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  • Peter Mander and Jack Cropp

    The club's annual classic yacht race and display will be a highlight of the Pleasant Point Yacht Club's centennial celebrations over Waitangi weekend, especially as a special yacht will be present.

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  • Sunburst nationals

    The Pleasant Point Yacht Club showed off their new facilities when hosting the recent Burnsco Sunburst national championships and it is also believed to be the first nationals on the Christchurch estuary since the Zephyrs raced there in 1989.

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  • Melges 40

    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.

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  • American Magic

    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.

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  • Auckland Anniversary Day regatta

    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.

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  • Peter Burling and Blair Tuke

    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.

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  • Auckland to Tauranga race

    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.

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