Ran Tan II took line honours on the final leg from Napier to Auckland to make it a clean sweep of the 40th edition of the Round North Island two-handed race. 

The majority of one of the most successful sailing teams in New Zealand Olympic history have been named in the 2017 NZL Sailing Team.

The NZL Sailing Team might have finished at the foot of the table after four days of racing at the Extreme Sailing Series in Oman but they collected the trophy for the fastest team on the water.

The NZL Sailing Team picked up some improved results during the penultimate day of racing at the Extreme Sailing Series in Oman overnight (NZ time).

(Photo: Extreme Sailing Series)

The 13,000km journey from Auckland to Patagonia via Antarctica during the iciest season on record of a ragtag crew of sailors is the feature flim at screenings of the upcoming Ocean Film Festival World Tour in Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland.

The world’s first ever WASZP national championships were held in New Zealand at the Manly Sailing Club last weekend.

Former Olympian Dan Slater (Wakatere Boating club) won the Laser class at the 40th sailing of the RSA Regatta at the Panmure Lagoon Sailing Club recently.

The NZL Sailing Team are on a steep learning curve at the Extreme Sailing Series and it's exactly why they ventured to Oman this week.

(Tawera Racing, skippered by Chris Steele. Photo: Extreme Sailing Series)