Jørgen Svendsen wins OK Dinghy Europeans in Steinhude after no wind on final day.

We had a great start to the day as we stopped into the local patisserie to top up on morning pain au chocolate.

Kiwi sailors Dave Swete and Ryan Houston have been selected to join the crew of Team Alvimedica for the 12th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Steinhuder Meer produced its best for the second day of racing at the OK Dinghy European Championship with two races held in glorious sunshine, with wall to wall blue skies and 10-12 knots of warm wind. Defending champion Bo Petersen (DEN) has taken the lead from Andre Budzien (GER) and Greg Wilcox (NZL). Race wins went to Budzien, Jorgen Svendsen (DEN), Jorgen Lindhardtsen (DEN) and Jim Hunt (GBR).

In early August the NZL Sailing Team will be competing at one of this year’s most significant events on the journey towards the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

A contingent of New Zealand youth Laser radial sailors have just arrived in Dziwnow, Poland for the 2014 Laser Radial Youth Worlds starting 28th July.

Meet some of New Zealand’s hottest sailing property at The Derek Wootton Memorial Trust Gala Dinner and Auction on Saturday 16 August at The Royal New Zealand Police College. With outstanding Sports broadcaster Peter Montgomery MBE interviewing current Olympic Yachting Silver Medalists, current World Champions and members of New Zealand’s Americas Cup Team dynamic duo of Peter Burling and Blair Tuke on centre stage, it will be a night to remember.

New Zealand has won gold and bronze at the 2014 49er and 49erFX European Championships in Helsinki with Peter Burling and Blair Tuke successfully defending their title and Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech taking bronze also repeating their 2013 performance.

Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie have taken the bronze medal at the 2014 Women’s 470 Open European Championships which wrapped up in Athens, Greece today.

To host the World Masters Games in Auckland and not include sailing just wouldn't have been right.