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By Kathy Catton

For 14-year-old Reija Treacy Wolnik, you could say adventure is in her blood.

When she was four, her family emigrated from Ireland to New Zealand. And at 11, she summited Mt Taranaki.

Our NZCT regional development managers have had a busy month up and down the country. Here are some of the highlights from their respective regions.

Yacht club members have just under two more weeks to have their say on the state of the sport in this country, by completing Yachting New Zealand's Voice of the Participant survey.

Yachting New Zealand's Corporate Sailing Day is an annual highlight on the calendar - and this year's edition did not disappoint.

Time is fast running out in the campaign for the 37th America’s Cup.  

In less than six months, the six competing syndicates will descend on the waters of Barcelona in their quest to get their hands on the Auld Mug.  

By Suzanne McFadden

Joyce Talbot is a jewel in Auckland sailing’s crown – an administrator extraordinaire for more than three decades.

So it’s hard to believe she was in her 40s when she first stepped onboard a yacht.

Australian sailor Lisa Blair has set a new World Sailing solo speed record for the fastest time from Sydney to Auckland, finishing in eight days, three hours and 19 minutes.

They "bicker like old ladies" and have been the focus of competitors' scrutiny for much of the past decade, yet Craig Satterthwaite and Bart Bearda remain a seemingly unstoppable force in New Zealand sailing.

What are the New Zealand youth championships?

It is the pre-eminent youth regatta in the country and the ultimate opportunity for the sailors to put their hard work of the past season together.