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There might be 15 boats in the 29er fleet at the Yachting New Zealand youth trials but the battle at the top means it has almost turned into a match race between the top two crews.

Josh Armit still can't quite believe he's a world champion and he's now aiming to do it again in December.

Josh Armit won both of his races at the Yachting New Zealand youth trials today.

Finding yourself in charge of a boat after the skipper has disappeared over the side is a scary proposition for most and is why Coastguard Northern Region run a course called Suddenly in Charge.

Simon McVeagh feels a bit like the Pied Piper, travelling around the South Island and encouraging children to try sailing for the first time.

Andrew McKenzie collected the biggest result of his career when he finished third in a high-quality field at the Laser European championships in Barcelona overnight (NZ time).

Andrew McKenzie jumped into second at the Laser European championships in Barcelona and will go into gold fleet racing in an excellent position to push for a podium finish.

A dozen Chinese children went sailing for the first time today as part of an initiative to introduce Asian kids to some “Kiwi style”.

Sir Russell Coutts has big plans for the Manly Sailing Club. Yachting New Zealand's Michael Brown caught up with the five-time America's Cup winner.

Andrew McKenzie made an excellent start to the Laser European championships in Barcelona and Tom Saunders is not far behind as two New Zealand sailors occupy top-10 spots.

The America's Cup is going on a national tour of the regions to give New Zealanders the chance to see the trophy and also inspire a new generation of young Kiwis to get into the sport.

The first batch of winners for this year's Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards have been announced and feature world champions, America's Cup winners and individuals who are recognised for outstanding service to sailing in this country.

In our regular feature on the regions, regional support officer Graeme Wall provides a roundup of what's been going on in the deep south.

The Kerikeri Cruising Club are leading the fight against a biosecurity charge that could have implications for the rest of the country.

More than 200 competitors are expected at the 2018 Toyota Optimist Nationals hosted by the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club at the end of March.

The Maraetai Sailing Club are expecting up to 50 boats when they host the P-Class North Island championships over Labour weekend (October 21-23).

Growth in youth sailing has been reflected in a large number of entries for the upcoming Yachting New Zealand Youth Trials are held at the Manly Sailing Club.

Hamish Hey finished with Yachting New Zealand last week after five years as one of the Northern Region regional support officer working with clubs in the Auckland, Waikato, Thames and Bay of Plenty area.  

Yachting New Zealand are excited to launch Embark, our new online learning platform.

Anyone looking for a map of the Auckland Harbour racing marks can now download a copy.  

Final preparations are underway for the start of the new Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! season following the delivery of a new trailer last week.

Jo Aleh will enter the fulltime workforce in November but the two-time Olympic medallist has no intention of retiring from sailing.

Each Yachting New Zealand affiliated club will have received a delegate form in the pack (on yellow paper) which needs to be received at the Yachting New Zealand office no later than 10am on Thursday 12th October.

Andy Maloney went from one form of extreme racing to another in winning the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's Yachting Developments New Zealand match racing championships in Auckland over the weekend.

Phil Robertson has won so often this year it almost feels like a surprise when he doesn't finish on top of the podium.

New Zealanders collected four medals at the recent Laser masters world championships in Croatia but it was a difficult regatta for most with light winds and cancellations a feature.

The Waikato Thames Region has five member clubs and wish to engage a fulltime regional development coach for the 2017-18 sailing season (September to April).

He’s been chasing America’s Cup success over the past 15 years and now Ian Stewart will look to deliver Olympic success after joining Yachting New Zealand as the new high performance director.

Emirates Team New Zealand are returning to Christchurch to assist the Pleasant Point Yacht Club in South New Brighton, a club devastated by the Canterbury earthquakes.

Mark Mulcare had "one of those regattas" at the recent blind sailing world championships in the US.

The weather had the final say at the Laser world championships in Croatia overnight (NZ time) with racing cancelled due to the threat of thunder and lightning.

Some wonder why sailors are drug tested but, as Kim Taylor frm Drug Free Sport New Zealand explains, the sport has evolved rapidly in recent times.