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  • International umpires to put skills into practice

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    We all know racing can't happen without race officials and some of the world's best are in town for a World Sailing international umpire seminar.

  • Kiwi sailor claims bronze at para sailing worlds

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    John Buchanan finished third at the recent World Para Sailing Championships in Japan as para sailing looks to return to the Paralympic Games.

  • Eight bells - John St Clair Brown

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    The St Clair Brown name is well known in sailing circles and John St Clair Brown continued on his father's legacy of assisting some of this country's top sailors.

  • Meet the Excellence Awards winners - pt III

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    The 2022 Aon Yachting Excellence Awards are just around the corner and some winners have already been announced. In the third of a three-part series, meet the winners of the performance awards.

    Elise Beavis (Murrays Bay Sailing Club)

  • Waikawa find treasure in offerings to members

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    Waikawa Boating Club members recently participated in a treasure hunt, which was not so much a race but a nautical and historical challenge.

  • Evans flying the flag at inaugural para sailing champs

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    Caleb Evans' potential was recognised during his first sailing experience and it is now taking him to next week's inaugural Para Sailing International Championships on the Gold Coast.

  • Regional Roundup - acknowledging volunteers

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    The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and also remind you about the amazing role volunteers play.

  • Meet the team: Natalia Groom

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    Natalia Groom has a natural affinity with the ocean which might seem unnatural when you consider where she comes from.

  • Plenty of Panache at Hartley 16 North Islands

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    Yachting New Zealand's own Wayne Holdt showed Panache to win the Hartley 16 North Island title at the Ngaroto Sailing Club last weekend.

  • Embark opens opportunities for race coaches

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    The first batch of race coaches trained under Yachting New Zealand's new online model have been certified and it's expected many more will follow.

  • Naval Point enter new era with hub creation

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    The Naval Point Club Lyttelton has become a club of clubs over the years and this will become even more engrained through the establishment of a sports hub that could become an example for other yachting and boating clubs to follow.

  • Windfoilers chasing more after world champs

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    Veerle ten Have unquestionably looks back on her first year on the world windfoiling circuit with a considerable amount of satisfaction but there’s a big part of her that wants a whole lot more.

  • Three-time Olympian lines up for 470 world champs

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    What started as a lockdown project for Megan Thomson has now seen her team up with a three-time Olympian for this week's 470 world championships in Israel.

  • Armit hopes weather gods are on his side

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    Josh Armit will be hoping they can race on the penultimate day of the iQFoil World Championships in Brest and edge his way into the top-10 standings.

  • Ten Have moves into contention on dramatic day

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    Veerle ten Have jumped into the top 10 at the iQFoil world championships in Brest today but the real drama for the Kiwis was on the men's course where both Josh Armit and Thomas Crook were involved in big crashes.

  • Win a copy of Sustain: plant-based food

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    Two-time world rowing champion Brooke Donoghue and Olympic canoe slalom silver medallist Luuka Jones have teamed up with an expert nutritionist to create Sustain, a plant-based recipe book for athletes and active people.

  • Ep 52 - Glenn Ashby and the land speed record

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    The number 202.9 might not mean a lot to most but is a figure Glenn Ashby has become obsessed about. The two-time America’s Cup winner is now leading a group from Emirates Team New Zealand trying to break the wind powered land speed record.

  • YNZ member cards for 2022/23 season available

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    Yachting New Zealand's online member card for the 2022/23 season is available for members of affiliated clubs now so you can make the most of the great benefits available.

  • Applications open for Chch SailGP Inspire

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    SailGP is coming to New Zealand which also means the SailGP Inspire will stop in town and organisers are looking for a number of under-21 sailors to take part in the programme for March's New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch.

  • Meet the Excellence Awards winners - pt II

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    The 2022 Aon Yachting Excellence Awards are just around the corner and some winners have already been announced.

  • Regional Roundup - Dinghy cruising

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    The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and let you know about the delights of dinghy cruising.

  • Retro fit to defend South Island title

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    Carla Bennett and her crew on Retro will be out to defend the Elliott 5.9 South Island title she won in convincing fashion last year.

  • Meet the team: Melanie Kerr-Bell and Hayley Dorward

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    Melanie has been in and around boats for most of the last 20 years so is already feeling part of the family at Yachting New Zealand.

  • For sale: Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! trailer

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    Yachting New Zealand have one of the trailers used for the Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! programme for sale, and comes fully equipped with a variety of yachts, a RIB, wetsuits and lifejackets.

  • Armit makes flying start to windfoil worlds

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    New Zealand's Josh Armit finds himself in second at the iQFoil World Championships in Brest on a day when a couple of the big favourites missed out on qualifying for gold fleet.

  • For sale: 8.5m Yachting New Zealand RIB

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    Be the envy of your friends by becoming the new owner of an 8.5m RIB being sold by Yachting New Zealand.

  • New courses and resources available for coaches

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    An army of newly-qualified coaches will be gearing up to put their new-found knowledge and skills to use over the summer season.

  • Gulf Harbour to host Women on Water Weekend

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    Following on from the huge success of the Waikawa Boating Club's Evolution Sails Women’s Regatta, the Gulf Harbour Yacht Club, in association with the Auckland Yacht and Boating Association, are running a Women on Water Weekend in March 2022.

  • Sits vacant: YNZ communications manager

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    We think sailing and boating is pretty awesome and need someone to help spread that message, which is why we’re looking for a skilled communications manager.

  • Kiwi windfoilers ready to take on the worlds

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    New Zealand's top windfoilers crucially won't be walking into the unknown when they line up at the iQFoil World Championships that kick off in Brest tonight (NZ time).

  • Kiwis take out interdom team racing title

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    School and national pride came to the fore at last week's Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championships amid a cacophony of colour, competition and camaraderie.

  • Feedback wanted on new marine protected areas

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    Yachting New Zealand are seeking feedback on the Government's proposal to create 19 new marine protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf under new legislation.