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- We have now finished the second regatta of our trip. Hyeres turned on the weather, giving us sun, good winds, waves, and great racing. We were very happy to come away after 18 races in second place overall.
- Hi from Barcelona airport – waiting for our flight to Qingdao, China. We’re both stoked with this trip to Europe- winning both our 49er World cup regattas – both with two races to spare. Topping the podium is a feeling you don’t get tired of.
The Secondary School Team Sailing Nationals got off to a bright and breezy start this week at Sandspit Yacht Club, Algies Bay.
- Ten yachts sailed over two days at the Takapuna Boating Club Anzac Regatta. Other classes were boards, 420 and F18. Only boards had a bigger fleet. Derek Snow #88 (Wakatere) with three wins, won the regatta over seven races ahead of Mike Jones #188 (Manly) and Phil Ash #111 (Manly).
- This year the southern (if you are a North Islander) OK stronghold of Worser Bay played host to the New Zealand OK Nationals. Held over Easter, fleet numbers were slightly down on previous years, however all the leading contenders for the title were all still present and making their presence known around the compound.
- With less than a week until the first major European event of the 2014 season, the first OK Dinghy World Ranking List of the year shows little change from the last release in December 2013, though there are a few significant moves after the down under circuit.
- The Yacht Club Cagliari and the famous Poetto Beach will be again at center stage of the kiteboarding world, hosting the Master and Junior World Championship Race from May 12th until May 18th.
- This year, blue water sailors departing from New Zealand or Australia will be able to join a new annual cruising rally that takes in the best of Indonesia.
- The NZL Sailing Team has ended ISAF Sailing World Cup Hyeres with a four medal haul including two golds and two silvers with a further two sailors finishing just outside the medals in fourth. Overall victories came from New Zealand’s London Olympic medallists, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (49er), and Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie (Women’s 470) who have both secured back to back gold medals at ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma in early April, and now Hyeres.
