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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 on what your club can do over the winter months.

Winter club opportunities

What started for Mike Sanderson as a way to "rip around the harbour" with his son to try to keep him in the sport has seen the revival of the Cherub class in this country.

Holding both a men's and women's kiteboarding (formula kite) competition has been chosen by the World Sailing council as their preferred option if the IOC reject the mixed offshore keelboat event for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Annabelle Rennie-Younger has seen enough of the treatment table lately so was pretty happy to see herself on top of the Laser Radial fleet at the 2021 Freshwater Champs at Lake Pupuke last weekend.

Members of the SSANZ committee were so confident it would sell out they had a sweepstake but no one predicted entries to next year's inaugural Evolution Sails Northern Triangle would be gone in less than three minutes.

Solo sailor Elana Connor completed the final leg of her figure of eight voyage around New Zealand to help raise funds for teenagers in care to go on a life-changing programme.

The Lipton Cup has produced some close finishes in its time but few as dramatic as the conclusion to the 100th staging of the famous event recently.

Nick Egnot-Johnson and his Knots Racing team survived a nervy final day to win the 2021 Theland NZ Open National Keelboat Championship at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

Graham Mander might have become the first New Zealand sailor to win an Olympic gold medal if brotherly rivalry had been a bit stronger.

Peter Montgomery has the most recognisable voice in world sailing and is known colloquially as the Voice of the America’s Cup, having commentated the last 13 editions of the Auld Mug.

The Finn Gold Cup had proved elusive to New Zealand sailors for so long but today Andy Maloney became the second Kiwi in 18 months to get his hands on the prestigious trophy.

It's one of the most prized trophies in Olympic class sailing and both Andy Maloney and Josh Junior are well placed to get their hands on it heading into the final day of the Finn Gold Cup tonight (NZ time).

Andy Maloney and Josh Junior aren't getting carried away after making impressive starts to their Finn Gold Cup campaigns in Porto overnight (NZ time).

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox couldn't have asked for a better result heading into the Tokyo Olympics after winning the open men's 470 title at the European championships in Portugal overnight (NZ time).

A lot has changed in the last 18 months but Josh Junior will be hoping a fair bit stays the same when he starts the defence of his Finn Gold Cup title on Saturday night (NZ time).

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox didn't really know how they would stack up heading into their first international regatta in 18 months but they will be sailing for a medal tonight (NZ time) at the 470 European Championships in Portugal.

Summer may be over but Bluebridge ferries are already planning for the next one, and that means taking bookings for next summer including Christmas.

There aren't many sports that a parent and child can compete together at a national level but this was the case at the recent RS Feva National Championships held at the Manly Sailing Club.

As yachties and boaties, we have a vested interested in looking after our playground and it might not be as difficult as you think.

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 on applying for fuel tax rebates for your club.

Fuel Tax Rebates for Clubs

It was as busy as Grand Central Station, as an incredible 603 races were completed at the Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championships held at Algies Bay recently.

The 2021 Doyle Sails Winter Series kicks off this weekend at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, when more than 100 boats are expected to take part.

Kelly Mulcahy has been in and around clubs and sailing her whole life and that association will continue in her new role as a Yachting New Zealand regional support officer.

A national title might be on the line but Reuben Corbett hopes a few competitors walk away from this weekend’s Harken Secondary Schools Keelboat National Championships with more of an appreciation of the breadth of options available to young sailors.

Coaches should have received notification if their qualification expires on June 30.

One played the role of Judith Collins' advisor and the other pulled on the media hat to hold politicians to account.

Karleen Dixon still remembers her surprise when she was asked to skipper a team in the inaugural NZ Women's National Keelboat Championships more than 30 years ago, even though she'd never really sailed a keelboat before.

Statistics show the number of females who belong to yachting and boating clubs in this country drops from about 30 percent at youth level to 20 percent at senior level.

Yachting New Zealand have been working with Maritime New Zealand to clarify the process skippers must undertake to best prepare their vessels before heading overseas.

The likelihood of a Sailability centre in Dunedin gathered momentum following last weekend's Halberg Games, the three-day national sports competition for youngsters with physical or visual impairments.

Brian Trubovich once spent a night on Rangitoto Island after the mullet boat he was on ran aground and he was left behind during the rescue operation.

George Lee Rush had spent about three hours in a Starling before this week's national championships but can now consider himself the best Starling sailor in the country.