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  • It is that time of year again where we get into PM Scholarship applications and all sorts of other important structural and planning processes.

    This year, with the change-over in the Olympic cycle, ‘Yachting’ as a sport is going to have a slight change to the previous process.

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  • The 62nd Annual General Meeting of Yachting New Zealand was held at 10am on Saturday 15th October 2016 at the Worser Bay Boating Club.

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  • Find out who are the new coaches in your region! They are all been through the latest coaching courses offered by Yachting New Zealand.

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  • Three decades of service and still going; Leslie Rogerson celebrated for services to Southland Yachting Association and Wakatipu Yacht Club.

    Clocking up an impressive 30 years of service as treasurer of the Southland Yachting Association (SYA), life member and patron Leslie Rogerson has had a huge impact on many yachting activities in the region over his time.  

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  • Five sailors have been elected to World Sailing's Athletes' Commission following a vote by sailors' competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.
    Jo Aleh (NZL), Sofia Bekatorou (GRE), Maayan Davidovich (ISR), Juan Ignacio Maegli (GUA) and Vasiliij Zbogar (SLO) join existing members Sarah Gosling (GBR) as well as Lijia Xu (CHN) and Yann Rocherieux (FRA).

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  • Showing dominance at the inaugural Professionals Elliott 6 Youth Championships over Labor Weekend was the team from Queen Charlotte Yacht Club who took out the event with a clean sweep of the scoreboard. 

    The superbly organised inter-club contest comprised three days of fleet racing held from Naval Point Yacht Club using the clubs’ fleet of Elliott 6’s to r

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  • Remarkable tale behind 2016 Yachting New Zealand Cruising award recipient.

    This year an exceptional story of self reliance and personal responsibility surrounds the recipient of Yachting New Zealand’s Cruising award.

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