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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.

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

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.

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.

Safety Card

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.

Litter levels have gone down at Little Bucklands Beach over the space of four months, thanks to a dedicated group of volunteers. 

The Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat Club (TYPBC) are proud to announce Altex Yacht & Boat Paint as their premier naming rights sponsor for the 2022 Auckland to Tauranga yacht race.

A much-loved event on Yachting New Zealand’s calendar, the Yachting Excellence Awards is back for 2021 and will be held once more at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Westhaven. 

Sam Meech feels like he's not far off making it all click but realises he needs some top results tomorrow to keep pace with the leaders in the Laser class at the Tokyo Olympics.

As a sailor, surfer, and someone with first-hand experience of melanoma, TV presenter and radio host Mel Homer is passionate about educating New Zealanders on this deadliest of skin cancers.  

A club of many facets, the Bay of Islands Yacht Club is a fantastic example of how a club strives to be inclusive. 

Sam Meech knows one bad race doesn't make a regatta, especially at the Olympics, and has made a habit of navigating his way to the front of the fleet throughout his career.

For anyone watching the sailing at these Olympics on television, they will look like any normal regatta, but it has often been anything but normal behind the scenes.

The P Class is enjoying a resurgence, with good numbers hopping into the traditional Kiwi boat as a number of young sailors eye up January's Tanner and Tauranga Cups.

There's an email exchange between Peter Burling and Blair Tuke from 2008 sitting in the Maritime Museum that represents the start of one of the most successful partnerships in sailing history.

Young sailors from across New Zealand flew to Rarotonga this month for a Team Sailing Development Week in the tropical Muri Lagoon waters. 

The highly anticipated 2021 Olympic Games are underway, and we've collated the sailing schedule so you can tune in from home, or your local yacht club! 

Competing at an Olympics is always special but this one feels even more unique for Alex Maloney and Molly Meech given the circumstances around the staging of these Tokyo Games.

It's appropriate the catamaran Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson sail is called Little Charger because nothing, it seems, is going to get in the way of them competing at the Tokyo Olympics - not even a broken leg.

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox know that, no matter what happens over the next couple of weeks at these Olympic Games, this will probably be their last 470 regatta together.

Josh Junior doesn't need to look very far to be reminded of how significant it was for him to earn Olympic selection.