Timaru Yacht and Power Boat Club will host the South Island P Class and Starling Championship from 3-4 December in an event which is shaping up to be a ‘must’ for young sailors in these classes.
In celebration of the 2016 Aon Youth Sailing World Championships being held at Torbay Sailing Club in December, Yachting New Zealand is offering the opportunity for the local kids to come and Have a Go! at Sailing.
Tanner Cup trials for the Northland region were held on 19 and 20 November, with brilliant sailing conditions off hosting venue Onerahi Yacht Club seeing two young sailors earn the right to represent the region in Wellington early next year.
Queen Charlotte Yacht Club sailors Nick Williams and Nick Gardiner were honored with the prestigious WK Sports Team of the Year award at the 2016 Marlborough Sports Awards on November 21.
A fleet of fourteen boats turned out for the North Sails Hartley 16 North Islands at Lake Ngaroto in Te Awamutu. Good breeze on both days saw some extremely close racing and even closer finishes.
Sixteen sailors took part in this regatta at Evans Bay Yacht & Motorboat Club. The conditions were a light North to Nor-east winds with lots of blank spots making it a very challenging course for all competitors.
Four Hansa 303s turned out for the Sailability Regatta at Lake Ngaroto in Te Awamutu on 12-13 November. There was plenty of wind over the two-day regatta which is always good at Ngaroto.
There’s just a few days to go until the 2016 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards evening and we’re thrilled to be recognizing such an outstanding group of sailors, yacht club stalwarts, and emerging stars.
Yachting New Zealand partners with Melanoma New Zealand to help reduce the rates of skin cancer in the country. Any boaties who are Accuro Healthcare members will get free access to a smartphone app so they can monitor their own skin health, and check for any changes in moles ahead of - and during - the summer boating season.
Northland sailors Blair Tuke and Chris Sharp have been nominated for The Northern Advocate 2016 People's Choice Award. Voting closes at midnight on November 26.
