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Jo Aleh and Olivia (Polly) Powrie have won Gold at their Olympic 470 dress rehearsal event, and Paul Snow Hansen with Jason Saunders have achieved bronze.

This time of year the cruisers of Naval Point Club Lyttelton are heading for the South Pacific.

Members on the move include:

Sue Stubenvoll on "Haku II" – Vanuatu

Warren Matthews on “Natural high” - Thailand

The Torbay Sailing Club has announced the date for the 2012 Sir Peter Blake Regatta.

At the time of sending- New Zealander Conrad Coleman and crew Cavanough are only approximately 45 Nm from the final finish line of the 30,000 mile circumnavigation race, in Les Sables d’Olonne, France.

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After four days of racing in Korea FMJ have ended up 6th in the Korea Match Cup, going down in the quarter finals to defending champion Bjorn Hansen of Sweden.

The ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta Skandia Sail for Gold is underway at the Weymouth Olympic Sailing venue, and after yesterday’s light winds, racing is now back on schedule and kiwi talent is starting to show through.

At 20:59:50 hours ZST on Tuesday 5 June 2012, the Orma 60 Team Vodafone Sailing, skipped by Simon Hull, crossed the finish line in Noumea, New Caledonia to set a new multihull race record in the Evolution Sails Sail Noumea race.

The Chilean Navy Training Ship “Esmeralda” arrived in Wellington on Tuesday June 5th for just a short five day visit so  be sure to take up some great opportunities to see the boat and to meet the crew.

New Zealander Neville Crichton has been named a Companion to the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and yachting.

The 2012 Moore Wilson's Winter Series is set to get underway at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in Wellington. This popular annual event attracts around 40 entries each winter with sailing every second Sunday for five weeks.

Yachting New Zealand is saddened to announce the passing of past President and life member Hugh David Poole on 3 June 2012 at age 87.

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On Friday 25 May, the NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team was celebrated by sponsors and family at Yachting New Zealand.

Fighting back from an OCS (early start penalty) in the first race of the regatta, Rob Coutts secured the 2012 World Championship for New Zealand in the Grand Masters division, and sixth overall.

On the backing of their sixth place finish at the 2012 49er World Championships in Croatia earlier this month, Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski have been inducted to the NZL Sailing Team, as was Jim Turner who on Tuesday was selected for the Olympic Game

Yachting New Zealand is pleased to announce that three more sailors have been confirmed to the London 2012 New Zealand Olympic Team.

Yachting New Zealand has made a submission to the EPA (Environmental Protection Authority) opposing New Zealand King Salmons (NZKS) plans to expand their operation in the Marlborough Sounds.

Yachting New Zealand are pleased to announce that Graeme Wall has been appointed as the new NZCT Regional Support Officer for the Southland and Otago regions.

Following on from their class success in the Champion of Champions regatta sailed last week at RAYC, NZ's top Elliott 5.9 sailors got back to business for the first regatta in the 2012 Traveller Series. 

Team Full Metal Jacket’s rise to a new personal best has now brought four teams of New Zealanders inside the top 15 of ISAF’s latest international Match Race rankings (issued May 16th).

These include:

Lauie Jury – 9th

On May 11th, The NZL Sailing Team’s Andy Maloney finished the 2012 Laser World Championships with a Bronze Medal.

The NZL Sailing Team had a successful season of World Championships that ended this week. Three medals were collected and equally as many crews were in the top seven.

One of New Zealand’s iconic yachts, Steinlager 2, which recently returned home after several decades abroad, is set to race in the Royal Akarana Yacht Club hosted Auckland to Noumea race, Sail Noumea.

Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown invited the Wellington Spirit Sailing Team to a