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New editions of two navigational charts for Auckland harbour have recently been released, providing enhanced safety as Auckland mariners take to the water in significant numbers over the summer sailing season.

In our regular focus on the regions, the four regional support officers look at what has been happening in their areas.

Looking after volunteers

The Charteris Bay Yacht Club are known for building the first Optimist boat in this country but they're keen to add to their notoriety by hosting more national regattas.

Hatched over Christmas dinner nearly 14 months ago, the Robertson brothers decided to do "battle" at this year's kitefoiling national championships at the Nelson Yacht Club to find the best kitefoiler in the family.

Entries are now open for the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta to be held at the Wakatere Boating Club on April 10-11.

A change to the Olympic programme means 470 sailing at the highest level is about to look a little different and that was reflected at last weekend's 470 national championships sailed at the Takapuna Boating Club.

It’s been colloquially referred to as the Back Paddock by America’s Cup sailors but the waters off the Maraetai Sailing Club will be the Front Lawn for more than 200 young sailors in April.

Jim Turner was a leading figure in American Magic's challenge for the America’s Cup, which ended last week when they were eliminated from the Prada Cup.

Erica Dawson's 2021 calendar is suddenly looking more complicated and the NZL Sailing Team member couldn't be happier.

New Zealand is well represented at the top table of the sport, with Kiwis sitting on 11 World Sailing committees and commissions for 2021-24.

Yachting New Zealand are looking for a friendly and professional office administrator to join the team at our Takapuna offices.

Melges mania gripped the sailing community at this year’s CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week, with the first ever head-to-head racing between four new-to-New Zealand Melges 40 class carbon racing yachts making waves in the regatta’s B Division.

Applications are now open for the 2021 season of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s world-renowned Mastercard Youth Training Programme.

Clubs around the country are looking for experienced coaches as they look to continue to grow their learn to sail programmes.

In our regular focus on the regions, the four regional support officers look at what has been happening in their areas.

Resources available to help clubs

Jenny Armstrong was able to draw on her considerable experience to narrowly win the Radial masters title at the Laser national championships at the Worser Bay Boating Club on Monday.

SailGP is coming to New Zealand, with Christchurch announced as the venue to host this country's first grand prix event in January 2022.

The club's annual classic yacht race and display will be a highlight of the Pleasant Point Yacht Club's centennial celebrations over Waitangi weekend, especially as a special yacht will be present.

The Pleasant Point Yacht Club showed off their new facilities when hosting the recent Burnsco Sunburst national championships and it is also believed to be the first nationals on the Christchurch estuary since the Zephyrs raced there in 1989.

The future of yachting begins in junior classes and the recent 2021 NZIODA North Island clinic certainly showed the future is bright.

Aaron Young had a desire to advance the quality of club racing in New Zealand, which led him to impulse-buy a 40-foot carbon canting keeler from Europe within 72 hours of hearing about it and then persuading three mates to do the same.

A change to the harbour course for keelboats will give participating sailors a new challenge, and spectators a different view, for Monday's Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.

American Magic are expected to be back out on the water tomorrow and it's taken a massive effort from all of the teams and the wider New Zealand maritime community to make it happen.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke might have their immediate sights on defending the America's Cup but winning another Olympic gold medal for New Zealand is never far from their thoughts.

A highlight on the calendar of events to mark the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat's centennial will be the Farmer Autovillage Auckland to Tauranga Centennial Yacht Race on March 26-28.

Chris Sharp knows only too well the value of sport for people with disabilities and is now literally going the extra mile to help others in similar situations.

Staffan Persson will casually launch a rocket into space tomorrow night before then trying to find his inner warp speed at next week's Laser national championships in Wellington.

The inclusion of females in the New Zealand SailGP Team took a step closer at the weekend when a trial was held featuring six of this country's top female sailors.

In our regular focus on the regions, the four regional support officers look at what has been happening in their areas.

New Plymouth get a splash of colour

Safety at Sea have specialised in offering the world's leading marine safety products and aviation survival equipment for more than 25 years and Yachting New Zealand member card holders can access a 10 percent discount when shopping online.

Olympians, NZL Sailing Team members and top youth sailors will be among those lining up for the inaugural Bay of Islands Sprints later this month.

Big fleets are expected again for next month's 2021 49er and 49erFX national championships being hosted by the Torbay Sailing Club.