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Yachting New Zealand is calling on Auckland Council to take immediate action to help prevent a biodiversity disaster in our backyard.

It doesn’t race in any regattas, serve on a committee, or pay annual fees – but Nelson Yacht Club is determined to have its smallest member around for as long as possible.

He’s sailed around the globe, competed in many of the world's most iconic yacht races, and lifted the America’s Cup four times - yet nothing has made veteran Kiwi sailor Matthew Mason prouder than witnessing his young son’s rare sailing feat over the we

An Australian sailor says he is astonished by the selflessness of a Kiwi yachtie's 11-hour round trip to rush to his aid after disaster struck shortly before the start of the 2023 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge – despite never having met the man.

On Sunday afternoon, Lucy TeMoananui set sail from New Plymouth to Southport on the 2023 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge - one of nine entries in the four-yearly 1240nm race across a notoriously rough stretch of water between New Zealand and Australia

Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn have beaten compatriots Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie to 49er gold, with Kiwis also claiming silver and bronze on a dramatic final day at the Princess Sofia Regatta.
 

It’s winner takes all as Kiwi teammates battle it out for 49er gold at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Spain tomorrow – while New Zealand’s top two ILCA 7 sailors will be keeping a close eye on each other in the race for silver.

Two race wins, sparked by a change of strategy, have catapulted Kiwi 49er sailors Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn into the lead – and within sight of their first gold medal of the season – at the Princess Sofia Regatta.

The appetisers are done. Now it’s time for the main course at the Princess Sofia Regatta.

New Zealand’s oldest yacht club is now also the newest member of the growing group of “clean clubs” in the country.

In our regular focus on the regions, our four NZ Community Trust regional development managers look at what has been happening in their areas - including in cyclone-ravaged Wairoa - and provide some advice on applying for funding support from the Commun

Jono Ridler will attempt a New Zealand record non-stop ultra-distance open water swim from Karaka Bay, Aotea Great Barrier Island to Narrow Neck Beach, Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland in a weather window on or soon after 25th April.

They've shown glimpses of what could be over the past year and now Jo Aleh and Molly Meech may have finally hit their stride as a sailing partnership.

Two New Zealand sailors have made an early statement on a curtailed first day of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma – but most of the 36-strong Kiwi fleet will have to wait a while longer to kickstart their European seasons.

Ben Beasley knows his road to achieving a lifelong sailing dream will be a lonely one - and that’s the way he likes it.

Wairoa Yacht Club is back up and running as recovery efforts continue for the small northern Hawke’s Bay town ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.

Born in Tonga and raised in New Zealand, Tony Vaka lost his right leg in a shark attack at a relatively young age.

It wouldn’t be Easter in New Zealand without the Optimist national championships - and as the host club for 2023, Wakatere Boating Club will have a special focus on sustainability when it comes to the country’s next generation of sailors.

Not much has been conventional about Sam Street’s sailing career.

Hugo Wigglesworth has his head in the clouds – for two afternoons during most school weeks and at least once over the weekend.

An enjoyable introduction to regatta sailing and some new friends is what the 2023 PredictWind Girls Championship was all about for eight-year-old Ivy Jones.

True to its name, Shapeshifter changed the New Zealand Elliott 5.9 landscape at the weekend by claiming the 2023 national title – and ending Rough & Reddy’s near-decade-long winning streak.

The crew has changed but there was an all-too-familiar feeling aboard Danger Zone after two days of racing at the Young 88 national championships at the weekend.

Yachting New Zealand and BLAKE have teamed up again and are inviting applicants for the 2023 BLAKE Inspire for Sailors programme - a five-day environmental leadership development adventure designed for emerging Kiwi sailors.

By Ed Gorman for IMOCA

The racing apart, the big headlines in the IMOCA class these days are almost always about new boats, new sponsorships, even new team structures.

Clubs will soon receive information outlining this year's Yachting New Zealand affiliation process.

The method of calculating a club's cost of affiliation to Yachting New Zealand is based on a per club member levy system.

It’s been a close battle between New Zealand’s two leading 49er FX crews on home waters this summer. Now it’s time to see how they compare on the world stage.

When Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn line up for the start of a crucial European season in Spain in just under a fortnight, they’ll be able to draw on something few of their opponents can.

The four NZ Community Trust Yachting New Zealand regional development managers highlight some key events from their respective areas over the past fortnight - including two sets of brothers helping Auckland Grammar School claim their first&nbs

Harri Wren and Peron Pearse have just completed their first Round North Island race aboard Start Me Up – a Ross 930 and one of the smallest yachts in the 34-boat fleet to tackle the 1200nm trek around Te Ika-a-Maui.

New Zealand’s next generation of female sailing stars is set to receive a boost as part of the latest innovation at the PredictWind Girls Championship Regatta this weekend.

Environmental, iwi and recreational fishing interests in the Hauraki Gulf have welcomed the decision to close the Coromandel scallop fishery indefinitely.