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Jez Fanstone and Aaron McIntosh have been awarded Olympic Coach, Yachting New Zealand's highest coaching qualification. Jez and Aaron have been recognized for their coaching input to their sailor’s highly successful London 2012 Olympics.

Just 14 months after a skydiving accident rendered Jonathan Martins a L1 paraplegic; he prepares now to become the first disabled yachtsman to complete a single-handed circumnavigation voyage around New Zealand.

Sailability Wellington is alive and thriving in the Hutt Valley, working with the Lowry Bay Yacht Club to create more sailing opportunities for people with a disability in the region. The popular programme now boasts nearly 75 subscribed sailors with an expanding waiting list, and with the addition of one more sailboat this month, there is no sign of the programme slowing do

Are you interested in becoming a Teams Racing Umpire? Once each year at the Secondary Schools Teams Racing National Championships, this two day hands on practical course takes place for people of all ages and experience. Its free- get your registrations in by 19 April!

Mussanah Race Week concluded yesterday in Oman, and what a great week of sailing and cultural experiences it was. The race committee did a fantastic job getting us 14 races completed over the five days of racing. We had all onshore winds, ranging between five and fifteen knots. It was awesome practice to race at the same venue as our World Championship later this year, in similar conditions to what we can expect in November.

The 2013 Hutchwilco Boat Show will provide an exciting promotional opportunity and Class Associations and Yacht Clubs are encouraged to come and be part of the ‘Sailing Central’ pavilion. What: Sailing Central, 2013 Hutchwilco Boat Show When: May 16th – 19th 2013 Where: ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland

Muritai Yacht Club is preparing to celebrate its 75th jubilee this coming weekend (15-17 March). The family oriented club, located in Eastbourne, has been a focal point for local sailors for decades, with many famous sailing names having passed through its doors in that time.

Chances are you have already heard about Andrew McKenzie… he is one of New Zealand’s rising stars in single handed dinghy sailing. Andrew has been selected to sail for New Zealand in Cyprus at the 2013 ISAF Youth World Championships in the Laser Radial. The Kohimarama Yacht Club sailor has plenty of international competition under his belt having represented New Zealand at the 2008 Optimist World Championships, competed in Canada under Yachting New Zealand’s CORK scholarship in 2011, sailed in Laser Radial Regattas across the ditch in Australia and in the UK. And Andrew was a member of the 2012 NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team that sailed in Dublin last July.

This course is for anyone coaching sailors from green fleet or learn to race up to sailors competing at regional and national regatta. In April at YNZ: Monday 15th, Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th.