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Ashton Williamson and Jack Parr combined to win the top prize at last weekend's RS Feva national championships at the Wakatere Boating Club, overcoming a big fleet and even bigger breezes.

There might have been only seven starters for this year's 99th staging of the Lipton Cup but they had to navigate a busy racecourse full of surf skis, cargo ships and even the Spirit of New Zealand.

Rod Davis was a bit nervous going into the afternoon's racing.

Here was a guy who is a two-time Olympic medallist and been involved in at least 10 America's Cup campaigns lining up for a spot of 'friendly' Elliott 7 racing in the Waitemata Harbour.

This year's theme was resilience and it was an appropriate one for most who took part in the Sir Peter Blake Regatta at the Torbay Sailing Club over the weekend.

They felt a bit rusty to start with but it didn't take long for Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn to find their groove and it meant the pair walked away with their third-straight 49er national title at the weekend.

Yachting New Zealand chief executive David Abercrombie is joined by Hugh Stewart from Yamaha in this special edition of Dave's Desk.

Many of you would have seen recently that Yachting New Zealand have reverted to digital member cards and you might like to have a look around to see what you can access.

The Pleasant Point Yacht Club have come through a lot in the last 10 years, with September marking the 10th anniversary of when the club’s world was turned upside down with the first Canterbury earthquake.

Christmas came early for a couple of Northland clubs recently when the Ponsonby Cruising Club donated a couple of Optimists to both clubs.