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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.

New Zealand Office Supplies have put together a great offer that will guarantee savings on your stationery and office supplies that will also make money for your club. 

Registrations are open for the Yachting New Zealand Youth Trials to be held at the Manly Sailing Club from October 11-15.

The selection regulations for the 2018 NZL Sailing Foundation youth team have been published.

In our regular feature on the regions, regional support officer Kim Admore provides a roundup of what's been going on in the top of the North Island.

Tom Saunders is aiming for a strong finish on the final day of the Laser world championships in Croatia tonight (NZ time) and hopes he can sneak onto the podium.

A dying breeze turned racing at the Laser world championships in Croatia overnight (NZ time) into a bit of a lottery and neither Sam Meech nor Tom Saunders had the winning ticket.

There were plenty of sore bodies after racing overnight (NZ time) at the Laser world championships in Croatia and there was also a fair degree of satisfaction as well as disappointment among the Kiwi contingent.

Only one race was possible at the Laser world championships in Croatia overnight (NZ time) but it was enough time for Sam Meech to move up a position into second.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have expanded their learn to sail programme for the 2017/2018 season following the recruitment of fulltime learn to sail coach Peter Linford on top of the addition of an MRX fleet as a learn to sail boat option.