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BANDIT, the first boat built by Sir Peter Blake more than 50 years ago, has been restored to its former glory and is now permanently on display at the New Zealand Maritime Museum.

The Sanders Cup Senior Interprovincial Challenge will be contested for the 95th time next month and appears more open than in recent history.

The cheer that erupted for Bay of Islands local Chris Hornell and the crew of his TP52 Kia Kaha at the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week prizegiving ceremony was perhaps the loudest in the event’s 17-year history.

Darryl Honey has a fairly simple philosophy when it comes to who is eligible to compete in the regatta he's helping organise - "if it foils, I want it here," he says.

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The Snake Bank Regatta is a very different event, open to any age, craft and speed - in fact, anything that floats.

Liv Mackay and Micah Wilkinson don't have particularly fond memories of last year's Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta but the Nacra 17 pair are hoping next month's event at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club will be a lot more satisfying.

Andrew and Cameron Brown might have wrapped up their sixth consecutive national Sunburst title at the weekend but this one will live long in the memory.

The Lowry Bay Yacht Club in Wellington will again stage the 24-Hour Endurance Yacht Race, this year on the weekend of March 16-17.

The race will start from Days Bay wharf on Saturday, March 16 at 11am and finish at the same time the following day.