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Hyundai New Zealand have come on board as a principal sponsor of the 2019 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships.

The event continues to go from strength to strength and, with Hyundai New Zealand involved, it’s set to be enhanced.

Olivia Christie finished 47th at the Laser Radial world championships in Japan, qualifying the boat for New Zealand for next year's Tokyo Olympics in the process.

Like a lot of teenagers approaching the end of high school, Thomas Crook doesn't really know what he wants to do in the future but he has a better idea after participating in the recent BLAKE Inspire for Sailors programme.

Sail for life is a mantra Yachting New Zealand believe in which means we run myriad programmes tailored for individuals of all ages and stages.

Former Olympic medallist and America's Cup skipper Rod Davis talks about the OK Dinghy like The Mob; once you're in, you can't get out.

The 2021 RS Feva world championships are coming to New Zealand and are likely to be held at the same time as the America's Cup in an effort to attract a large international fleet.

Race officials make a huge contribution to yacht clubs and sailors around New Zealand and the following individuals recently qualified or renewed as a Yachting New Zealand race official.

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Alex Maloney and Molly Meech have entered and invited others to join them for this year's Hyundai 49er, 49erFx and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland, New Zealand.

Knots Racing won the 53rd Annual Governor’s Cup at the Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach California after beating fellow Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron outfit Pacific Racing Team 3-2 in an epic final.

Helena Sanderson and Jack Honey were left with a feeling of what might have been after falling just short of picking up New Zealand's second medal on the last day of the Hempel youth sailing world championships in Poland.

It was "horrible" at the time but a disappointment last week has helped Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan win gold in the boy's 420 at the Hempel youth sailing world championships with a day to spare.

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Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan extended their lead at the top of the boy's 420 standings at the Hempel youth sailing world championships in Poland with only three races remaining.

The dates have been set for the next Royal Akarana Yacht Club major bluewater race, with the club sticking to tradition and racing from Auckland to Fiji.

Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan might be one of the youngest combinations at the Hempel youth sailing world championships but the only numbers they care about are results and they've made a good start in Gdynia.

A couple of New Zealand crews stood out on a testing opening day of the Hempel youth sailing world championships in Gdynia, Poland.

World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has renewed the special event status of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) through to 2028.

Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan claimed silver at the 420 world championships in Portugal and now have their sights on going one better at the upcoming youth sailing world championships.

At 30, and a mother of two, kite boarder Justina Kitchen believes she has the mental stamina, experience - and luck - to finally see her Olympic dream come true, writes Suzanne McFadden of Locker Room. 

The Pleasant Point Yacht Club will soon have a shiny new clubhouse and they will also have a refurbished RIB after winning the Resene competition.

New Zealand will be well represented at next week's 53rd Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship in California with four teams coming from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

George Gautrey thought his Laser world championships might have been over three days ago when he dislocated his knee but today claimed a bronze medal in a tense finish to a dramatic week.

The leaderboard was mixed up significantly on the first day of gold fleet racing at the Laser world championships in Japan but New Zealand's Sam Meech is still right in the hunt with two days remaining.

Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie stamped their class on the 49er junior world championships in Risor, virtually leading from start to finish in the five-day event.

Three New Zealanders are in the top 10 heading into the final day of the Laser world championships in Japan and it promises to be a real scrap for a place on the podium.

Phil Robertson claimed his second match racing world title after beating the United States’ Taylor Canfield 3-0 in the finals in Marstrand, Sweden.

Sam Meech showed his class on day three of the Laser world championships in Sakaiminato, rocketing to the top of the standings on the back of two wins yesterday.

The competitors at the Laser world championships in Sakaiminato were treated to "fantastic" conditions on day two and New Zealand's top sailors took advantage to put themselves right in the mix.

Alexandra Thom can usually be found in, on or under the water and it's an environment she loves so much she wants it to become a career.

George Gautrey continued his good form of 2019 and was second after the first day of the Laser world championships in Sakaiminato, Japan, yesterday.

This is a story of planes, trains and automobiles – and boats – a story of one youngster’s commitment to sailing.

In the next instalment of a regular blog from a host of New Zealand sailors, Jenny Armstrong talks about the difficult decision she made to chase her Olympic dream.