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Sam Meech pikced up New Zealand's third medal at the World Cup regatta in Enoshima.

It's often said success at the Olympic venue leads to success at the Games themselves and there were some encouraging results in Enoshima today with New Zealand sailors picking up two silver medals.

It's a mark of Sam Meech's class that he feels like he's sailing poorly but is still in contention for a medal heading into the final stages of a World Cup regatta.

There's a familiar look to the top of the 49erFX leaderboard after the second day of the World Cup regatta in Enoshima, with Alex Maloney and Molly Meech battling it out with the Brazilian combination.

Tauranga is known as one of the most challenging places to sail and competitors at the Anchor Aim Games got first-hand experience of it over the last few days.

If you're one of many Auckland-based sailors who make the trip north to compete in the Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta, here's a great event you may be interested in - and it's free.

Garth Briden received the Bernie Schmidt Plate from the Auckland Yachting and Boating Association for outstanding service to Auckland yachting.

The sailing world championships didn't go according to plan for Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders and they're keen to illustrate what they are capable of at this week's World Cup regatta in Enoshima.

Anyone who completes a Coastguard Boating Education course and purchases an Icom VHF Marine Radio from an authorised dealer is eligible to receive $25 cash back once they have registered the radio online.

New Zealand's top top youth match racing team will battle for the grand slam and a place at the Congressional Cup after winning Oakcliff Sailing International in New York over the weekend.

The Richmond Yacht Club's Friday night special is a great way for people with with little or no sailing experience to race on keelboats around the buoys in a sociable and relaxed environment.

Aon National Youth Clinics are focused on supporting the best young New Zealand sailors capable of competing for medals at international events and world championships.

Organisers of the Mud House Wines Women's Regatta are aiming to have a handful of boats fully crewed by women as they look to encourage more women to take part in the sport, writes Matt Brown from the Marlborough Express.

The achievements keep coming for Josh Armit and overnight (NZ time) he finished second at the Laser Radial youth world championships in Germany.

Dr Tom is New Zealand's leading wellbeing expert and is about to embark on a circumnavigation of New Zealand to get more people thinking about their health.

The PIC Coastal Classic is one of the most recogniable regattas in the country but it doesn't necessarily mean all of the teams are as prepared as they should be.

Auditions will be held to find crew to join the Auckland Sailing Club Skiff League in the hope of building up the skiff fleet in this country and having more boats compete at next year's JJ Giltinan Trophy.

Sailing often operates in isolation from other sports but for a few days next month dozens of young sailors will compete alongside the likes of badminton and bowls, rock climbing and rugby sevens at the Anchor AIMS Games in Tauranga.

The Mt Maunganui Yacht Club are a club with a difference, and that includes the big event on their sailing calendar, the Legends Regatta. They are our Aon Club of the Month.

Bucklands Beach Yacht Club have a range of programmes for adults, whether you have never sailed before or are looking at taking the next step up to racing.  

New Zealand's Beth Miller was the first female and second overall in the Pro sail fleet at the RS Tera world championships in Weymouth recently.

They became synonimous with Sir Peter Blake and now you can take the chance to sail onboard Steinlager 2 and Lion New Zealand for October's PIC Coastal Classic.

Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan find it hard to comprehend what they have achieved after winning the 420 world championships in Newport.

A lack of boats available in the region has promopted the Waimakariri Sailing Club to host the first annual Canterbury Sailing Boat Swap Meet on August 26 (11am-5pm).

As many as 50 of the top sportsboats from around the Asia Pacific region are expected to converge on Hong Kong for the Sportsboat Asia Pacs 2019 from November 18-22.

Sir Peter Blake was one of the world's most notable sailors but he was so much more than that and his life has been captured in a stunning biographical picture book for young readers.

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New Zealand might not have won a medal at the sailing world championships in Aarhus but the bigger picture is at play and, importantly, six classes were qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.