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  • New Zealand won the Singapore SailGP event before suffering damage to their boat in a lightning strike.

    The high-flying New Zealand SailGP team are facing a race of a different kind – to have their badly damaged F50 back in time for the Christchurch leg of the season.

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  • Leading Kiwi sailor Liv Mackay had her first run at the helm of the America's Cup AC40. Photo / Adam Mustill, America's Cup

    Kiwis have been offered a rare glimpse into Emirates Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup future with several next-generation sailors this week briefly taking charge of the team’s AC40.

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    The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and give clubs some tips on how to best use their learn to sai

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  • Eduan Roos has joined Yachting New Zealand as Communications Manager.

    Eduan Roos was introduced to New Zealand sailing during a chance encounter with a fleet of Optimists on the Hauraki Gulf while covering the 2015 Cricket World Cup for South African media.

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  • Annabelle Rennie-Younger during the final day of the New Zealand ILCA national championships hosted by the Murrays Bay Sailing Club. Rennie-Younger finished first in the ILCA 6 (Open, Women, Youth) fleet.

    This time last year, New Zealand’s latest ILCA 6 national champion Annabelle Rennie-Younger had nearly given up on sailing in the class.

    A lingering back injury stymied her progress in the ILCA6 and, along with the lure of Olympic participation in the 470, forced a rethink.

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