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Its Awards season and New Zealand’s yachties have been scooping the annual regional prize-giving celebrations around the country. Most recently yachting came under the spotlight again at the 2012 Sport Auckland Awards and the 2012 Northland Sports Awards.

The first of this season's YNZ Paralympic Sailing Development Clinics took place in late November, attended by seven potential paralympians. Keen to know what these clinics are like? Read on for the full report from YNZ's new Coach Development Officer Charles Baillie Strong

Windsurfing and Kitesurfing – the extreme windsports! Six classes, three events, one week - fun and action for all. From complete beginners to Olympic athletes!

Nail-biting Speed! Hair-raising action! Fun for the whole family! (As long as you don't mind being shown up by your kids, that is.) Optimist Match Racing at Opua Cruising Club is back. It's the hottest event on the OCC Calendar (as long as the weather is sunny, of course).

Oceanbridge Sail Auckland 2013 is pleased to announce a progressive travel rebate for Olympic and Paralympic class competitors from outside the Auckland region. The rebate is to encourage New Zealand wide Olympic and Paralympic sailors to join in New Zealand’s only ISAF Grade 1 regatta at Royal Akarana Yacht Club 2-5 February 2013.

TV3 reporter Greg Pearson went for a ride on Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC72 and talks with Dean Barker and Grant Dalton. His report:

A whopping 163 young sailors descended on Lake Taupo for the Optimist North Island Championships November 16-18 in extremely challenging weather conditions. A wide range of wind strengths and cold temperatures did not get in the way of completing a full programme of twelve races.