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The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's youth training programme is seen as a world leader, with many graduates going on to achieve international and national success.

Sustainability and environmental best practice are becoming second nature at the Wakatere Boating Club, the host for next week’s 2019 Symonite OK Dinghy World Championship.

It's been a busy time in the northern region, with a number of national, regional and world championships regattas and another one is about to kick off, writes northern regional support officer Kim Admore.

Island pride goes on the line once again at this month's Interislander regatta in Picton.

They might be New Zealand’s oldest yacht club but the Nelson Yacht Club have adopted a progressive approach to the way they do things to ensure membership numbers remain some of the healthiest in the country.

The Cambridge Yacht & Motor Boat Club have taken possession of six "bullet proof" 420s to use for their schools programme.

New Zealand sailors will leave the World Cup Series regatta in Miami with two silver medals but for one crew they were left feeling things could have been even better.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke made a habit of winning in the last Olympic cycle and started their new campaign in style by taking out the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta today.

Last year was a bit of a write-off for Liv Mackay and Micah Wilkinson because of injury so they hope their form so far at the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta is a sign of better things to come.

At times, it was like they had never been away but Peter Burling and Blair Tuke didn’t have it all their own way on the first day of the Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta in Auckland today.

The 2019 Starling match racing national championships threw up yet another surprise result, writes Brian Peet.

This year is a significant one for this country’s top Olympic class sailors and many kick off their 2019 racing programmes at this weekend’s Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta.

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech have spent considerable time on their starts lately and today cashed in on a couple of great starts at the second day of the Hempel World Cup Series regatta in Miami.

Sam Meech has a goal of being in contention for a medal at every event he competes in and he gave himself a good chance of doing that at the World Cup regatta in Miami today.

The Helga Cup is the world's largest women-only regatta and they're hoping to attract some of the world's best female sailors.

Up until last weekend, Honda Marine had dominated 18-foot skiff racing for some time but were knocked off their perch at the New Zealand championships by a crew who have designs on doing the same thing at March's JJ Giltinans.

Crews practice sail changes and gybes often before competing in an offshore race but very rarely practice what to do in a medical emergency.

The Maraetai Sailing Club are interested in hosting more regattas and, on the evidence of the weekend, are well placed to deliver top-quality events.

The Sanders Cup Senior Interprovincial Challenge will be contested for the 95th time next month and appears more open than in recent history.

BANDIT, the first boat built by Sir Peter Blake more than 50 years ago, has been restored to its former glory and is now permanently on display at the New Zealand Maritime Museum.

From Olympians to America's Cup sailors and world champions to round the world competitors, the upcoming OK Dinghy world championships in Devonport will feature a star-studded lineup.

The cheer that erupted for Bay of Islands local Chris Hornell and the crew of his TP52 Kia Kaha at the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week prizegiving ceremony was perhaps the loudest in the event’s 17-year history.

Darryl Honey has a fairly simple philosophy when it comes to who is eligible to compete in the regatta he's helping organise - "if it foils, I want it here," he says.

The Snake Bank Regatta is a very different event, open to any age, craft and speed - in fact, anything that floats.

Andrew and Cameron Brown might have wrapped up their sixth consecutive national Sunburst title at the weekend but this one will live long in the memory.

Liv Mackay and Micah Wilkinson don't have particularly fond memories of last year's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta but the Nacra 17 pair are hoping next month's event at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club will be a lot more satisfying.

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The Lowry Bay Yacht Club in Wellington will again stage the 24-Hour Endurance Yacht Race, this year on the weekend of March 16-17.

Organisers of the Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta are encouraging keelboat owners to support the event, in light of low numbers in the modern keeler divisions.

As the starters' gun fires in the country's largest keelboat regatta this week, three generations of Ferris women will race together for the very first time - writes Suzanne McFadden of newsroom.co.nz. 

A summer job is a common scenario for a lot of students and it helped Veerle ten Have take out the New Zealand slalom windsurfing title recently.

Local knowledge often proves the difference at the Lawson’s Dry Hill New Year Regatta in the Marlborough Sounds but this year overall honours was taken out by Kaimai Flyer from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.