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Alistair Moore is probably best described as a sailing adventurer.

The battle between Steinlager 2 and Fisher & Paykel was one of the highlights of the 1989/90 Whitbread Race and a documentary of this epic contest will be screened at the Devonport Yacht Club as a fundraiser for the NZ Sailing Trust.

Demand from both competitors and sponsors has seen entries open early for the 18th CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta on January 26-29, 2021.

Unfortunately, the international umpire seminar due to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in October 2020 will not be going ahead as planned.

The start of the new sailing season is not too far away, meaning it's the perfect time to enrol in a learn to sail coaching course. 

The 50th anniversary of the Solo Tasman Yacht Challenge in 2022 will feature a new finishing destination which will make it easier for sailors and organisers to clear customs.

In our regular focus on the regions, the regional support officers provide an update on what is happening in clubland.

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The Titahi Bay Boating Club have increased their membership by 167 percent over the past couple of years and can see further growth in the near future.

Commodores and committee members are encouraged to register for a series of webinars hosted by Yachting New Zealand next month that replace the biennial commodores conference.

The Manly Sailing Club will play host to a have-a-go day on Tornado catamarans at the end of August as a way to introduce newcomers to the class.

The Lipton Cup will make history this summer when the event will be run twice in the same season.

At least 30 entries, including the country's top Laser Radial sailors, are expected to compete at next month's Winter Breakout regatta at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club.

Sam Meech emerged from a star-studded field to lead the standings after the first event in the New Zealand Moth class winter sprints at the Manly Sailing Club last weekend.

The strength of the overall squad has seen the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron decide to enter two teams in next year’s Youth America’s Cup event in Auckland.

Mattias Coutts teamed up with Cailen Rochford recently to finish on top of a top-class fleet of 40 boats at the 29er national championships in the Bay of Islands.

Barbara Kendall is the rainbow girl of New Zealand sailing, collecting the full range of Olympic medals during an illustrious career, and she's also the only Kiwi woman to win medals at three consecutive Olympics and only New Zealand female to go to fiv

There is still over two months until the 2020 Theland NZ Open National Keelboat Championships, but it is already looking to be the best chapter in the event's history with a raft of big names already populating the 11-strong entry list.

Sam Meech should have been in the final throes of preparation for the Tokyo Olympics but the countdown clock has been reset due to Covid-19 and he's looking to make the most of it.

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Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club are running their Frostbite Junior & Youth regatta on Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th September 2020 as a replacement for the cancelled AIMS Games sailing regatta.

Mattias Coutts and Cailen Rochford emerged from a strong field of 40 boats at the 29er national championships in the Bay of Islands.

NZTSA is the governing body for Team Sailing in New Zealand.

Harold Bennett is best known for being the principal race officer for five America’s Cup between 2000 and 2013.

Bluebridge ferries are sailing again on their full winter schedule, which means they're back to 50 sailings a week from downtown Wellington to the Sounds (and back).

The Young 88 fleet provided some of the most exciting racing in last weekend's first race of the Lewmar Triple Series, with the first three boats finishing within 38 seconds of each other after nearly 10 hours on the water.

The Youth America's Cup has come at the perfect time for a bunch of young sailors whose plans have been thrown into chaos by Covid-19.

Hamish Willcox has achieved incredible success in the sport as both a sailor and coach. He won three 470 world titles with David Barnes in the early 1980s, was involved with four America’s Cups campaigns and even sailed in the Round the World Race.

Yachting New Zealand have been fighting at the advocacy table on behalf of yachties and boaties for many years and we know there are plenty of battles ahead.

It's an event that attracts world and Olympic champions through to absolute beginners and September's fourth edition of the Mud House Women's Regatta is expected to feature more than 20 boats.

New Zealand’s biggest multi-day keelboat sailing event, Bay of Islands Sailing Week, has been awarded gold level clean regattas certification for their “extraordinary waste management efforts” during the last regatta in January 2020.

They tout themselves as the best excuse in West Auckland not to mow your lawns in the weekend and now the Taikata Sailing Club are working on ways to make sure your lawns grow out of control.

The Fosters Ship Chandlery are moving so are holding a massive relocation clearance sale when customers can make an offer on items.