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George Gautrey is signing off from the Olympic test event without a medal but with plenty of added experience and a sense of pride in his performance in Marseille.

Day 6 of the Olympic test event was also moving day for Josh Armit, with the rising Kiwi windfoil star surging seven places up the leaderboard to break into the top 10 courtesy of his first race win of the regatta.

New Zealand’s dominance in the international O’pen skiff fleet shows no signs of abating, with Kiwis sweeping two divisions at a major regatta in Italy a fortnight ago, ahead of the class world championships starting tonight (NZ time).

The black bibs remained near the front of their fleets on day five of the Olympic test event in Marseille, as the focus slowly turns from qualifying to the podium.
 

It didn’t take long for Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie to go from being in the hunt for medals at the Olympic test event to having a target on their backs.

After two days of dinghy and kite racing, the rest of the New Zealand sailing team announced their arrival at the Olympic test event in Marseille with a string of stellar performances in the skiff, multihull and windfoil classes.

Our NZ Community Trust regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and share useful information about how race officers and coaches can upskill before the start of the new season. 

Keelboat owners who intend to race in the upcoming season are reminded to renew their PHRF certificates as it expired at the end of May – and to take note of a few minor changes to the revalidation process this year.

Biosecurity New Zealand is set to take “immediate action” after discovering small patches of exotic Caulerpa around Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf.