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This weekend sees the 2014 Lidgard Sails Regatta taking place at the Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club in Wellington. With the regatta incorporating the Wellington Trailer Yacht Championships, the Javelin North Islands and the Hartley 16 Traveller Series a big turn out is expected for racing on the waters of Evans Bay.

The ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship is to be held in Helsinki, Finland from 23-27 July 2014 and Yachting New Zealand is seeking expressions of interest.

The 2013 World Champions from nine of the ten Olympic events will compete at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Mallorca

Yachting Victoria has announced the dates for the 2014 Australian leg of the ISAF Sailing World Cup.

2014 Hansa Class Nationals were hosted by the Waitara Boating Club and completed nine races over the three days of the regatta. Racing was very close in the Liberty and 303 single classes, conditions on day one saw a fresh southeaster testing the sailors and equipment. In the Liberty class Helena Horswell and Wayne South of (RAYC) topped the leader board, and in the 303 class local sailor Bob Knox (WBC) and Ben Geddies (TYPBC) took the lead.

Sails and Rigging Seminar on Thursday 10th April from 7pm

The top world teams get ready to battle for the Princesa Sofia trophy. Olympic medallists and Olympic and Continental champions will meet in the bay of Palma for one of the best Olympic classes events on the planet

The 34th America’s Cup Regatta in San Francisco delivered a range of direct and indirect benefits for the New Zealand economy, according to two evaluation reports released today.

The European season is about to get underway for the NZL Sailing Team with the start of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Palma scheduled for Monday next week. A team of 14 crews (including 21 sailors) will represent New Zealand in eight events at the up-coming ISAF Sailing World Cup Regatta which runs over six days on the Spanish island of Palma de Mallorca.