The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for invitation to the 2013 New Zealand Youth Match Racing National Championships. Competitors will be competing for the Warren ‘Wolfie’ Williams trophy, with past winners including Olympic silver medallists Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, NZL Sailing Team member Josh Porebski and Red Bull Youth America’s Cup competitor Matthew Steven.

Emirates Team New Zealand wrapped up the Louis Vuitton Cup final on Sunday with an emphatic light-air win over Luna Rossa Challenge. Dean Barker and crew threaded their way through a fog-shrouded San Francisco Bay to win by 3m 20s.

The NZL Sailing team with ETNZ are celebrating a new partnership with one of New Zealand’s iconic menswear brands: Rodd & Gunn. Skipper Peter Burling and his team of under 25’s will be meticulous in their preparation for the Red Bull Youth Americas Cup, leaving no stone unturned and using only the most reliable of equipment from suppliers that they can trust. This extreme attention to detail extends as far as the choice of clothes on their back.

Takapuna Boating Club has won its bid to host the 2015 Finn Gold Cup. The decision was made by the International Finn Association at its meeting in Tallin, Estonia.

The 2013 Finn Gold Cup in Tallinn, Estonia was opened Sunday night amid a spectacular location with outstanding hospitality, beautiful singing, great food, and a moving presentation to one of the absolute class legends.

Tauranga Yacht Club members are making their keelboats, catamarans and skippering skills available for families to get a fun taste of sailing on Father’s Day on September 1. Everyone will be invited to get actively involved in the sailing or just enjoy the ride, and there is the option for the very young and those less agile, to take the comfortable, motorised option aboard the cruise boat “Luv Boat II”.

Emirates Team New Zealand took another point today to lead Luna Rossa 6-1 in the final of the Louis Vuitton Cup. The team is now a win away from the seven needed to win the series and challenge Oracle for the America’s Cup.

The 420 and 470 Junior World Championships ran from 14-22 August in Pwllheli, Wales with New Zealanders Taylor Burn and Henry Gibbs finishing in 8th overall in the 420 Open Junior European Championship.

Red Bull Youth America’s Cup organisers have released a media program and press kit with detailed information for media about the upcoming four-day youth regatta featuring two New Zealand teams, including the Yachting New Zealand entry known as NZL Sailing Team with ETNZ.

Emirates Team New Zealand took another win in the Louis Vuitton Cup final against Luna Rossa today. The team now leads 5-1 in the best of 13 final in which the first team to win seven races collects the Cup and earns the right to challenge Oracle for the America’s Cup.