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Nine skippers are ready to race at the 2013 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Busan, Korea from 4-9 June. Set to be held out of Dongbaek Park, Haeundae Beach in Busan, London 2012 Women’s Match Racing gold medallist Tamara Echegoyen (ESP) will be the favourite to add a World title to her Olympic gold.

Mike Sanderson Stratis-Icebreaker was joined by regular crew Will Tiller and also had Matt Steven on the boat for the first time. Brzo, which is a big improver in recent times, was sailed by Class President Nathan Williams, Gill Williams and Phil "Fizzle" Houghton. Class Measurer Dave Cochran was sailing the legendary and always fast Zoot Allures.

Been a busy last few weeks, with a lot of freezing a lot of driving… And now finally a few days off!! After Garda, we made our way up to Holland for the Delta Lloyd Regatta, which was the second EuroSaf event of this trip for us. It’s an awesomely run event, with live GPS tracking on all the races, and quick and efficient racing on the water – luckily for us – as this happened to be the coldest Delta Lloyd regatta in forty years. And let me tell you, it really was cold! We had temperatures out on the water of five degrees – that may not sound too bad – and its probably not if you are skiing or something, but sailing??

We talked to Blair on Saturday morning and asked him what it was about the 2012 Sydney to Hobart that has got him coming back for more offshore racing. Check out the video interview here…

Last Friday the friends, family, sponsors and supporters of the 2013 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team gathered together at Yachting New Zealand in Auckland for an official team launch and send off.

This year's Auckland to Musket Cove Race has already caused at least one crew member to ask why they do this sport for pleasure. Here is a glimpse into live aboard TeamVodafone during the graveyard shift:

Emailing this afternoon from a location 210 nautical miles North-East of Cape Reinga, and nearly 300 nautical miles from the startline at Westhaven Marina in Auckland, TeamVodafone Sailing have reported breezes of up to 20 knots, and boat speeds of 23-26 knot.s They set their first reef and trinquet at 1000hrs today, and have now added a second reef.

Back in January Gemma [Jones] and I decided to team up in the exciting new Olympic class catamaran called the Nacra 17, with Gemma helming and myself crewing. The class is a mixed combination, where a girl and a guy sail together, deciding between themselves who is helming and crewing. The Nacra 17 is a brand new class designed specifically for the Olympics, and with the help of some cool design ideas, is the fastest on the circuit!

RNZYS Auckland to Musket Cove, Fiji Race - Projections and Predictions with PredictWind.com

The Starling Class Association is seeking expressions of interest from Clubs in the lower half of the North Island to host the 2015 Starling National Championships.

The 2013 Delta Lloyd Regatta (EUROSAF Event 2) has just finished here in Medemblik, Holland. We had very cold, wet, and predominantly windy conditions over the five days of racing. Most days were somewhere between 6-10 degrees, with rain on and off. It was hard to keep the feeling in your fingers!

Final days are always difficult for organisers and competitors alike but the final day of the Finn World Masters in La Rochelle was made more difficult by the strong winds and early rain showers that swept through the area.

The NZL Sailing Team is back on the podium collecting three medals today in Medemblik, the Netherlands at 2013 Delta Lloyd Regatta. It is gold for Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, silver for Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox and bronze for Andy Maloney at round two of the inaugural EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup Series.

With the penultimate day of the series done, four NZL Sailing Team crews have made the medal race cut at 2013 Delta Lloyd Regatta, round two of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup series being sailed in Medemblik, the Netherlands.

A new Class Association has been formed in New Zealand to support the Olympic multihull catamaran – the Nacra 17. The Nacra 17 multihull yacht has been introduced to the Olympic Games as a mixed gender (one female and one male crew) event and will be contested for the first time in Rio 2016.

Emirates Team New Zealand took the AC72 sailing on San Francisco Bay for the first time today.

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The NZL Sailing Team are back in the hunt for medals with three crews lying top two across three classes as 2013 Delta Lloyd Regatta, on in the Netherlands right now, heads into the business end with just two days to go. Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie are ten points clear in the Women’s 470, Andy Maloney has climbed to 2nd in the Laser event and Men’s 470 pair Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox has also improved to 2nd place after some excellent races today.

Bitter conditions meant the beanies were back out in Medemblik, the Netherlands for day two of the 2013 Delta Lloyd Regatta, round two of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup. After long delays and a late start to racing the NZL Sailing Team hit the water for racing and returned some more solid results.

Yachting New Zealand is pleased to announce a new series of resources for clubs that offer of sailing opportunities for people of all abilities. Designed for sailing clubs and their volunteer force, it’s hoped that the use of these documents will help open up the sport for people with disabilities in the club environment.

Yachting New Zealand will be running seminars around the country over the winter to up skill our Race Officials.

Do you know somebody who has a disability, or supports the disability community, whose amazing feats should be recognized? Nominate them for an attitude award online www.attitudeawards.org

The latest of Yachting New Zealand’s poster series has been released: the 2013-2016 Paralympic Class Progression Guide. With information and images regarding the types of boats that feed the Paralympic pathway, and what classification requirements there are per boat.

Owner Operator of Elements Watersports. Peter is also a Yachting New Zealand Course Facilitator. Many of you coaches will have been taught by Peter in becoming a Learn to Sail Coach, qualified powerboat driver or windsurfer. I caught up with Peter to ask him about the changing environments we face as coaches and what makes a good coach.

This Learn to Sail Coach Course will be held at Queen Charlotte Yacht Club on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July. 20th July 9am - 4pm. 21st July 9am - 3pm

Sailing is a very adaptive sport that everybody can get something out of. Whether it is intense racing, sailing around the world, or just an afternoon picnic cruise, sailing is a sport to be enjoyed by everybody!

This weekend (May 25-26) sees the first event of the 2013 Elliott 5.9 Traveler Series at Opua. The largest fleet for several years is expected with at least 15 boats and possibly up to 17.

Two bullets and a 3rd from Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie sees the Olympic champions take the early lead in the Women’s 470 class at Delta Lloyd Regatta which got underway overnight in Medemblik, Netherlands.

With little respite in the weather, the Finn World Masters in La Rochelle, completed two more great races in moderate, cold winds. After four race two kiwis are lying top ten including Karl Purdie (pictured, from Worser Bay Boating Club) in 5th and Ray Hall (Waiuku Yacht Club) in 7th.

Response to the 2013 YNZ Yacht Club Survey has been terrific. Chief Executive Dave Abercrombie says; “I want to say a big thank you to Yacht Clubs which have provided a completed 2013 Yacht Club Survey return to us, I know it takes some time and effort and I really appreciate your cooperation.”

Nine young kiwi sailors are off to Cyprus this year for 2013 ISAF Youth Worlds. Take a look at this great preview video to see what's in store for the 2013 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team this July... Find.. Team announcement here. Team profiles here. More about the 2013 ISAF Youth World Champs here.