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A Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron team skippered by Alastair Gifford won the Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship on Pittwater last weekend, successfully defending the title won by fellow club member Jordan Stevenson last year.
Sailing is a sport of taking your opportunities and a big one is dangling in front of the New Zealand crews competing at next week's Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships.
For a pair who typically spend more than 150 days each year overseas, Alex Maloney and Molly Meech are enjoying a rare prolonged period at home.
Some of the world's best sailors are in Auckland for the Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships. Delve into this guide on what it's all about, how you can watch it and who will be racing.
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Gavin Brady has made a habit of winning over the years and did that in style at the weekend, winning all five races to take out the North Sails Young 88 owners championship title.
A recent request for an interpretation of the rules, regarding the positioning of sail numbers on Sunburst sails, highlighted there were contradictions between the racing rules of sailing, Yachting New Zealand prescriptions and some class rules.
Yachting New Zealand have joined more than 50 sports in a ground-breaking grassroots sport initiative launched today by Sky and Olympian and former America’s Cup sailor Rob Waddell.
More than 100 sailors are expected at January's Mitre10 MEGA Laser national championships in New Plymouth where they will battle the elements as well as the competition.
Organisers of next month's Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships are still looking for volunteers keen to be involved in a world-class event on our doorstep.
