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  • The Torbay Sailing Club has announced the date for the 2012 Sir Peter Blake Regatta.

    1-2 December 2012 will see New Zealand’s largest dinghy fleet converging on Auckland’s North Shore to honour the event’s name sake, Sir Peter Blake.

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  • On the backing of their sixth place finish at the 2012 49er World Championships in Croatia earlier this month, Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski have been inducted to the

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  • Yachting New Zealand has made a submission to the EPA (Environmental Protection Authority) opposing New Zealand King Salmons (NZKS) plans to expand their operation in the Marlborough Sounds.

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  • The newly revived Champion of Champions regatta trophy was claimed by Team Elliott 5.9 skippered by Cameron Horne with crew Grant McKinnon, Andrew Clarke, Phil Quinn and Andy Robertson.  This team had a very successful regatta with six bullets, four seconds and a DNS in the final race of the

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  • Yachting New Zealand was once again at the Hutchwilco Boatshow with two stands, attended by over 35000 people over the 4 days; this is a growth of 5% on last year. 

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  • Interested in getting a Nacra 17?

    Boats are now available for order but this must be done through YNZ.  For those that would like to order one, they cost approximately  16750 euro excl shipping... Closing date for orders is 15 June 2012.

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