The NZL Sailing Team are in a bit of a holding pattern as they prepare for the Red Bull Youth America's Cup finals and they are even limited in the amount of practice they can do on the water.
The Queen Charlotte Yacht Club received $270,000 from the Marlborough District Council Annual Plan funding rounds to go towards a replacement clubhouse at Shelley Beach in Picton.
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.
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.
