging to the Royal Akarana Yacht Club has been stolen.

New Zealand athletes are being warned that tough new anti-doping rules come into force from 1 January, 2015. The rules will see those who intentionally cheat by using performance enhancing drugs or methods face longer bans from all sport.

Once again a good number of boats turned out for Wairoa Yacht Club’s Wairoa River Regatta. The regatta included the East Coast Championships for Lasers, P Class and the Optimist green fleet.

Are you parents and family asking what you want for Christmas and you are struggling to give them a definitive answer? Ask for your Oceanbridge Sail Auckland entry fees to be paid!

Hamilton Yacht Club is once again running it's Optisail Green Fleet and Youth Sail Training Camp between 19 - 22 January 2015 on Lake Rotoroa, Innes Common, Hamilton.

Ensuring that your on board safety equipment is in correct working order is paramount and with many yachties and boaties heading out on the water in the warmer weather now is the time to give everything a thorough check. Yachting New Zealand asks that you take some extra time to ensure your man overboard lights are working correctly.

Racing for ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne 2014 wrapped up over the weekend on Port Philip Bay with three podium finishes for New Zealand sailors across the Paralympic and Olympic classes.

Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club is seeking a Club Manager to help develop the club by promoting activities, membership and participation, while ensuring the financial profitability of the club.

Our Secret Weapon, a book about the history of the P Class, was published recently. Written by Gun Caundle, an ex-low ranking P Daddy, the book is divided into eras that describe a significant aspect of P Class history: how it was born, its development through the decades and how technology was adopted to prevent it from dying, and the origins of the coveted Tanner and Tauranga Cups.

Enter now to score early bird entry rates for the RPNYC 2015 Regatta!

The RPNYC Regatta, set to start February 20th, will again incorporate the PHRF National Championships.

RNZYS Youth Training Programme are holding a reunion in January 2015 and invite all sailors, Youth Training Program members and non-members alike to get together early in the new year for a celebratory Cocktail Party on Saturday 31 January.

High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) has announced today that Yachting New Zealand’s High Performance Programme will receive a financial boost in the two years leading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

A new range of interactive cruising guide apps for iPad has just been launched by the Island Cruising Association (ICA). The Sail Fiji cruising guides are the first of their kind – a new breed of up-to-date digital navigational aids that allow blue water sailors to “Cruise with Confidence”.

The Notice of Race for the 2015 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship that will be held in Langkawi, Malaysia from 27 December 2015 to 3 January 2016 has been released.

The Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! programme gives people the opportunity to experience the thrills and spills of sailing in a safe and well managed environment and most importantly, have fun! The programme has teamed up with the 2015 Auckland Volvo Ocean Race Stop Over with race village visitors having the opportunity to sail one of four Topper Omega yachts within the Race Village, and learn the basics, all for free!

31 year old kiwi Conrad Colman has been appointed co-skipper of the IMOCA 60 Spirit of Hungary set to depart Barcelona, Spain on 31 December in the Barcelona World Race.