Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, NZ's London 2012 bound 49er Sailors, have achieved a second consecutive silver medal at the 49er World Championships.
 

As a result of their seventh place finish at the Star World Championships overnight, Hamish Pepper and Jim Turner have qualified New Zealand's tenth and last Olympic yachting spot for the London 2012 Olympics.

The NZL Sailing Team produced results to remember overnight, lead by Andy Maloney’s bronze medal finish at the 2012 Laser World Championships in Germany.

At the conclusion of their mid-year meetings, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has announced that kiteboarding will replace windsurfing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and that the New Zealand designed MacKay FX (now 49er FX) will be the new Ol

The Semaine Olympique Francaise ISAF Sailing World Cup regatta in Hyeres has come to a close with two of the NZL Sailing Team on the podium.

Race Results Rank Helm Total 1 John Snow  120 2 John Snow  110 3 John Snow  100 4 John Snow  90 5 John Snow  80 6 John Snow 

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"Close Encounter” 

The Sir Peter Blake MERC 2012 “Sea Around Us” Winter Lecture Series are about to begin again.

The much anticipated and brand new Learn to Race programme from YNZ has arrived and is available for purchase. In over 70 pages of full colour, this book contains notes for coaches, exercises, games for sailors and illustrations and photographs to help learning