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  • Greta Pilkington

    Greta Pilkington had a sense she was in the running to take out the title going into the last day of the ILCA (Laser) national championships in Picton but didn't really know.

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  • Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn

    Yachting New Zealand are still looking to host next month's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta and believe they can do it safely under the red setting of the Covid Protection Framework.

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  • Opti camp

    Everything from starts and speed to preparation and peak events was covered at the recent North Island Optimist clinic held at the Wakatere Boating Club.

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  • Andy Ventura

    Andy Ventura sailed solo from New Zealand to the UK via the Southern Ocean so he could get to his mother’s 80th birthday party in the middle of a global pandemic. As you might imagine, it was a remarkable and sometimes dramatic journey.

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  • Bridge to Bean

    It's not often more than 80 boats from 21 different classes line up on the same start line but that's what happened for last month's inaugural Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean race.

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  • Cruising

    The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and also remind people what to think about before heading off for a spot of cruising.

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  • Opti camp

    The Optimist scene is still one of the main breeding grounds for New Zealand's sailors and over the past month nearly 100 youngsters have been learning off world champions, SailGP sailors and world championship-winning coaches.

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