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Zhik NZ has introduced a new product specially designed for the 2016/2017 dinghy Learn to Sail season: Junior STARTER PACKS.
The worst-kept secret is now officially in the public domain; the 24-Hour Endurance Yacht Race is a reality in the making.
Yachting New Zealand respects the Takapuna Community Board’s decision to retain the Takapuna campground albeit on a reduced footprint.
Among the standouts is Frank Racing, the 10 metre GC32 best known to fans as Vodafone, but not to be confused with her bigger sister, the ORMA 60 of the same name. Simon Hull is bringing his famous foiling cat from New Zealand to take on the locals. It should be a great show.
The Notice of Race for the 2017 Paper Tiger National Championships has been released and we will see packs of Tigers roaming the Marlborough Sounds in January 2017.
- Murrays Bay Sailing Club’s STACK Winter Champs will run from Friday 30 September – Sunday 2 October with a Coaching Clinic running on the preceding Tuesday and Wednesday.
- Emirates Team New Zealand head back to where it all began this week. One year ago the first event in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series was sailed in front of a huge crowd on the foreshore of Portsmouth, England.
To celebrate the opening of their new flagship store in Auckland Zhik have announced that one lucky Yachting New Zealand member cardholder will receive a $1000 shopping credit at Zhik.
- The NZMYC team is stoked to launch the PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic for 2016. Whether you consider the 119nm race to Russell a sprint or a marathon, it's the 34th time that sailors have come together with the NZMYC to race up the coast at Labour Weekend. This year we have a new website, a new solo division, and we welcome back all returning competitors, new ones, and our fantastic family of sponsors, including PIC Insurance Brokers, that come together to make the event possible. Entries will open soon and we are looking forward to counting down to 21 October with you.
