Learn to Sail Coach Course (Dinghy) at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club, December 2015.

Are you available to coach at BBYC on Sundays? 

Learn to Sail Coach Course (Dinghy) at Murrays Bay Sailing Club, December 2015.

Auckland Harbour is not the Caribbean, so it wasn’t the location.  We weren’t in T shirts and shorts so it wasn’t the weather.  The All Blacks did play a sublime game of Rugby to beat the French on Sunday morning but it wasn’t the final. 

The Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards, to be held on 27 November in 2015 is yachting and boating’s big night of the year when achievements and service in the sport are recognised and celebrated.

In one month racing will get underway for the 2015 Finn Gold Cup as Takapuna Boating Club on Auckland’s north shore plays host to the world’s best in the Olympic heavy-weight dinghy class.

The 2015 Para World Sailing Championships is set to welcome 140 sailors from 29 nations in Melbourne, Australia from 24 November to 3 December 2015.

The Yachting New Zealand programme Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! is getting behind Safer Boating Week distributing waterproof cell phone bags to all sailors taking part in the programme this week.

‘Bag Your Cell’ is one of the catch phrases of this year’s Safer Boating Week – that aims to drive home the message to boaties to take reliable communications when out on the water.

Boats will start by division from 0930hrs to 1000hrs, off Devonport Wharf. Spectators can enjoy great views from North Head, Devonport and Tamaki Drive, or visit www.coastalclassic.co.nz for live streaming coverage of the start.

With the start of the 2015 PIC Coastal Classic on less than two days away those taking part are in the final countdown. If you missed last night's excellent race tactics clinic - or just want a recap - here's a quick synopsis of the main points: