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New Zealand continues to lead in the 49er and Women’s 470 at ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta where over 1100 of the world’s best Olympic campaigners are competing. Kiwis also occupy second place in the 49erFX and the Laser, and third place in the 49er putting the NZL Sailing Team in good shape for the medal hunt. Day four has just concluded with two days of racing remaining.

Learn to Sail Coach Course 30/31 August held at the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club

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ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres has hit the mid way mark and many of the NZL Sailing Team continue to inch up the standings with Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, and Peter Burling and Blair Tuke leading the charge both now holding the overall lead.

Keel Boat Coach Course, 6th 7th September at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club

Register now for the YNZ Race Coach Course 24/25 May at Bucklands Beach Yacht Club.

The 2014 Toyota National Optimist Championship final day was a real thriller on both open and green fleets.

The NZL Sailing Team continued their good form into day two of the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres Regatta where over 1100 Olympic class sailors from 59 nations are competing.

At 1:00pm on Tuesday, 22nd April 2014, nineteen-year-old New Zealander Cory McLennan will make history by becoming the youngest person ever to attempt the Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge yacht race.

Another breezy day on the open fleet with a peak of 23knots and good averages of around 17knots.

The final regatta of the 2013-14 season of the ISAF Sailing World Cup is underway with great conditions for day one of racing in Hyeres, France today. The NZL Sailing Team has made a solid start leading in both the 49er and the Women’s RS:X, and lying 2nd in the Women’s 470.

A must have for any coach from Learn to Sail through to Olympic Coach. No coach should be on the water without their Wet notes and a pencil. “Food! Sunblock wet notes, compass, wind gauge, tide stick.” As quoted by Nathan Handley in the December Coaches update are the items he never goes on the water without.

New Zealand has won a mass of medals at the RYA Youth National Championships Regatta which wrapped up on Friday 18th April in Weymouth, UK. The contingent of young kiwis collected one gold, two silver and two bronze medals across the range of skiff, double-handed and single-handed classes.

Day three of the Toyota National Optimist Championships started well with a 10-12 knot breeze but as predicted the breeze built throughout the morning and by lunchtime the skies darkened and we were treated to an intense squall of rain and wind peaking at 36 knots.

In this free public lecture features Team New Zealand’s Andy Kensington and Oracle’s Neil Wilkinson who will square off and debate how Oracle came from behind to win. Hear the untold story of the behind the scenes race from the engineers who designed these revolutionary yachts – the race between the designers and their contrasting views about how Oracle made a miraculous turn-around, from 8-1 to 9-8, to win the 2013 America’s Cup.

Day 2 of the Toyota National Championship got off to a great start with a huge pod of dolphins putting on a magnificent display just off Manly Beach

A Multihull Yacht Club initiative, the recent New Zealand Multilhull Boat Show held in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour was a great success and the Club extends its thanks to all those who supported the day…

Kerikeri Cruising Club finished the Learn-to-Sail part of their season with a treasure hunt and certificates hand out after another very successful year marked by fine weather and an excellent turn out of parents and younger sailors.

New Zealand Team Sailing has their major annual regatta starting on the 27th of April, the second week of the Secondary School holidays.

This regatta was held at Pauri Lake near Wanganui on Saturday in overcast breezy conditions. Six schools took part from Okoia, Westmere, Fordell, Kaitoki, Wanganui Intermediate and St Georges. Sailing in teams of three Optimists.

Following the recent double gold medal success at ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma the NZL Sailing Team are now less than a week away from the start of racing at the next ISAF World Cup Regatta in Hyeres, France.

NZCT Regional Support Officer position,Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club Sailing School Program Coordinator, Queen Charlotte Yacht Club Head Coach 2014 – 2015, Glendowie Boating Club head coach, Nelson Watersports

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.

For the ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyères over 1,100 athletes have registered to sail with the crème of the crop of Olympic and Paralympic sailing set to compete in Hyères, France. Olympic medallists, World Champions and ISAF Sailing World Cup medallists will compete on the French Riviera as the 2013-2014 World Cup series draws to a close.

Outstanding achievement across the sport and recreation sector has been recognised at the annual New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards, held in Christchurch on Monday night.

Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and fellow Naval Point Yacht Club members of Ken Camp who passed away recently.

Jeremy Lomas and his crew on Flash Gordon came from behind to win the 2014 HARKEN Young 88 National Championships by 2 points over Dangerzone in what was a top performance under pressure on the final day.

New Zealand's largest single class regatta of the year, the 2014 Toyota Optimist National Championships is about to commence at Manly Sailing Club on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula. Racing gets underway next Friday April 18, where 265 sailors from five countries will race up to 15 races over the five days of racing.

Yachting New Zealand are delighted to welcome Laurie Jury to the team as our new Coach Development Manager. Laurie has an extensive background both as a coach and a sailor. We are excited about what Laurie brings to the team.

Six of our Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme sailors will get the opportunity of a lifetime tomorrow when they join the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for match racing on board two ex-America’s Cup yachts. Our six talented sailors have been hand-picked by Commodore Steve Burrett to sail with the Royals on NZL68 & NZL41.

What a weekend it was, the weather played the game and Evans Bay provided a full range of fantastic sailing conditions from no wind and beautiful sunshine (you can’t beat Wellington on a good day) through to a (more normal) cool 20ish knots on Sunday.

Weta Marine are passionate about showing people what a great sport sailing is. For the past two years we have organized Sailing Central at the Hutchwilco New Zealand boat show to encourage the wider boating public to check out sailing and hopefully give it a go. The next show is from May 15th to 18th and it promises to be a good one.