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It’s keelboat nationals season at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, with both the women's and open events coming up over the next month.

Yachting New Zealand struck gold with Sailors for the Sea at the recent Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta and are now intent on turning that into platinum.

It didn't take Elise Beavis long to notice a worrying feature at last weekend's Waszp national championships and she's looking to take action to address it.

Printed versions of both the Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-24 and Safety Regulations of Sailing 2021-24 will be available for purchase in the next couple of weeks.

Learning to sail on a keelboat can seem a bit daunting at times, with lots of jargon and technical aspects to try to remember, but that's all been simplified through a new Yachting New Zealand publication.

The current PHRFs expire on May 31, 2021, so keelboat owners who intend racing in the upcoming season need to revalidate these certificates now.

Click here to re-validate your PHRF

Liv Mackay and Erica Dawson have sailed some pretty amazing boats in recent times but few compare to the F50s being used for SailGP.

As many as 70 sailors from Christchurch to the Bay of Islands descended on the Manly Sailing Club recently for the 65th Zephyr national championships in a display of the continued strength of the class.

It was One Way traffic at the North Sails Young 88 Southern Championships recently, with Harry Thurston and his crew on One Way winning all five races to take the title.

Micah Wilkinson admits his "brain was on overload" as he tried to come to grips with an unfamiliar boat at the Waszp national championships over the weekend but thinks it will add to his skills as a sailor.

Max Sirena is an America’s Cup survivor, having done seven campaigns with various teams, but he has a burning desire to win the America’s Cup with an Italian team.

Amelia Peel has already made a big difference in her school and she hopes her involvement in this week's Blake Inspire programme will help her expand that into the wider community.

Tom Saunders admitted he felt a few nerves lining up for the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta at the Wakatere Boating Club today, even though he’s competed at multiple world events and been among the world’s best over the past decade.

The last 12 months have looked very different for our most promising young sailors but they've used it as an opportunity and are well placed to perform well when returning to the international stage.

New Zealand’s longest-running adult dinghy sailing national event is also among the most popular and at least 70 boats will contest the upcoming Zephyr nationals championships at the Manly Sailing Club.

Clubs will soon receive information outlining this year's Yachting New Zealand affiliation process.

Membership Drive

After a very busy season, it's time for club committees to debrief the season and look at ways to increase membership for the next season.

Tessa Clinton is halfway to her goal of being the most successful Kiwi girl ever at the Optimist national championships but has her sights on another achievement as well.

It's hoped women from around New Zealand and even from Australia will compete at September's annual Evolution Sails Women's Regatta in Picton.

The Olympians of tomorrow will get a chance to rig up and race alongside the Olympians of today at this weekend's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta at the Wakatere Boating Club.

There was plenty to talk about in Christchurch last weekend during the 420 national championships, not least of all the strength of both the class and the wind.

Dave Austin is well known to many in the New Zealand and Australian sailing communities as Dr Dave.

Do you have the experience, qualifications and interest to become a Yachting New Zealand yacht inspector?

Three-time Paralympian Andrew May became the final sailor recognised by Paralympics New Zealand as part of the Celebration Project which officially celebrated the achievements of New Zealand’s 209 Paralympians since Tel Aviv 1968.

Patrick Haybittle didn't exactly have the most ideal buildup to the Windfoiling national championships over the weekend considering he could barely walk a few days before.

There was a moment when Robbie McCutcheon and his team thought their chances of defending their CentrePort International Youth Match Racing Regatta at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club over the weekend were sinking, almost literally.

Capsizes, a broken mast and even a collision that left a yacht half-sunk told a story about the recent 12-foot skiff nationals and Kingham Trophy/Sanders Cup regattas at the Mercury Bay Boating Club recently.

In our regular focus on the regions, the four regional support officers look at what has been happening in their areas and also provide some advice when it comes to liquor licences.

Alcohol Licences

Many of those with the 2024 Paris Olympics in their sights will be among those competing at next month's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta.

Aon New to Youth Classes Clinics are a fantastic opportunity for young sailors transitioning out of the junior classes to get a head start as they move into the youth classes.

The America's Cup has been dominating conversation recently at the Waikawa Boating Club but that has changed on the eve of the first of the club's big four events of the year.

The Tokyo Olympics looks set to go ahead in July and the signs are positive the youth sailing world championships will also be staged in 2021 after last year's event was cancelled.