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Many clubs and class associations are facing huge challenges right now due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s a similar story at Yachting New Zealand where we are facing the same issues. We are, as it were, all in the same waka.

Yachting New Zealand have made the difficult decision to cancel next weekend's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta due to the Covid-19 virus but will look to run some coach-led racing instead.

This weekend sees the usual fleet of rock stars and weekend warriors mixing it up for the running of the 35th Harken Young 88 national championships, New Zealand's largest national one-design keelboat fleet.

Antonio Cozzolino can see a good future for himself in windfoiling and demonstrated that last weekend when he took out the Giltrap Audi New Zealand Windfoil Championships at the Manly Sailing Club.

You will all be aware the Covid-19 outbreak is a rapidly-evolving situation and we are getting updates constantly from the Ministry of Health and medical teams at High Performance Sport New Zealand and Sport New Zealand.

The start of the Elliott 5.9 Traveller Series is only a couple of weeks away which will see a weekend of competitive racing in Napier and organisers are expecting a fleet of at least 10 boats.

Mason Mulcahy and Andre Van Dam achieved a near-perfect scorecard on their way to winning the 420 national title in Wellington over the weekend.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are now accepting applications from sailors to be part of their Youth America’s Cup team in 2021.

Find out more about cruising in the Pacific Islands during an informative evening next week at the Devonport Yacht Club.

Rebecca Hume will line up for her seventh PredictWind Girls Champs at Kohimarama on March 21 and will probably take a moment to remember her first.

Clockwork Racing co-skipper Steve Mair said years of planning went into their success at the Evolution Sails Round North Island Race, when they took out the overall title.

In our regular focus on the regions, Raynor Haagh dives into what has been going on in the southern area of the northern region.

Craig Edwards and his crew on Flying Machine lived up to their name at the 2020 North Sails Young 88 South Island championships in Lyttelton recently.

King's College's quest for the Harken National Secondary Schools Keelboat Championship was nearly over before it really began but they stormed home to take the title yesterday.

The past, present and future of New Zealand windsurfing will come together later this week as the sport continues to experience a rejuvenation due to foiling.

New Zealand sailors dominated the Waszp Inspire Racing in Sydney last weekend, with Kiwis taking out the boy's and girl's titles.

Competitors in the Evolution Sails Round North Island Race are looking forward to some helpful conditions on the final leg from Napier to Auckland.

The Apia Yacht Club in Samoa are looking for a coach / bosun to help develop sailing at the club.

The position is open ended for the right person and tasks would include:

Veerle ten Have has ambitions of being among the world's best and for one day last week got to experience that.

A big fleet of Starlings and the participation of two Hansa sailors were the features of the college sport regatta in Auckland this week.

A mixed two-handed offshore keelboat event has been added onto the programme for the 2024 Olympics but there are still a lot of unknowns, not least off what class of boat will be used (and this might not be known until the year before the Games).

A third world title is the main aim but the crew of Honda Marine also have another goal in mind when they compete at this month's JJ Giltinan Trophy in Sydney.

New Zealand is underway with building a team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with seven sailors selected today. 

The success of the Aon Fast Track programme has been highlighted in the past 12 months with a number of recent graduates and members of last year's squad excelling on the world stage.

Next month's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta has been condensed into a two-day event to make it easier for youth to participate.

In our regular focus on the regions, regional support officer Wayne Holdt takes a look at what's been happening in the central region.

There will a new Starling national champion when the Nelson Yacht Club host the event in April.

Nick Egnot-Johnson will be looking to go one better when the Harken 2020 Youth Match Racing World Championships get under way at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland tomorrow.

Last weekend's Interislander Optimist championships at the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club provided the perfect mixed bag of conditions to test the 164 sailors who took part.

It was not only the biggest Hansa national championships but it was also considered the best when the event wrapped up in Wellington last weekend.

About as many boat classes as there were clubs featured at last weekend's Waikato Thames Championship regatta at the Mercury Bay Boating Club, which was run to help bring the clubs of the Waikato region together.

This weekend's Hansa national championships in Wellington will be the biggest yet, with 60 sailors from around the country and Australia taking part.