The 2014-15 year was another successful one for BoPSAT.  Highlights included:

“It won’t work wet” is the message behind 10,000 waterproof cellphone bags being given out to boaties this summer.

Otis Horne (19), a sailor from Hastings, is a finalist in the Courage in Sport category in the 2015 Attitude Awards. The national awards celebrate the excellence and achievements of Kiwis with a disability.

Haifa, Israel will play host to the world’s best Olympic 470 class sailors this month, including NZL Sailing Team crews Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, and Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox.

Windy Wellington lived up to its name over the four days of the 2015 Youth Match Racing Nationals held from the 1-4 of October at the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Cub.

Yachting New Zealand’s Annual General Meeting is on next week in Auckland and delegate proxy forms must be received from affiliated clubs by Yachting New Zealand two days in advance.

East Coast sailing is off to a good start to the season with coaching clinics in Gisborne and Ohope.

October 17-18 sees the hard out racer-cruisers and more laid back cruiser-racers gather for the annual  weekend of 88 fun and games on and off the water out of Bucklands Beach Yacht Club.

The Napier Sailing Club are offering a Pre-Regatta Coaching Session ahead of the 2015 Optimist North Island Championships.

With renowned world opti coach Orestes Reyes supported by New Zealand coaches

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In the lead up to the 2015 Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards, on in Auckland on 27 November, we bring you a feature on each of the ten 2015 Service Award winners. Today we focus on Matt Hall-Smith.