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Next month's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta will present an opportunity to look to the future, as the next Olympic classes are included and there's more of an accent on youth sailing. 

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's Mastercard youth training programme is seen as a world leader, with many graduates going on to achieve international and national success.

Sailing will be part of the Taranaki Masters Games for the first time this year, joining 22 other sports from shooting and swimming to weightlifting and wine appreciation.

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech have withdrawn from the upcoming 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Melbourne after Maloney fractured her foot in training two days ago.

It was a family affair at the Zephyr national championships at the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club this week, with Greg Wright claiming his second title and daughter Polly picking up the women's trophy.

Lloyd Perratt knew he was going quick but he didn't really know how fast until competing at the recent Australian windfoil championships in Queensland.

Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox claimed another 470 national title at the weekend but a couple of big scores in the middle of their regatta cost them the chance to win the regatta overall.

February 22 will be a landmark day for the Worser Bay Boating Club, when they finally open their new clubrooms five years after the project got under way.

If they hadn't already won a few, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke might have felt a bit short changed with their latest stint as 49er world champions.