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  • Starling nationals

    George Lee Rush had spent about three hours in a Starling before this week's national championships but can now consider himself the best Starling sailor in the country.

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  • Bay Week

    Learning to sail on a keelboat can seem a bit daunting at times, with lots of jargon and technical aspects to try to remember, but that's all been simplified through a new Yachting New Zealand publication.

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  • J14

    In our regular focus on the regions, the four regional support officers look at what has been happening in their areas and also provide some advice on applying for funding support from the Community Organsiation Grants Scheme.

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  • Starling nationals

    A look at the number of entries at this week's 50th Barfoot & Thompson Starling national championships at the Kohimarama Yacht Club illustrates the continued popularity of the class.

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  • Hokianga

    Kiwi ingenuity has helped introduce sailing to a group of youngsters in the Hokianga as they've combined a Laser and an Optimist to come up with a LOpti.

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  • Wakatere Boating Club

    Yachting New Zealand struck gold with Sailors for the Sea at the recent Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta and are now intent on turning that into platinum.

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  • YNZ books

    Printed versions of both the Racing Rules of Sailing 2021-24 and Safety Regulations of Sailing 2021-24 will be available for purchase in the next couple of weeks.

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