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  • YNZ member card and app

    Yachting New Zealand's online member card for the 2022/23 season is available for members of affiliated clubs now so you can make the most of the great benefits available.

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  • Have a Go trailer

    Yachting New Zealand have one of the trailers used for the Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! programme for sale, and comes fully equipped with a variety of yachts, a RIB, wetsuits and lifejackets.

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  • Glenn Ashby

    The number 202.9 might not mean a lot to most but is a figure Glenn Ashby has become obsessed about. The two-time America’s Cup winner is now leading a group from Emirates Team New Zealand trying to break the wind powered land speed record.

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  • Elliott 5.9

    Carla Bennett and her crew on Retro will be out to defend the Elliott 5.9 South Island title she won in convincing fashion last year.

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  • Josh Armit

    New Zealand's Josh Armit finds himself in second at the iQFoil World Championships in Brest on a day when a couple of the big favourites missed out on qualifying for gold fleet.

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  • Waikawa Women's Regatta

    Following on from the huge success of the Waikawa Boating Club's Evolution Sails Women’s Regatta, the Gulf Harbour Yacht Club, in association with the Auckland Yacht and Boating Association, are running a Women on Water Weekend in March 2022.

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  • Winter Champs

    We think sailing and boating is pretty awesome and need someone to help spread that message, which is why we’re looking for a skilled communications manager.

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