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With the cruising rally boats and the line honours winner of the race fleet now in Denerau, Fiji the 2014 ANZ Sail Fiji is at the business end. After the race fleet departed Auckland Harbour last Saturday the 2014 ANZ Sail Fiji has seen plenty of action with four retirements from the race including Kia Kaha, Surreal, Crusader and Iemanja; and a couple of EPIRB false alarms.

As we all know, not all yachting is racing around the buoys. For many the fun of cruising is what ‘spins their wheels’ and in the deep south with an abundance of deep lakes in what could arguably be some of the country’s most spectacular scenery there are a band of enthusiastic Trailer Yachties that are always keen to tow their craft inland to one of the lakes.

Cruising in mid-autumn in the southern lakes probably doesn’t sound like everyone’s cup of tea but it seems very common to the yachting fraternity from Otago.

Winds were light for day two of the 2014 European Laser Standard and Laser Radial Championships being held in Split, Croatia and all fleets added just one race to their results before the diminishing sea breeze saw the second scheduled race cancelled.

Sam Barnett and Zak Merton, New Zealand’s representatives for Tavira in the Boy’s 420 class, are part of the growing list of talented sailors to come out of the Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club

Expressions of interest are invited for the position of a Head Coach for the Queen Charlotte Yacht Club.

Racing got underway today for the 2014 European Laser Standard and Laser Radial Championships being held in Split, Croatia where New Zealand’s best are competing.

The New Zealand team going to this year’s 420 Class Open World Championships are working hard to be the best prepared they can be for the Worlds regatta in Travemunde, Germany, July 25 to August 3rd, 2014.