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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.

The bad weather which hit many parts of the country recently should have been a reminder for clubs to think about their futures.

Eight teams attended the regional match racing programme over the July school holidays hosted by the Wellington Youth Scheme and sailed in their Elliott 6s. 

Sir Russell Coutts has gone from running the America's Cup to running a small yacht club on Auckland's North Shore.

The 2017 Yachting New Zealand race officers conference is being held in Wellington on Saturday, September 2.

New Zealand's Phil Robertson can seemingly do no wrong at the moment and last night (NZ time) won his third regatta in his last three starts.

It’s a little-known fact a Kiwi is in the top 10 at the Tour de France and even won a couple of stages.

Predictable, consistent and fair race management is the theme for this year’s race management seminars which kicked off this month.

New Zealand has a new world champion with Phil Robertson and his China One Ningbo team taking out the inaugural M32 world championships in Sweden.

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox wrapped up their 470 world championships in Greece with a fourth in the double-points medal race overnight (NZ time) to finish ninth overall.

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox will look to win tonight's medal race to finish the 470 world championships in Greece on a good note after they dropped out of medal contention overnight (NZ time).

Tonight's racing will be critical for Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox if they are to work their way into medal contention at the 470 world championships in Greece.