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- The 2014 Youth Olympic Games are underway in Nanjing, China featuring three NPhotos and Links: 2014 Youth Olympic Games
- The NZL Sailing Team were in the media spotlight today in Auckland with New Zealand’s current Olympic sailing World Champions talking to New Zealand media while back in New Zealand briefly between key events.
- It’s time to get your boat ready for the new season with the first major regatta – the STACK Winter Champs at Murrays Bay Sailing Club - only six weeks away.
- Over the last few months two more clubs have become members of not an “exclusive” club, but the “Inclusive” club!
- Breaking News – a World’s First at French Bay.
- The New Plymouth Yacht Club is celebrating 75 years over Labour weekend.
- The Coastal Classic has always been known as a 'drag race' from Auckland to Russell, and over the years, boats from near and far have vied to break the record for the fastest time. The honour is currently held by Team Vodafone Sailing with a time of just 5 hours, 44 minutes and 31 seconds - a big difference from the 18 hour record set by Cookie Stuart on Krisis in the first edition of the race.
- Aspiring Paralympic Sailing duo Tim Dempsey and Gemma Fletcher have just completed their first international regatta. The pair started sailing together only 11 months ago, the only other regatta they have competed in was Sail Auckland, which they won.
- At the conclusion of Three days of sailing at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, New Zealanders Brett Willcock and Paul Francis have finished in 7th and 12th place respectively in a fleet of 18 2.4mR’s.
