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Nominations for the 2014 Attitude Awards are open until 5 pm on the 10th July, except for the Attitude Sports Performer Award, which will remain open until 15th October.

To mark its 25th anniversary this September, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a global search to find the public's favorite moment from the Paralympic Movement of the last 25 years.

Did you know that when taking part in overseas regattas, there is usually a requirement from the race committee to have Marine Third Party Liability Insurance extended for racing in place?

Peter Graham, from the Port Chalmers Yacht Club, was the instigator of the successful Otago Optimist Summer Series (OOSS) now in its third year.

YNZ are looking a new Safety and Technical Officer to carry on the work of Michael Churchouse who will be retiring this year.

In June at 15 years of age Dylan became the youngest ever sailor to be named Otago Yachtsperson of the year. Dylan Edwards is a Kings High School pupil and member of Macandrew Bay Boating Club. Some of his achievements this year are listed below.

Racing is underway at the European Championships for the Olympic 49er and 49erFX skiffs (in Helsinki) and also for the Olympic Nacra 17 multihull (in La Grande Motte).

The SSANZ Safety at Sea Two-Handed Triple Series is about to kick off with the opening 50-miler set for this Saturday 12th July.

If the loss of the first day of racing at the Nacra 17 European Championships due to too little wind was the price to be paid in order to have great Mistral conditions today off La Grande Motte then many of the 71 competing crews would accept that as a worthwhile tax. Today’s payback was a cross offshore, NW’ly Mistral averaging 17to 19kts but up to 23kts at times which was peppered with lighter holes and big shifts in direction creating a spectacular opening to the regatta.