The NZL Sailing Team finished on top of the ladder after qualifying and it's where they want to be when racing in the Red Bull Youth America's Cup finals gets under way next week.

Emirates Team New Zealand are into the America's Cup showdown with Oracle and it's time to show your support.

Five Otago sailors being coached by America's Cup boss Sir Russell Coutts are preparing to head to international regattas, writes the Otago Daily Times.

Big things are expected of 29er combination Seb Lardies and Scott McKenzie and it's part of the reason why the pair have been named as this year's recipients of the St John's Rotary scholarship. 

The inaugural 24 Hour Endurance Yacht Race hosted by Lowry Bay Yacht Club saw more than 100 competitors take part in a non-stop race round Wellington Harbour in April.

The social element is one of the highlights but the racing is also serious in the annual Wine Race from Marlborough to Wellington and this year's event is expected to be one of the biggest ever.

The Wellington Youth Scheme at Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club will again host eight regional youth teams during the July school holidays.

The Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta will remain in Auckland in 2018 as efforts are made to turn it into a world-class event.

The NZL Sailing Team were third equal on points after the first day of racing at the Youth America's Cup which was sailed in painfully light winds at times.

The Auld Mug is the ultimate prize in sailing but there's another America's Cup up for grabs in Bermuda and it's one New Zealand want to hold onto.