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- Sailability Auckland presents a FREE opportunity for people with a disability to experience sailing regardless of ability. Come prepared for the weather, you may need a splash-proof jacket or even some sun screen (we hope), everything else will be provided.
- Saturday November 10th brought perfect sailing conditions to Lake Rotorua for Sailability Rotorua's 'try sailing' open day at the Rotorua Yacht Club. Fourteen new sailors took to the water, helped by the club's more seasoned sailors of all ages and ability.
- Yachting New Zealand Service Awards are all about exemplary or selfless services to the sport of yachting – and Gary Corkin of Sailability Auckland (now Northland too) is truly one deserved to be recognised. Find out why.
- JP Tobin will dust off his RS:X board and eye another Olympic campaign, with the windsurfing class reinstated at the expense of kiteboard racing for Rio 2016. Six months of lobbying by the international windsurfing community yesterday paid off, with the controversial decision in May by the International Sailing Federation to drop windsurfing in favour of kiteboard racing - a call that stunned the sailing world given the latter was untested - reversed at the International Sailing Federation's annual meeting in Dublin, Ireland.
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It is a busy weekend for Paper Tiger sailing in New Zealand this weekend, with two regattas being hosted in the North Island simultaneously.
- 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 in December and beyond.
- Six of New Zealand's best blind and vision impaired sailors have amped up their training in preparation for the IFDS Blind Sailing World Championships to be sailed in May 2013. Head Coach Brian Trubovich gives us his full report...
- Elements Watersports Centre at Kulim Park, Otumoetai is running a fully coached Intro to Sailing opportunity for Blind and Visually Impaired people- on Sunday November 25th 2012. Its just a few days away, register now!
