A handful of the NZL Sailing Team are in Abu Dhabi for the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final where racing is set to start on Thursday 27 November.

Just a reminder that online registrations for this years regatta close next Wednesday night. This early closing is to allow time to process the huge number of entries. Late entries are at the discretion of the race committee and will incur a penalty fee.

Kate Stewart from Wakatere Boating Club on Auckland’s North Shore has been named 2014 winner of the Aon Emerging Talent Award becoming the first female to take the honour.

The Coastal Classic Auckland to Russell Yacht Race was announced as the winner of the 2014 Yachting New Zealand President’s Award at the Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards on Friday 21 November.

The 2015 Laser National Championships, on at Takapuna in January, has attracted excellent interest from a number of international sailors and organisers want to hear from anyone who has a boat to charter.

100 Days To Go!

The Race Village for the Auckland Stopover opens in exactly 100 days’ time on Friday 27 February 2015.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have taken New Zealand’s top honour in sailing for two years running after being named as 2014 House of Travel Sailor of the Year at tonight’s Awards ceremony in Auckland.

When I say fresh I am not referring to the Rotorua odour, but the new format!

Here’s a look at the up-coming sailing related events around the country for the next couple of weeks. See the YNZ on-line calendar for full details of these events and those on beyond that.

The New Plymouth Yacht Club is looking forward to hosting the two major Starling regattas for 2015, with the Starling North Islands on 10-11 January, normal entries close on Friday 19th December, the NOR is on the regatta website.