A handful of international coaches are looking for opportunites to work in New Zealand next summer, including one who has coached a young sailor to a junior world championship title.

Let us know at Yachting New Zealand if there are any changes in your club contacts following your annual general meeting.

Lloyd Perratt and Albert Stanley have been named as this year's recipients of the St John's Rotary scholarship. 

The Paremata Boating Club aren't afraid to make changes and it has seen them grow but they've identified a need to focus on an area that used to be their strength. They are our Aon Club of the Month.

The New Zealand Hansa Class Association have set up a Givealittle page to help send six sailors to this year's Hansan world championships.

Plans are already in place for the upcoming season for the Hartley 16 class, with changes to dates and venues confirmed. 

As many as 130 people from 76 yacht clubs from around the country came together for last weekend's Commodores Conference.

Brian Petersen described it as "horrible" at times as his team battled terrible weather and sea conditions but Ran Tan II did enough to take out line honours in this year's Auckland Noumea Yacht Race.

New Zealand might have had only two sailors competing at the World Cup Series final in Marseille but both collected medals with Josh Junior taking silver and Andy Maloney bronze in the Finn.

Josh Junior won his first races of the European season overnight (NZ time) which put him in a strong position to win his first regatta of the season.