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Expressions of interest are invited for the position of Sailing Coach at the Buckland Beach Yacht Club. 

This week marks two years since the final stages of the Louis Vuitton Cup round robin in San Francisco in 2013.

A long time between races by any stretch of an America’s Cup cycle. There have been many changes in that time for Emirates Team New Zealand, the obvious one being the new look sailing team for the first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth. A mix of invaluable experience in Glenn Ashby and Ray Davies, and the four new faces to appear under the large red Emirates wing sail are Guy Endean, Harry Thurston, Blair Tuke and Peter Burling who bring a new approach to America’s Cup racing instinctive, intuitive and fearless.

All change on day 2 at the 2015 420 World Championships in Castle Bay Karatsu, Japan, with two races now completed for all fleets, helping the programme recover a bit from yesterday’s disarray after the effects of last week’s passing typhoon.

The RNZYS is pleased to announce this year’s team to attend the 49th Governor’s Cup Regatta is Leonard Fry (helm), George Anyon (main), Logan Andresen (bow) with Coach/Training Manager Guy Pilkington.

Starting on Thursday, this annual youth match racing regatta is held at the Balboa Yacht Club, California and is the first International event for this year’s Youth Training Programme squad.

Racing was abandoned on race day two of the 2015 Magic Marine Optimist European Championships as a combination of poor visibility and strong gusts saw none of the 10 scheduled races completed at Plas Heli, Pwllheli today (Monday 20 July).

November 6th 2015 has just been announced as the date of this year’s WineWorks Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc Yacht Race.  In its thirteenth year, this epic race across the Cook Strait combines the excitement of offshore yacht racing with the exhilaration of releasing the new vintage of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wine in our capital city.  

Whether you’re interested in coaching, helping to run races or both, Yachting New Zealand has a range of Coaching Courses and Race Official Seminars on around the country over the quieter winter months.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is adopting a new structure within its Sailing department and as such two new roles have been created and a recruitment process begun.

Murrays Bay Sailing Club are inviting past members or people in the community who have been associated with Murrays Bay Sailing Club to join the newly formed Murrays Bay Sailing Supporters (MBSS).