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The Royal Akarana Yacht Club today announced naming rights sponsorship by ANZ for the prestigious Sail Fiji 2014.

The inaugural Volvo National Sailing and Boating Day is being hailed a success at the Opua Cruising Club (OCC).

The construction of the Westhaven Promenade reached a milestone with the commencement of piling this month, and fourteen piles are now installed.

The first seminar for ANZ Sail Fiji will kick off on Thursday 13th March at 7pm at the host club location, Royal Akarana Yacht Club.

Volvo National Sailing and Boating Day attracted an excellent turn out at Wellington’s Heretaunga Boating Club, where they ran a very successful Open Day from the clubrooms on Petone Beach.

Emirates Team New Zealand has ended the Extreme Sailing Series Singapore regatta in fourth place.

The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Midnight Rambler is so enthusiastic to make the start line for ANZ Sail Fiji that they are already sending through their crew details for the race.

The final leg of the NZL Yachting Trust supported Round North Island Two Handed Race is drawing to a close. However for the leading two yachts the battle will go all the way to the line. With both overall Line Honours and handicap prizes on the line there is plenty to play for.

The basics are done right, and they’re done well at Waiuku Yacht Club. Perhaps that’s the secret to success at the “hidden gem on the Manukau.”

Here’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.

Wakatere Boating Club at Narrow Neck beach hosted a vibrant and exciting day of celebration on Sunday 16 March for the inaugural Volvo National Sailing and Boating Day.

Manly Sailing Club hosted the 2014 RS:X and Techno National Championships over the weekend of the 14th, 15th and 16th of February.

Ross Loveridge, Commodore at the Motueka Yacht and Cruising Club reports on the success of Volvo National Sailing & Boating Day…

John Kliffen, Commodore at Worser Bay Boating Club describes their Volvo National Sailing & Boating Day…

In the Western Districts region, the Waitara Boating Club, hosted their annual regatta over the Volvo National Sailing & Boating Day weekend with the biggest fleet of centreboard dinghies turning out for years.

Emirates Team New Zealand is taking to the water in Singapore this week at the first of the Extreme 40 Series 2014 championships.

After a call out for sailing images to feature on the YNZ website homepage back in January we are pleased to announce that Jo Maidment – sailing Mum and budding photographer – will receive the NZL Sailing sweatshirts offered for the chosen submission.

They go into combat in world class match race events, and let all comers try their hand at fleet racing. The 11 boats in the MRX fleet have been based at Westhaven Marina for 23 years and are still one of the world’s best fleets of identical keel boats.

Applications are now open for the 2014 St John’s Rotary Trust Scholarship with two $1000 scholarships up for grabs for up and coming youth sailors.

Geoff Durham, a keen Weta owner from Auckland talks about his last minute Weta cruise to Moturoa Island in the Hauraki Gulf last weekend.

Download the results of the recent R Class National Championship 2014 Leander Trophy Finals Results

Bluff Harbour is a challenging environment for the smaller dinghies, with commercial traffic, wind and tides affecting the ability of the young skippers to safely manage their boats. The fleet managed very well and the smiles on the young sailors faces said it all when they returned to shore for a barbeque sausage provided at the club rooms.

Golf prodigy Lydia Ko has taken the supreme honours at the 51st Westpac Halberg Awards at Vector Arena in Auckland tonight. Among the category finalists in 2014 were three from yachting including Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, and Peter Burling and Blair Tuke – both finalists for Team of the Year which went to the All Blacks after a faultless season. Nathan Handley was again a category finalist for Coach of the Year, which went to Steve Hansen.

Apologies to Grant Turnbull for the error in my last update, he has won the NZ Open Keel Boat Championships 4 times! AMAZING

Commodore Gary Smith reports that Volvo National Sailing and Boating Day at the Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club was a hit. “It was a successful day at Tauranga,” says Gary. “We had 43 Windsurfing or Learn to Sail sign up today.”

Not long to go …Queen Charlotte yacht Club is counting down the days. Next weekend over 120 young sailors will launch their boats at Shelley Beach-Picton to proof themselves in the largest centre board regatta of the South Island.

With earthquake repairs only completed days in advance of Volvo National Sailing & Boating Day the team at Waimakariri Sailing & Powerboat Club pulled out all the stops to get on board with the nationwide initiative and open the Club on Sunday February 16th.

The Taikata Tablet – latest news from the Taikata Sailing Club is in the newsletter for download here. 

 

The NZL Sailing Team had two sailors on the podium of the 2014 A Class World Championships which has just wrapped up off Takapuna Boating Club in Auckland after five days of racing.

The Opua Cruising Club was one of many Clubs around the country to open their doors on Sunday 16th February for the Volvo National Sailing & Boating Day.

The stars of the fleet shone again on the world of A Class sailors today in race seven and eight of the 2014 A Class Catamaran World Championships.

Welcome to the Elliott 5.9 Class Update for February 2014. Quite a short update this month, with some information about the Kawau weekend (which is shaping up to be huge!) and some indicative dates and venues for the 2014 Traveller Series.