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- 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.
- New Zealand’s premier one design class will embark on a battle of the best at the 2014 Harken Young 88 Nationals set to race 12th and 13th April.
- The New Zealand Multihull Club Presents Kevin Peet as Guest Speaker on Tuesday 1st April at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. To be held in the Dinghy Locker at 7.30pm.
- Limited spaces are still available for this coming season of the RNZYS Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme – so apply now! Further information and an application form are available online at www.rnzys.org.nz under Youth Programme or contact Sara Tucker stucker@rnzys.org.nz
- For decades, Macleans College were a dominant force in College sailing, but in more recent years the school failed to field a team at all. Yesterday the Maclenas College team, who were 19th at last year’s nationals, won the gold fleet of the Auckland Teams Racing Regional Qualifier and the prestigious Auckland Cup.
