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The 3.7 National Champion for 2014 is Derek Snow (Wakatere BC) in a very close contest won on countback. Second-placed Phil Ash (Manly SC) was on the same points. Both were Veterans. Mark O'Brien (Hamilton YC) in 3rd place was very close.

For the past 4 years the 49er class has been exploring format possibilities. Since the 2012 Olympics, we got more serious about one concept, Theatre Style Racing, and formally approved it as a class at our Worlds in 2013. We are reaching out for support from the broader sailing community with our aim being to use this format for the Rio Olympics. Please see our latest press release which includes our most famous sailors like Nathan Outteridge and Peter Burling showing support for the concept.

With Tropical Cyclone Lusi bearing down on Banks Peninsula the Akaroa Yacht Club hosted event was going to have some challenges. But day one on Saturday 15 March provided idea racing conditions as the north east breeze filled in.

From now until 21 April 2014, you have the opportunity to tell Auckland Council about your experience of the Hauraki Gulf, by participating in the Hauraki Gulf Use and Values Survey.

With only two weeks to go to the start of the next to last stage of the ISAF Sailing World Cup, the number of registered nations up to now has been exceeded

Britomart, Auckland’s leading commercial, retail and entertainment development, has joined with Emirates Team New Zealand for the Extreme Sailing Series.

A lot can happen in 80 days, you can go around the world, or you can get on a boat for the ANZ Sail Fiji race! The Royal Akarana Yacht Club race, starting on Saturday 7th June at 1300 hours, is set to be one of the largest offshore international events to leave New Zealand waters in over 20 years.

Thanks to our airline partner Fiji Airways, we are able to offer the following packages for competitors, family and friends for ANZ Sail Fiji.

Option 1 – Fully Flexible One Way Competitors Fare

A friendly reminder from Yachting New Zealand, and the PHRF Committee, that notification is required from owners who have made a configuration change that may affect the performance of your boat.

The 23rd Hebtro Trophy Fundraising Day will be held at Worser Bay Boating Club on Sunday 6th April 2014.

Javelin skiff teams from Wellington, East Coast, Manawatu, Bay of Plenty, North Harbour and Northland competed this weekend for the prestigious Sanders Cup. The Lake Taupo Yacht Club generously added a third racing day to their Mighty River Power Regatta for the Javelins to be able to hold their traditional Interprovincial Challenge.

Sunshine and light breezes at Westhaven greeted 16 new sailors for a Have a Go and Talent ID Paralympic sailing day on Saturday March 8th.

Royal Akarana Yacht Club together with ANZ and Port Denarau Marina, officially launched the 2014 ANZ Sail Fiji race which starts on Saturday 7th June at 1pm.

Just 10 weeks remain until the 30th Delta Lloyd Regatta. In this newsletter we want to inform you about the format being sailed, the committees responsible for race management, the internationally formed jury, our PRO and the 2014 facilities you may expect.

The NZ Elliott 5.9 Association has run a successful North Island Traveller Series for several years. This has followed a proven formula and has steadily grown in numbers over the past 5 years.

The Australian Championships for the International 2.4mR class were held over the Labour Day holiday weekend at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. Eleven 2.4mR sailors travelled from New South Wales, ACT, Tasmania and New Zealand for the event. Australia and New Zealands’ representatives at the 2012 Paralympic Games, Matt Bugg (TAS) and Paul Francis (NZL), were competing as part of their preparations for Rio in 2016.

This weekend at Wakatere Boating Club, the last of the 6-regatta Kendall Cup Series for 2013/14 took place in sunny, light and at times flukey conditions.

The Notice of Race, Entry Form and Class Rules for the inaugural One Ton Revisited event, in Auckland in February/March 2015 are now available.

The NZL Sailing Team are gearing up for the northern hemisphere season with the entire sailing team flying to Europe over coming weeks and a container of equipment already docked in Barcelona. Over the coming six months the calendar is full of Olympic class sailing regattas building towards the pinnacle event of the year – the ISAF Sailing World Championships, being raced off Santander, Spain in September.

Auckland Secondary Schools Fleet Racing Regatta Thurs 6th & Fri 7th March at Wakatere. This regatta is organised and run by ASB College Sport for sailors in school years 9 -13.

It’s time to enter your crew in the 2014 NZ Women’s Keelboat National Championships which will be held on the 5th & 6th April 2014 and will be run by the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron.

The Kristin School team of Leonard Takahashi, Sam Hassall, Rory McCutcheon and Oscar Gunn have won the 2014 Harken Schools Regatta. 15 year old Takahashi improved his results on the water today winning the Gold Fleet with a total of 16 points, after qualifying yesterday in 5th place overall. “We had a difficult day yesterday but today the whole team improved and everything just went our way. All the competitors were really good and the racing was very close.”

Just one week remains to get your entry in for the 2014 Hansa Class National Championships, to be sailed from 21-23 March at the Waitara Boating Club.

After two weeks of racing around the North Island against 22 other yachts Tony Wells and Rob Shaw have sailed Blink to overall line honours and 2nd place on PHRF in the Round North Island two handed race. Congratulations Tony on a fantastic campaign and a great result.

After three days of racing in the Line 7 Marine Port Nicholson Regatta Brian Cowper and his crew on Bacchante were crowned the winners of the Ross Telford Memorial Trophy along with winners of the National PHRF Division B Championship title, while Jamie McDowell and his crew on Black Diamond took out the National PHRF Division A Championship title.

Adam Middleton, Michael Cook and William Eastman sailing for Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club have convincing won the 2014 CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Championships. Over four days of racing the team dropped only one match in a dominant all round performance across a range of conditions.

The Qualification System for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Sailing Competition has been released.

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the nexHere’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next few weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that.

2014 is moving at cracking pace and there’s plenty going here at Yachting New Zealand. Here’s an update from my desk…

Gulf Harbour Yacht Club (GHYC) will proudly host the 2014 International Flying Fifteen Class National Championship between March 13th and 17th in the clear and traffic free waters of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and northern Hauraki Gulf.

After personally experiencing the transition in sailing as a non-disabled person to one with significant vision impairment, Dave Allerton has led the Taranaki Region and the Waitara Boating Club on a path of inclusion to open the sport to people of all abilities.

“The key to keeping it running - is someone who is focused on keeping it alive.”