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  • Blake Inspire

    Yachting New Zealand are inviting youth sailors (Year 11–13) to apply to receive up to two scholarships to participate in the 2021 BLAKE Inspire programme.

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  • Tom Schnakenberg

    In keeping with the fast pace of current America’s Cup racing, the New Zealand Maritime Museum is staging its own PechaKucha America’s Cup-themed evening entitled It Takes a Village on March 3. 

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  • Lipton Cup

    Whether it was by cunning or cogency, no one is really sure, but the Ponsonby Cruising Club were given a magnificent trophy in 1920 that will be contested for the 100th time next month.

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  • Marcus Sommerville and Sam Street

    The strength and depth of the 49er fleet in this country has been known for some time but there's a burgeoning number of 49erFX sailors and that was no better illustrated than at the recent national championships.

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  • Shirley Robertson

    Shirley Robertson has one of the most recognisable voices in the sailing world, as a commentator for anything from the Olympics and America’s Cup to magazine shows and SailGP.

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  • Pleasant Point Yacht Club

    All the planning and hard work paid off when the first guests walked through the doors of the Pleasant Point Yacht Club for the start of their centennial celebrations recently.

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  • Murrays Bay Sailing Club

    In our regular focus on the regions, the four regional support officers look at what has been happening in their areas.


    Looking after volunteers

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