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Marseille, France is the host venue of the 2013 Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships. This championship has the largest attendance for the 49er since 2001, with over 96 49ers registered. Additionally, there are over 53 49erFX teams registered, so the Mediterranean Sea will be a buzz with skiff sailing action. Catch all the action Sept 24-29 on 49er.org, including live broadcasts from the semi finals (27,28 sept) and finals (29, Sept). Both fleets face a similar challenge to each other. There are two clear favorites, and each will be chased hard by the pack.

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next couple of weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that. See training opportunities for full information on the YNZ Coaching and Race Official training courses coming up.

Yachting New Zealand is offering to tender an ex Volvo Sailing... Have A Go! RIB. The RIB is an Aquapro Sportmaster 1101, 3.4m long beach trolley and oars included.

Inspired by Emirates Team New Zealand, and new heroes in Olympic yachting classes, up to 300 youth will set sail in the Stack Winter Champs 2013 at Murrays Bay Yacht Club in October, and with an eye to a career in sailing, many are now focused on high tech sailing classes.

Emirates Team New Zealand turned on a commanding performance on San Francisco Bay today to beat Oracle in the fifth race of the America’s Cup. Once again Dean Barker and his crew came from behind. Again it was on the upwind leg, this time turning an 8s deficit at mark 2 into a dominant 1m 17s lead at mark 3.

Yachting’s fleet of five domestic coach boats are in tip top shape and set to last another ten years after being fully refurbished by Lancer Industries.

Do you know someone deserving of the Westpac Halberg Lifetime Achievement Award? Nominations are currently being sought for the Lion Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award which is awarded each year at the Westpac Halberg Awards.

WOW!... What an amazing experience the past month training and racing the AC45 catamarans in San Francisco has been! I learned so much in a range of areas including being in a team environment, boat work (which there was plenty of on an AC45!), team logistics, how to cook a meal for 7 guys in their 20’s (not easy!), sailing an AC45, trimming a wing sail (which I loved to learn about), picking up tips from being surrounded by other top sailors and much, much more…

This year sees the running of the 25th Aviemore Classic. From its beginnings as part of the 25th celebrations of the Waitaki Lakes Committee, the event has grown to become a premier event on the trailer sailing calendar and the largest trailer yacht freshwater event in New Zealand.