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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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  • Race officials

    Yachting New Zealand have made it even easier for more people to become qualified race officers with the addition of the club race officers course to the online learning platform, Embark.

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  • Night sailing

    The Waikawa Boating Club took a step into the dark recently when 14 boats took part in a night sailing exercise.

    It was the first time the club had run a session like this to help boaties better understand navigating and sailing at night.

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