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The 2017 Interislander Optimist Challenge and the Port Marlborough Starling Championships had record numbers last weekend, so much so the open Optimist regatta is now the biggest event in the country behind the Optimist national championships.

The Waikato/Thames region are looking to send teams to the regional and national 420 team's championships following a successful training clinic at Lake Ngaroto over Waitangi weekend.

John Cobb can see the savings every month, being one of about 9000 people who have signed up to Yachting New Zealand’s membership card and smartphone app to take advantage of the numerous benefits on offer.

The central region hosted a number of camps recently that allowed young sailors to improve their boat-handling skills.

Malcolm Parker followed in Jimmy Spithill's footsteps, winning the Nespresso Youth International Match Racing Cup and taking the trophy back to the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club for the first time since Spithill's win in 1999.

The quarter-finalists will be found today at the Nespresso Youth International Match Race Cup in Auckland.

The inaugural 24-Hour Endurance Yacht Race on Wellington Harbour is rapidly approaching, with a steady stream of expressions of interest from skippers keen to enter.

Molly Meech and Alex Maloney, who were second in the 49erFX at last year's Rio Games, are offering girls a chance to sail on a 49erFX at Murrays Bay on March 5.

Acclaimed yacht designer Ron Holland will be the special guest speaker at the latest edition of Seatalks at the Devonport Yacht Club on March 2.