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Regional support officer Hamish Hey gives an update from the bottom half of the northern region.

Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders brushed aside a late decision to ban the use of a sail they had been mastering in training to sit third after the opening day of the Nacra world championships in France overnight (NZ time).

If names are anything to go by, the Pleasant Point Yacht Club should be one of the most serene in the country.

Athletes normally know if they have won a world title but for Courtney and Brianna Reynolds-Smith that realisation didn’t happen until the closing ceremony at the 470 junior world championships in Japan at the weekend.

Race officers from all over the country gathered in Wellington on Saturday to discuss, debate, share experiences and learn from each other at the annual Yachting New Zealand race officers conference.

Over the winter, Yachting New Zealand and the race officials committee updated the template race documents that organising authorities are able to use.

Find out more what's coming up in your region this winter!

Are you looking for some coaching opportunities this summer? There is plenty on offer.

It’s often said long distance relationships don’t work but Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders hope it will be the ingredient that helps deliver them Olympic gold.

Are you working with pre-elite athletes? Do you want to up skill in your coaching? Then this is an opportunity not to be missed.

A revisit to a recent facebook post.

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech will leave Porto "pretty happy" after claiming bronze at the 49erFX world championships overnight (NZ time) but already have their sights on climbing a couple more steps of the podium next year.

Cartwheels, capsizes and cancellations were the order of the day at the 49er and 49erFX world championships in Porto but Alex Maloney and Molly Meech are still in sight of their second world title.

The Richmond Yacht Club's Friday Night Special fun races get underway next month and run through until the end of March.

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech enjoyed a near-flawless day in challenging conditions to extend their lead at the 49erFX world championships in Porto overnight (NZ time).

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech brushed aside two days of waiting around to take an early lead at the 49er and 49erFX world championships in Porto overnight (NZ time).

The Coastal Classic is one of this country's biggest yacht races and now there's a chance to tag on some racing in the Bay of Islands the following weekend.

This year’s 49er world championships will be a little different to those of the recent past, not least of all because Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won’t win.

The Adastra Foundation invites talented young people living in the Waikato who are dedicated and achieving in music, performing arts and sports to apply for their scholarship awards. 

The winter seminar season wrapped up with 24 up-and-coming race officers attending the race management course held at Opua Cruising Club last weekend.

Notices, including nominations for the board of directors, are due on September 4 ahead of the 63rd annual general meeting of Yachting New Zealand in Auckland in October.

Nominations have now closed for the 2017 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards.

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

Josh Armit is New Zealand's latest world champion, winning the under-17 title at the Laser Radial youth world championships in Holland in dominant fashion, and came agonisingly close to picking up another medal in the under-19 fleet.

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.

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.

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.

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.