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If the group of nearly 100 females wondered where sailing could take them, it was standing in front of them at the Kohimarama Yacht Club on Saturday.
Organisers are hoping to build on the success of last year's New Zealand open teams racing national championships, which returned to the racing calendar after a 10-year absence.
It's a common refrain from boat owners that they can't find enough crew to go racing, which is having an impact on the size of fleets at some regattas.
The significance might have been lost on most of the youngsters as they cast off from the docks, but for those involved with the NZ Sailing Trust today marked a special day.
The 2019 Jack Tar Auckland Regatta was dogged by light winds last weekend, but race management still manged to get enough racing in to keep things interestin
The RS Feva is being used more and more by clubs as a transition boat for children moving into the youth classes and its popularity is expected to see more than 30 boats line up for next weekend's national championships at Torbay.
Chris Skinner became the first person to win back-to-back handicap honours in one of New Zealand's toughest races when he joined with co-skipper Shane Bellingham to win the SSANZ Round New Zealand Two Handed Race.
In our regular focus on the regions, central area regional support officer Wayne Holdt takes a look at what's been going on in the bottom of the North Island.
Centenary celebrations
Andrew Wills and his team on board Raging Hormones rose above a bumper 16-boat fleet to win the 2019 Harken Young 88 National Championships in Auckland last weekend.






















