The 17th edition of the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta will be held from January 22-25, 2019.

The last one sold out and there are expectations this year's Great Blake Race charity regatta will be just as popular.

New Zealand's top youth match racing team will head to the US next month full of confidence after finishing fourth at the youth world match racing championships in Italy at the weekend.

The enticement of sailing at a world championships ensured a big fleet took part at the mid-winter championships at the Manly Sailing Club over the weekend.

Sailing is a liberating experiencing for many people who are blind or visually impaired but they can't do it without the help of sighted people and Blind Sailing New Zealand are looking for a handful of volunteers.

Many of the rules around antifouling paints changed in 2017, with many now illegal to import or manufacture in New Zealand.