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The 50th anniversary of the Solo Tasman Yacht Challenge in 2022 will feature a new finishing destination which will make it easier for sailors and organisers to clear customs.

The strength of the overall squad has seen the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron decide to enter two teams in next year’s Youth America’s Cup event in Auckland.

At least 30 entries, including the country's top Laser Radial sailors, are expected to compete at next month's Winter Breakout regatta at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club.

Sam Meech emerged from a star-studded field to lead the standings after the first event in the New Zealand Moth class winter sprints at the Manly Sailing Club last weekend.

The Manly Sailing Club will play host to a have-a-go day on Tornado catamarans at the end of August as a way to introduce newcomers to the class.

The Lipton Cup will make history this summer when the event will be run twice in the same season.

The 99th installment of the famous race will be sailed on December 5, 2020, with the 100th on March 21, 2021 to coincide with the final week of the America's Cup.

Mattias Coutts teamed up with Cailen Rochford recently to finish on top of a top-class fleet of 40 boats at the 29er national championships in the Bay of Islands.

Barbara Kendall is the rainbow girl of New Zealand sailing, collecting the full range of Olympic medals during an illustrious career, and she's also the only Kiwi woman to win medals at three consecutive Olympics and only New Zealand female to go to five Olympic Games.

There is still over two months until the 2020 Theland NZ Open National Keelboat Championships, but it is already looking to be the best chapter in the event's history with a raft of big names already populating the 11-strong entry list.