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The future of yachting begins in junior classes and the recent 2021 NZIODA North Island clinic certainly showed the future is bright.

Aaron Young had a desire to advance the quality of club racing in New Zealand, which led him to impulse-buy a 40-foot carbon canting keeler from Europe within 72 hours of hearing about it and then persuading three mates to do the same.

American Magic are expected to be back out on the water tomorrow and it's taken a massive effort from all of the teams and the wider New Zealand maritime community to make it happen.

A change to the harbour course for keelboats will give participating sailors a new challenge, and spectators a different view, for Monday's Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke might have their immediate sights on defending the America's Cup but winning another Olympic gold medal for New Zealand is never far from their thoughts.

A highlight on the calendar of events to mark the Tauranga Yacht & Power Boat's centennial will be the Farmer Autovillage Auckland to Tauranga Centennial Yacht Race on March 26-28.

Chris Sharp knows only too well the value of sport for people with disabilities and is now literally going the extra mile to help others in similar situations.

Staffan Persson will casually launch a rocket into space tomorrow night before then trying to find his inner warp speed at next week's Laser national championships in Wellington.

The inclusion of females in the New Zealand SailGP Team took a step closer at the weekend when a trial was held featuring six of this country's top female sailors.