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He’s sailed around the globe, competed in many of the world's most iconic yacht races, and lifted the America’s Cup four times - yet nothing has made veteran Kiwi sailor Matthew Mason prouder than witnessing his young son’s rare sailing feat over the weekend.
An Australian sailor says he is astonished by the selflessness of a Kiwi yachtie's 11-hour round trip to rush to his aid after disaster struck shortly before the start of the 2023 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge – despite never having met the man.
On Sunday afternoon, Lucy TeMoananui set sail from New Plymouth to Southport on the 2023 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge - one of nine entries in the four-yearly 1240nm race
Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn have beaten compatriots Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie to 49er gold, with Kiwis also claiming silver and bronze on a dramatic final day at the Princess Sofia Regatta.
It’s winner takes all as Kiwi teammates battle it out for 49er gold at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Spain tomorrow – while New Zealand’s top two ILCA 7 sailors will be keeping a close eye on each other in the race for silver.
Two race wins, sparked by a change of strategy, have catapulted Kiwi 49er sailors Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn into the lead – and within sight of their first gold medal of the season – at the Princess Sofia Regatta.
The appetisers are done. Now it’s time for the main course at the Princess Sofia Regatta.
Jono Ridler will attempt a New Zealand record non-stop ultra-distance open water swim from Karaka Bay, Aotea Great Barrier Island to Narrow Neck Beach, Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland in a weather window on or soon after 25th April.
In our regular focus on the regions, our four NZ Community Trust regional development managers look at what has been happening in their areas - including in cyclone-ravaged Wairoa - and provide some advic
