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  • Whangarei Cruising Club

    The Whangarei Cruising Club reprised their opening 100 years ago when a flotilla of 25 boats sailed from their clubrooms at Kissing Point to mark the club's centenary last weekend.

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  • Elliott 5.9

    Craig Satterthwaite and Richard Bearda took out the Elliott 5.9 Traveller Series after the final event, due to be held at Sandspit this weekend, was cancelled due to the ongoing lockdown in the Auckland region.

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  • Martin Tasker

    Martin Tasker spent most of his time behind a microphone, having commentated and presented news stories on anything from the America’s and Admiral's Cup to the Ocean Race and Olympics. In fact, in his time as a reporter with TVNZ, he produced close to 5500 stories, many of them about yachting.

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  • South Island Laser Championships

    Queen Charlotte Yacht Club sailors took advantage of home conditions to fill the first three places in the Laser Radial fleet at the South Island Laser Championships over the weekend.

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  • Boating

    The four YNZ regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and also remind you to make sure your club details are up to date.

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  • RNZYS

    Ivor Wilkins describes it like an archaeological dig, sifting through the various layers to interpret 150 years of history of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

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