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- Over the coming week the nine sailors and three support staff who make up the 2013 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team fly out of New Zealand bound for Europe and this year’s ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships.
- YNZ has recently updated its policy regarding advertising on boats while racing in New Zealand in line with ISAF updating Regulation 20 – Advertising Code.
- For those who frequent visitors to the Westhaven area you might want to take up this July discount offer available at Boat Books Limited, 22 Westhaven Drive.
- The E5.9 Association has announced a major new fleet development initiative - the series build of at least six new Elliott 5.9's. This project has been over a year in the planning and is being underwritten by several current owners and the E5.9 Class Association on a cost recovery basis. The pricing cannot be guaranteed for future builds.
- This Learn to Sail Coach Course will be held at Christchurch Yacht Club on Thursday 15th, Thursday 22nd and Sunday 25th August. 15th August 6 - 9pm 22nd August 6-9pm 25th August 9am - 5pm
- The 2013 49er European Championships will get underway in Arhus, Denmark in less than 48 hours time marking a return to the Olympic campaign trail for New Zealand’s Olympic Silver medallists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke.
- While others take a breather one New Zealand dinghy club to continue racing through the winter months is Pupuke Boating Club. John Dowsett reports that turn-out is strong…
- We are now back home in New Zealand for a few weeks before we head back over to France for our World Championships which will take place in La Rochelle from the 5th of August. Our first trip of the year went rather well overall, we had some great racing as well as some rather cool sightseeing, so it was the perfect way to get back onto the circuit and clean out a bit of rust!!
- Two New Zealand Nacra 17 crews including Jason Saunders and Gemma Jones, and Tomer Simhony and Nicole Van der Velden are counting down for the upcoming World Championships. Having just completed Kiel Week both crews and are en route to Den Haag, the Netherlands to set up for three weeks training before the Nacra 17 World Championships.
