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Today turned into a double-medal day for New Zealand at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain.

Tomorrow Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie will battle to defend their world title at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships drawing to a close in Santander, Spain. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have two days remaining but continue to lead in the 49er. Both Andrew Murdoch and Josh Junior are into the top ten in the Finn class, as are multihull duo Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders.

The racing season got off to a good start on 14 September, with ten trailer yachts enjoying close racing in 20 knot winds and a 1.5 m sea.

A strong wind of around 25 knots delivered some stunning racing for the 470 fleets. Conditions which keep other fleets ashore were perfectly sailable for 470s, with gusts up to 30 knots just adding to the thrill of the ride this morning. The breeze eased off a bit this afternoon as the 470 Women finished gold fleet race 8 and the 470 Men got their gold fleet races 5 and 6 underway.

NZLYT Optimist Worlds Team and Richmond Yacht Club are hosting a fundraising evening to assist with the cost of attending the Optimist World Championship in Argentina

As the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships head into the business end New Zealand leads in both the 49er and women’s 470 after a blustery day in Santander.

Big breeze was the order of the day at the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships on in Santander, Spain and it suited Peter Burling and Blair Tuke who continue the lead in the 49er. Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie only sailed one race, but did enough to climb to 5th and Sam Meech has secured a spot in the Laser medal race for tomorrow.

Both of the NZL Sailing Team's defending skiff world champions in the 49er and 49er FX have started their 2015 World Championship run on top form.

Here’s a look at the up-coming Coach Courses on around the country over coming months. Click on the event title for more information on how to apply.