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The RNZYS Harken Schools Regatta starts this Friday with a full complement of 20 teams!

20 year old Harry Price representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with his crew of Ben Robinson, Cameron Gundy and Murray Jones have won the Nespresso Youth International Match Racing Championships.

After a two week Stopover in Sanya, China, the fleet of six VO65's raced out from the Serenity Marina last Sunday for the 5,264-nautical mile testing Leg 4 to Auckland.

Yachting New Zealand has an opportunity for sailors to get involved behind the scenes at the Auckland stop over for the Volvo Ocean Race.

We are delighted to announce the Ross 930 Squid Vicious is our first entry to the Jack Tar Auckland Regatta and Charleston is our first multihull entry. Former owner of Django Andrew Reid has entered his new boat Anarchy which is yet to be launched. Now that’s impressive! Check out pics on our Facebook page.

Barbara Kendall was recognised at last night’s 52nd Halberg Awards with a Sport New Zealand Leadership Award and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is asking sailors across the world to unite on behalf of all disabled sailors.

The Men’s Rowing Pair of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have taken the supreme honours at the 52nd Halberg Awards at Vector Arena in Auckland tonight. The 2014 World Rowing Male Crew of the Year was named the ‘Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Team of the Year’ before claiming the Halberg Award honours.

Howick Sailing Club celebrated the Volvo National Sailing Day with its annual “Have a Go” day on the 1st February. Over 30 new sailors braved the drizzle to join us down at Howick Beach to have a go on one of the Club’s training Optimists, Junior Jollys or to experience the thrill on a Club member’s Paper Tiger.