This month Miami, Florida plays host to many of the world’s best Olympic and Paralympic sailors when Sailing World Cup Miami gets underway on Monday 25th January.
A solid contingent of NZL Sailing Team, Aon Fast Track Squad and other kiwi sailors have arrived into the American venue and are preparing for next week’s regatta.
Today (eds. Monday 18 January) marks 200 days to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero and as the pressure comes on sports and athletes New Zealand Olympic Team Chef de Mission Rob Waddell says New Zealanders can look forward to an outstanding Olympic year.
Racing in light winds on the last day of the Hartley 16 National Championships in New Plymouth saw the local crew of Simon Holdt and Nathan McArthur on Stratos move from third place overnight to win the regatta ahead of defending champions Shaking Laundry sailed by Robin Williams and Mike Insley. Third place went to Bizzare’s Gareth Insley and Tim Lynch-Blosse both from the Manukau Yacht Club in Auckland.
There is a strong and still growing entry list for the NZ Laser Nationals at Muritai Yacht Club on Wellington Harbour. Racing is scheduled from Friday 22nd till Monday 25th January 2016, with 2 or 3 races scheduled for each of the 4 days.
Now this is good; the Tornados enjoyed their nationals here so much last year that they are returning to the bay.
It’s time to begin planning your entry for the 2016 NZ Open Keelboat National Championships.
The 2016 NZ Women’s Keelboat Championships will be held on the 2nd & 3rd of April 2016 and will be run by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Forget pigs - it'll be flying cats that take centre stage at the Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta during the last week of January 2016. A new generation of super-fast flying catamarans is expected to launch the popular annual regatta into a new era of yacht racing.
World Sailing has appointed Andy Hunt, former CEO of the British Olympic Association and a non-executive Director of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games as its new Chief Executive Officer.
