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Just as the Wellington Matariki Fireworks went off with a bang, so did the inaugural Te Ākautangi Matariki Water Sports Festival hosted by Tai Tonga 41 Outrigger Canoe Club and Evans Bay Yacht & Motor Boat Club.

Shapeshifter put on a masterclass to take out the Elliott 5.9 North Island Championships in Whitianga recently but it was tight among the chasing pack with four teams tied on points in the battle for second.

It was a measure of Paul von Zalinski's abilities as a sailor - and shortcomings as a chef - that Peter Blake signed him up for his crew on board Lion New Zealand for the 1985/86 Whitbread Round the World Race as long as he didn't cook.

The New Zealand eSailing Challenge is back to find the best eSailor in the country and this time with even more prizes on offer thanks to our new apparel sponsors VMG.

It’s been said that ‘a good coach can change a game, a great coach can change a life’ which is why developing good coaches is so important.

Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie are building nicely for a couple of big events later in the year after finishing third in the 49er at Kiel Week overnight (NZ time).

Kiel Week is the world's biggest regatta and an appropriate way for many of New Zealand's emerging sailors to reacquaint themselves with international competition.

Yachting New Zealand have bold plans to make sailing more accessible to Kiwis from a wide variety of backgrounds and need someone to help deliver that.

New Zealand's 29er representatives at next month's youth sailing world championships warmed up nicely for the event by taking out the 29er national championships at the Bay of Islands recently.