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Josh Junior and Andy Maloney both wear a couple of different sailing hats these days.

Blair Tuke will head back to his roots when he sails at this weekend's New Zealand Open Teams Racing National Championships in Kerikeri but fully expects to get "dusted up" by some of this country's best young talent.

Most pre-regatta checks don't normally include investigating the WiFi but that will be top of the list for Andre Van Dam ahead of Sunday's final of the Zhik New Zealand eSailing Challenge.

Leslie Egnot was skipper and helm of America3, a women’s team who came agonisingly close to beating Dennis Conner and Stars and Stripes for the right to defend the Cup against Team New Zealand.

In a departure from normal service, because these are not normal times, the regional support officers have collaborated to provide an update on what is going on in the regions.

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The lure of representing New Zealand motivated Chris Salmon to join a yacht club and participate in the Zhik New Zealand eSailing Challenge.

It was fantastic to see so many people out sailing, boating and fishing at the weekend as the country moved into alert level 2.

A New Zealand youth sailing team will still be selected in 2020 despite the cancellation of this year's youth sailing world championships in Brazil.

Mixed shorthanded sailing has received a boost with the Young 88 mixed doubles trophy for the first mixed crew online during the Lewmar SSANZ Two Handed Triple Series.

Bluebridge will provide a full refund and $300 fuel to one lucky customer a month for the next four months as the Cook Strait ferry company rebuilds following lockdown.

Club level sportspeople have been encouraged to “take the 101” and learn how the sports anti-doping rules apply to them.

Yacht clubs can return to safe activity under alert level 2 following advice received from Sport New Zealand this morning.

Sam and Molly Meech are best known for winning bronze and silver respectively at the 2016 Rio Olympics but they took a unique path on their way to the top.

Yachting New Zealand are seeking clarification from Sport New Zealand as yacht clubs look to make a safe return to activity under alert level 2.

Pests have had free range under lockdown and it’s important boaties pest proof their boats after lockdown to protect our harbours and pest-free islands.

Glenn Ashby is New Zealand's favourite Australian sailor and in 2017 skippered Emirates Team New Zealand to victory in the America's Cup in Bermuda.

Sport NZ has created a $25 million package to provide further short-term relief for organisations at all levels of sport and active recreation.

It was exciting to learn earlier today that all yachting and boating activity is allowed under alert level 2.

Emirates Team New Zealand's Glenn Ashby is the main guest on tomorrow's fifth episode of Broad Reach Radio - the Yachting New Zealand podcast.

The Nelson Yacht Club will host a rescheduled Starling national championships on December 5-7.

The Affiliated Yacht Club Insurance Package scheme has provided huge benefits to clubs all across the country from small to large and renewals are fast approaching on June 1, 2020.

The regatta calendar is expected to fill up fast with a number of clubs and class associations having already rescheduled national events postponed because of Covid-19.

The Regional Roundup from my perspective this month should be more appropriately named My Life and Times Around the Home - Again, as I’m sure it is for many of you.

New Zealand is starting to wind back into gear and there's no better time than now to support local businesses. 

That includes some of Yachting New Zealand's valued partners and sponsors, including Harken Fosters.

In 2018 Bianca Cook became the first Kiwi woman since 2001/02 to compete in the Ocean Race and now she's looking to be the first Kiwi woman to skipper a boat in the iconic round the world race.

Certain sectors of the marine industry have been given permission to restart some on-water operations under alert level 3.

We might not be able to get on the water right now, but it doesn't mean we can't go sailing.

Perfect time to start eSailing on Virtual Regatta - free to play

Phil Robertson is a Kiwi sailor in demand as a multiple world world champion, SailGP skipper and former world No 1 match racer, but it wasn't always an easy pathway to the top.

It might not be what everyone wants to hear right now but, as a sport, we need to be patient and support our government.

It might sound like there are worse places in the world to be under lockdown than the Maldives but for one Kiwi family on a cruising adventure Covid-19 is just as scary and uncertain as it is for the rest of us.