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  • 49er worlds

    Last year's Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships was an overwhelming success and that was further recognised today when it won the event excellence category at the 2020 New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards.

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  • Mander and Cropp

    The Pleasant Point Yacht Club are celebrating their 100th anniversary this summer and are on the lookout for a particular Sharpie boat for a classic yacht race and display they are holding over Waitangi weekend.

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  • Rod Davis

    A strong fleet of 31 OK Dinghies gathered at the Wakatere Boating Club last weekend for the Not the Worlds regatta, a replacement event for Kiwi sailors affected by the cancelled OK Dinghy world championships in Sweden, writes By Rod Davis. 

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  • Celia Willison

    Celia Willison and her Edge Women's Match team had planned a busy year in 2020 but this weekend's 2020 NZ Women’s Match Racing Championships will be their first match racing event since February.

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  • Race officials

    An idea that two friends have been working on to make it easier for race officers and support boats to lay race courses has been called a "game-changer".

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  • leopard seal

    Owha the leopard seal has been the target of some unwanted attention which is why an Otago University student wants to better understand human-leopard seal interactions in New Zealand.

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  • French Bay

    We want to know what you think which is why we'll be conducting two really important surveys as well as getting around and talking to clubs in the next few weeks.

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