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This is a message I had hoped I wouldn’t have to write as Auckland moves into alert level 3 with the rest of the country at level 2 but we need to remember we did exceptionally well as a nation last time and can do it again.

In our regular focus on the regions, the regional support officers provide an update on what is happening in clubland.

Gulf Harbour Yacht Club

The annual battle to be the best youth club in the South Island is once again on over Labour weekend at the Naval Point Club Lyttelton.

Alistair Moore is probably best described as a sailing adventurer, having amassed over 300,000 nautical miles at sea and being a member of Blake Expeditions for two years before the ill-fated trip to the Amazon in 2001 when Sir Peter Blake was killed by pirates.

Alistair Moore is probably best described as a sailing adventurer. He's amassed over 300,000 nautical miles at sea and was a member of Blake Expeditions for two years before the ill-fated trip to the Amazon in 2001 when Sir Peter Blake was killed by pirates.

The second round of the Community Resilience Fund is open for applications, which is another opportunity for yachting and boating clubs to seek up to $25,000 of financial relief.

Olympic gold medallists and defending America’s Cup champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have today announced the launch of a New Zealand SailGP Team.

The battle between Steinlager 2 and Fisher & Paykel was one of the highlights of the 1989/90 Whitbread Race and a documentary of this epic contest will be screened at the Devonport Yacht Club as a fundraiser for the NZ Sailing Trust.

Demand from both competitors and sponsors has seen entries open early for the 18th CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta on January 26-29, 2021.