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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. 

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Sam Meech won his first World Cup regatta in Gamagori and wants to be in a position where he’s fighting for the title on a regular basis.

Sam Meech is in pole position ahead of today's medal race in the Laser fleet at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori and has already done enough to at least guarantee silver.

It was moving day for the New Zealanders at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori yesterday, with two boats lying second and seven of the eight inside the top 10.

A typhoon might be descending on Japan early next week but the sailors at the World Cup regatta in Gamagori are having to contend with painfully light winds.

Josh Junior didn't see much of the America's Cup, having spent most of the time with his head down pedalling as hard as he could to provide oil for the thirsty Emirates Team New Zealand catamaran.

Four New Zealand crews are among the top 10 after the first day of the new 2018 World Cup season in Gamagori, Japan, but the day was cut short for most due to a lack of wind.

Emirates Team New Zealand helped the Pleasant Point Yacht Club with their fundraising efforts recently.

An historical account of the Waikawa Boating Club has been judiciously, sometimes painfully but more often happily narrated into a document now published into a book of 240 pages with over 200 photos. 

The Sail Northland Charitable Trust are looking for philanthropists to help them achieve their goals of developing sailing in the region.

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

Safer Boating Week is in full swing and it's a timely reminder ahead of what is expected to be a busy New Zealand summer.

For six years, the red and white sails of Simon Hull's trimaran have dominated line honours in the PIC Coastal Classic but this year they have some serious competition.

There were a number of important outcomes at last weekend's AGM.

Sailability Wellington celebrated their 15th anniversary recently and have grown into the largest programme for sailors with disabilities in the country.

The Murrays Bay Sailing Club are hosting a special evening on October 27 to celebrate the success of Emirates Team New Zealand in winning the America's Cup.