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Bubble soccer and bullrush were on the agenda when the NZL Sailing Team met for a team camp in Auckland last week but there was also a focus on what the team need to do to be ready for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards are on later this month and some of the winners have already been announced. Here is the final instalment on the winners so far.

Zhik are giving away a huge $800 gift voucher to one lucky person to celebrate the launch of the Zhik NZ’s Facebook page. 

Schools and workplaces are encouraged to go spotty on November 17 in support of Melanoma New Zealand.

Only two sailors return from last year's team but there are plenty of familiar names in this year's New Zealand squad for next month's youth sailing world championships in Sanya, China.

Yachting New Zealand are pleased to introduce our new energy partnership with the Switch Utilities CLUBPOWER programme.

Sir Russell Coutts heads an all-star coaching lineup at the Windshift camp in Wanaka in early January, when a number of youngsters will explore the many sailing pathways open to them in the modern sailing world.

In our regular feature on the regions, regional support officer Wayne Holdt provides a roundup of what's been going on in the central region.

Once a year, the Javelin class invite anyone who wishes to join on first come, first in basis, running casual sprint races and offering a great social atmosphere for the whole family.

The Weiti Boating Club will be celebrating their 50th Jubilee on March 23-25, 2018.

The Waikawa Boating Club have two vacancies they are looking to fill.

It can be devastating for an athlete if their chance of achieving a goal is undone by making the wrong choice about a supplement.

The Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards are on later this month and some of the winners have already been announced. We'll be profiling them over the next few weeks.

Tickets can be purchased for November's Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards, when we recognise the achievements and valuable work of sailors, volunteers and organisations and to show our appreciation for their contributions to the sport.

Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club have teamed up with other Wellington clubs to try to revitalise sailing in the capital city.

Clubs and class associations keen to host this season's Aon regional youth clinics are encouraged to get applications in by November 6.

Seb Menzies conquered the wild and windy Labour Weekend weather conditions to take out the North Island P-class championships being sailed off Maraetai Beach.

This December, be part of Coastguard Northern Region's first Christmas appeal - 'Tis the season to save lives at sea. 

Yachting New Zealand are looking for a regional support officer (RSO) for the northern region including Auckland, the Coromandel, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.

Holders of Yachting New Zealand's member card receive a discount off Safety at Sea products and equipment.

Early bird entires for the Waikawa Boating Club’s New Year Regatta close soon.

As many as 26 of the more experienced young sailors from Wellington, New Plymouth and Picton attended a new spring Optimist coaching clinic held at the Worser Bay Boating Club over Labour weekend. 

New Zealand sailors walked away from the Enoshima Olympic Week regatta with four medals, including golds to Alex Maloney and Molly Meech in the 49erFX and Tom Saunders in the Laser.

Another typhoon is starting to gather momentum and so are Alex Maloney and Molly Meech at the Enoshima Olympic Week regatta in Japan.

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech won three races in the 49erFX today.

One of the key factors behind the success of New Zealand’s sailors at last year’s Olympics was the amount of time they spent in Rio leading up to the Games and it’s an approach they plan to take again ahead of Tokyo 2020.

The first day of the Enoshima Olympic Week regatta was about backing yourself and hoping it came off and it did for a couple of New Zealand boats.

Tom Saunders won the final race of the day in the Laser fleet.

One is the oldest trophy in international sport and the other one of the oldest in New Zealand rugby and history was made when they came together under one roof at the New Plymouth Yacht Club recently.

For so long a New Zealand crew has been at the forefront of the 49er fleet but now a trio of combinations are trying to go some way to emulating what Peter Burling and Blair Tuke achieved over the last Olympic cycle.