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Cruisers around the country can tap into a growing network of like-minded sailors and learn more about sailing in the process.

Competitors on both sides were left contemplating port tacks, points and penalties as New Zealand took out the Zhik Trans-Tasman eSailing Championships by the narrowest of margins on Sunday.

Alastair Gifford has taken out the first two events in the 2021 Grand Slam Series, continuing New Zealand's success at these match racing events in the United States.

The Barton Marine Winter Series continues to grow exponentially to the point it's now easily the most successful (in terms of participant numbers) sailing the Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club run each year.

Mandatory record keeping is being introduced for busy places and events to ensure the Government can contact trace quickly. 

The Bluff Yacht Club played a key role in a scientific expedition to Maungahuka Auckland Islands recently that saw a unique encounter between an Orange Roughy and a tohorā / southern right whale.

R+R were knocked off their perch in the fourth round of the Elliott 5.9 Traveller Series at Bucklands Beach recently, with the Revelry crew pipping the series leaders.

Matt Blakey will have a silver fern on his sail for Sunday's Zhik Trans-Tasman eSailing Championships and he'll feel a lot more comfortable about that than the livery he was decked out in last year.

Time is running out to get your nominations in for this year's Yachting Excellence Awards, when outstanding individuals are recognised for their achievements.

It's fair to say the ambitions parents have for their children in sport don't always match those of their children and it's something we all need to be careful of.

Entries to New Zealand’s biggest multi-day keelboat regatta are now open, as CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week organisers begin the countdown to the event’s 20th anniversary edition in less than six months' time.

The battle to find the best eSailor in the country heats up tomorrow night with the Zhik New Zealand eSailing Challenge final.

The Optimist is still regarded as the main foundation class for juniors, which means the level of coaching these youngsters receive is critical.

Last year's New Zealand Youth Champs provided some intense racing and this year's event is shaping up as equally enthralling.

Entries are open for the youth champs, which will be held at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club on October 3-6.

Boating New Zealand magazine inspires boating enthusiasts with reviews of new boats, coverage of technical innovations, maintenance advice, columns and cruising stories. 

The quality of Yachting New Zealand's leadership has been recognised with the awarding of the Governance Mark by Sport New Zealand.

Being commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is a prestigious position but it took on even more significance on May 15, 1995.

Some thought the owners of classic yachts had lost their marbles to want to own an original yacht or launch a few years ago but now they are some of the most admired and recognisable boats in New Zealand.

Finishing fourth at an Olympic Games is one of the hardest things for any athlete to go through and, unfortunately, it’s what happened to Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox at the recent Tokyo Olympics.

New Zealand's Megan Kensington was involved in the recent Tokyo Olympics as a race officer and writes about her experiences.

The close and competitive racing that exists throughout the Elliott 5.9 fleet has attracted a healthy number of boats for this weekend's fourth round of the Elliott 5.9 Traveller Series, with at least 15 boats descending on the Bucklands Beach Yacht Clu

The New Zealand sailing team will return home later today from the Tokyo Olympics with mixed emotions following a challenging regatta. 

Finishing fourth at an Olympics Games is one of the hardest things for any competitor and Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox were hurting after missing out on a medal by the narrowest of margins today, but they will also look back on their regatta with im

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke remember competing at the 2012 London Olympics and noticing how glum many of those who secured silver seemed.

The standings from the Nacra 17 class at the Tokyo Olympics will say Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson finished 12th overall but it doesn't come close to telling the full story.

Most of the New Zealand sailors have felt like they've gone a few rounds with a heavyweight boxer over the last few days but three crews are ready to come off the ropes and chase an Olympic medal.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke will on Monday pull on the leader's yellow bibs for the first time at these Tokyo Olympics and it has come at just the right time.

Sailors often talk about light-wind days as a game of snakes and ladders and a couple of New Zealand crews hooked onto ladders at the Tokyo Olympics today.

It was a very nearly day for many of the New Zealand sailing crews today but a number of them are still in medal contention heading into the business end of the Olympic regatta.

It might have been the stronger breeze but the New Zealand flag flew a little bit more prominently in the boat park today as the Kiwi sailors started to make their move up the leaderboards.

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It was a frustrating day for the New Zealand sailors competing at the Tokyo Olympics today as they tried to get to grips with the treacherous conditions in Enoshima.