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Innovating to keep sailors performing at their best is one of the key drivers for Zhik i

You've seen them all out on the water, now is your chance to get a peek down below on the A class gaffers.

In our regular focus on the regions, South Island regional support officer Ian Gardiner takes a look at what's been going on in the area. 

Southern Snippets

The New Zealand contingent at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma made a good start, with four crews inside the top four of their classes, but no racing was possible in the 49er fleet meaning Peter Burling and Blair Tuke's international comeback was delayed by at least another day.

Organisers of next year’s Round North Island Two Handed Race had expected entries to sell out within about four days when they went on sale on Monday night - not 45 minutes.

Yachties and boaties should be aware of proposed new boat cleaning rules in the upper North Island and are encouraged to make submissions on the idea.

Around 30 of the country's best teams are expected to line up for next month's New Zealand Secondary Schools Team Sailing National Championships at the Sandspit Yacht Club.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have become used to people watching them, given their achievement over the past decade, and know they will be under the spotlight at this week's Princess Sofia regatta in Palma.

Two men who share a love for the sea are celebrating their 25th year as volunteers at the New Zealand Maritime Museum.

Roger Hames and Bob Hawkins have been mainstays at the Museum almost since it first opened its doors in 1993.