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Late last year, Justina Kitchen's Olympic dream seemed to be in tatters when a freak training accident left her facing up to a year on the sidelines.
Alistair Deaves, Megan Kensington and Jamie Sutherland are all accomplished sailors in their own right - but they will be representing New Zealand in a slightly different capacity at the Paris Olympic Games in July and August.
Our NZCT regional development managers bring you the latest updates from their areas - including work on refreshing Yachting New Zealand's environmental sustainability programme.
There is no better time to future-proof your club than right now.
That was the key message from Yachting New Zealand chief executive David Abercrombie to over 70 yacht club representatives during a recent webinar on imminent changes that will impact the way these clubs operate.
Making a meaningful difference in your immediate environment doesn't have to be hard work - but it does need a plan.
Yachting New Zealand is working to refine its Clean Club programme following a review of the groundbreaking environmental initiative.
The first Learn to Sail (dinghy) coaching courses of 2024 have been successfully completed and to mark the start of the new season, Yachting New Zealand hosted several of its coach development managers for a one-day workshop in Auckland late last month.
Greta Pilkington is set to become the first New Zealand sailor to compete in the women's single-handed discipline at the Olympic Games in over a decade when she lines up in Marseille in early August.
Australian solo sailing adventurer and environmental campaigner Lisa Blair has set a new monohull solo sailing record for Auckland to Auckland around New Zealand in 16 days and 23 hrs in her yacht Climate Action Now.
