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The Waikawa Boating Club will host their inaugural Mud House Wines Women’s Helm Regatta at the end of September to coincide with the club’s opening day celebrations.

If you suffer from asthma and need to use an asthma inhaler, be aware that maximum thresholds exist and overuse could return a positive test.

George Anyon brushed aside the disappointment of his result at the Govenor's Cup to finish third at the recent World Youth Match Racing Championship​s in California.

Sam Meech couldn't have had a much worse start to the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus but walked away with a bronze medal.

Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders believe they are in good shape to win a medal at next month’s Nacra world championships, assuming they go ahead.

New Zealand sailors collected one medal last night and two more have a chance of adding to that tally tonight after a day of high drama at the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus.

Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders didn't really know what to expect in their first regatta together since last year's Olympics. Tonight (NZ time) they will sail for the gold medal at the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus.

Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders are doing a good job of taming the new foiling Nacra 17 cats, sitting in second after three days of the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus.

Phil Robertson is on a roll, having won his last five regattas.

Two New Zealand crews remain in the top three after the second day of the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus overnight (NZ time).

A lack of time in the boat together didn't stop Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders putting themselves in a strong position after the first day of the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus overnight (NZ time).

Yachts that undertake international voyages to or from New Zealand waters, and have systems installed to carry non-permanent ballast water, will need to comply with new regulations to manage their ballast water from next month.

A lack of time in the boat together didn't stop Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders putting themselves in a strong position after the first day of the sailing world championships test event in Aarhus overnight (NZ time).

Peter Kadar always dreamed of competing at the Olympics, now he is helping New Zealand's top sailors achieve their Olympic ambitions.

The notice of race for the 2017 Yachting New Zealand Youth Trials being held at the Manly Sailing Club from October 11-15 has been published.

The O'Pen Bic class has grown in popularity in a short space of time in New Zealand and momentum doesn't look like slowing down any time soon on the back of news the Manly Sailing Club will host the 2019 O’pen Bic world championships.

Bucklands Beach Yacht Club are looking for a new head coach for the 2017/18 season.

Two New Zealand crews finished among the top 10 youth teams at the 29er world championships which finished in California yesterday.

Catch up on all the latest from the top half of the South Island.

The run of new Kiwi world champions has continued with Sean Herbert and Mattias Coutts both picking up world titles at the O'Pen Bic world championships in Italy.

Addiction comes in numerous different forms, from alcohol and tobacco to food and even shopping, but for Brad Jackson it’s hurtling around the globe as fast as possible on a yacht.

Safety officer Angus Willison, in the second of his regular blogs, says the better prepared offshore sailors are, the better the experience.

Weiti Boating Club are looking for a custodian and haulage operator.

The country's best young sailors will be battling it out for spots in the New Zealand team to compete at the Youth Sailing World Championships but volunteers are needed for the smooth running of the youth trials.

The Port Chalmers Yacht Club, who celebrated their 125th anniversary in February, run a very successful winter series which has helped boost their membership.

East Coast yachting stalwart and former New Zealand Yachting Federation (now Yachting New Zealand) council member Bob Thomson passed away last weekend.

The Those Kids series is a set of linked sailing adventure books featuring some Kiwi and Aussie kids coping with unexpected challenges while learning about contemporary environmental issues along the way.

Eli Liefting and Rose Dickson won the RS Feva world championships in the Netherlands, despite the fact Dickson sailed the final two days with fractured fingers.

Zhik are looking for a part-time sales assistant to join the team at the Zhik NZ flagship store in Victoria Park Village.

A couple of Kiwi youngsters, Eli Liefting and Rose Dickson, are one point off the lead at the RS Feva world championships in the Netherlands with one day of racing remaining.

September's Inter-Dominions will pit some of New Zealand's best school sailors against their Australian counterparts at the Sandringham Yacht Club in Melbourne and Tess Van Der Wel will spearhead the Nelson College Girl's team.