Optimist workshop coming to Napier. For coaches and parents to upskill with Optimist specifics. 

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have secured another victory in the 49er class taking out the 2015 South American 49er Championships sailed in Buenos Aires, Argentina over the past four days.

The victory comes just days before the outcome of the 2015 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards will be revealed. Burling and Tuke are among five finalists for the prestigious award, set to be announced at a gala dinner on Tuesday evening in China.

Greg Wilcox (NZL) maintains his lead on top of the OK Dinghy World Ranking List. He has now been world ranked number 1 since December 2013, a record only beaten by four-time World Champion Nick Craig (GBR).

For more than 50 years the MBSC has operated from a former beachside Bach. With few modifications the original club house facility did an admirable job nurturing the talents of its own and visiting sailors.

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No doubt this tale, told by Yachting New Zealand’s Safety and Technical Officer, Angus Willison, will have ‘ring true’ to sailing parents across the nation. It’s all about his daughter Celia’s first encounter with New Zealand’s largest coastal sailing race – the PIC Coastal Classic.

With the sailing season well and truly underway, it is time to remind sailing and boating clubs around New Zealand of an exciting event. Following on from two highly successful Volvo National Sailing and Boating Days in 2014 and 2015, this season it is back and bigger than ever…Yachting New Zealand’s Volvo Sailing and Boating Week 2016!

Yachting New Zealand is pleased that 20 affiliated yacht clubs have signed up within a month of launching the Member Card and we encourage others to get on board before Christmas to ensure your members can make the most of the exclusive discount offers available.

Just as Richie and the All Blacks retained the cup, so did Dave Shaw defend his South Island Paper Tiger Championship Title.

New Zealand featured twice in the podium placings at the 2015 China Cup Regatta held in Hong Kong and Shenzhen(Guangdong Province), China from October 30th to November 2nd, 2015.