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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.

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.

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.

Get your junior off on the right foot with these awesome sailing gear starter packs from our official clothing partner, Zhik.

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.

South Island yacht clubs wanting to save themselves money and be more environmentally sound have a final chance to take advantage of the service provided by LiteClub.

Start your journey to becoming a yachting coach by enrolling for an upcoming learn to sail coaching course.

The next one is being run at the Wakatere Boating Club on November 23 and 24 but is filling up fast. Other courses will be run in 2020.