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Karleen Dixon still remembers her surprise when she was asked to skipper a team in the inaugural NZ Women's National Keelboat Championships more than 30 years ago, even though she'd never really sailed a keelboat before.
One played the role of Judith Collins' advisor and the other pulled on the media hat to hold politicians to account.
Coaches should have received notification if their qualification expires on June 30.
Statistics show the number of females who belong to yachting and boating clubs in this country drops from about 30 percent at youth level to 20 percent at senior level.
Yachting New Zealand have been working with Maritime New Zealand to clarify the process skippers must undertake to best prepare their vessels before heading overseas.
The likelihood of a Sailability centre in Dunedin gathered momentum following last weekend's Halberg Games, the three-day national sports competition for youngsters with physical or visual impairments.
Brian Trubovich once spent a night on Rangitoto Island after the mullet boat he was on ran aground and he was left behind during the rescue operation.
George Lee Rush had spent about three hours in a Starling before this week's national championships but can now consider himself the best Starling sailor in the country.
Learning to sail on a keelboat can seem a bit daunting at times, with lots of jargon and technical aspects to try to remember, but that's all been simplified through a new Yachting New Zealand publication.
