While many of the more active sailors have been involved in sailing with their local clubs over summer, adapting to change has been the name of the game with others, as Blind Sailing is no longer centred in Auckland.

For those amongst us who have made this a regular event on their calendar, it is worth noting that The 2015 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland will be held about a month later next year. The dates will be 26 February - 1 March 2015, and it will include, amongst others, Hansa 303, Liberty and SKUD18 classes, 2.4mR and Sonars.

The 2015 New Zealand Hansa Class Nationals, incorporating The Kiwi Cup are going to be hosted by Sailability Wellington from 17 – 19 January 2015 (Wellington Anniversary Weekend) and will operate out of the Lowry Bay Yacht Club at Seaview, Lower Hutt.

I am a lot of things, a father, husband, adventurer, skier, sailor and dare I say it disabled person but none of these define me more than being a dad.

Nominations for the 2014 Attitude Awards are open until 5 pm on the 10th July, except for the Attitude Sports Performer Award, which will remain open until 15th October.

To mark its 25th anniversary this September, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has launched a global search to find the public's favorite moment from the Paralympic Movement of the last 25 years.

The SSANZ Safety at Sea Two-Handed Triple Series is about to kick off with the opening 50-miler set for this Saturday 12th July.

Racing is underway at the European Championships for the Olympic 49er and 49erFX skiffs (in Helsinki) and also for the Olympic Nacra 17 multihull (in La Grande Motte).

If the loss of the first day of racing at the Nacra 17 European Championships due to too little wind was the price to be paid in order to have great Mistral conditions today off La Grande Motte then many of the 71 competing crews would accept that as a worthwhile tax. Today’s payback was a cross offshore, NW’ly Mistral averaging 17to 19kts but up to 23kts at times which was peppered with lighter holes and big shifts in direction creating a spectacular opening to the regatta.

Helsinki, Finland - Day 1 - 2014 Seiko 49er & 49erFX European Championship