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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 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.

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.

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

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.