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NZL Sailing Team

Check out who is in the NZL Sailing Team, which is made up of the best Olympic class sailors in the country.

New Zealand sailors have a proud tradition of success at the Olympics, highlighted by the record-equalling four medals won at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

The high performance programme continually evolves and the focus now is on winning medals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The NZL Sailing Team is made up of the best Olympic class sailors in the country and they must reach certain criteria each year to remain in the top team. Below that is the Olympic Development Squad, Aon Fast Track and youth programmes and you can find more information about the pathway to the Olympics here.

 

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    Erica Dawson

    Dawson and Micah Wilkinson have been consistently near the front of the mixed Nacra 17 fleet since their Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021.

    Hometown
    Auckland
    Date of Birth
    Competition Class(es)
    Nacra 17 (crew)
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    George Gautrey

    Gautrey has established himself in the international Laser fleet after showing plenty of promise as a youth sailor.

    Hometown
    Wellington
    Date of Birth
    Club
    Muritai Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es)
    ILCA 7
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    Isaac McHardie 

    Isaac McHardie and teammate William McKenzie have established themselves as one of the top 49er crews in New Zealand – and the world - over the past 12 months.

    Hometown
    Hamilton
    Date of Birth
    Club
    Royal Akarana Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es)
    49er (helm)
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    Jo Aleh

    Aleh needs little introduction, as a two-time women’s 470 Olympic medallist, former world champion and a former Female World Sailor of the Year.

    Hometown
    Auckland
    Date of Birth
    Club
    Takapuna Boating Club
    Competition Class(es)
    49erFX (helm)
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    Justina Kitchen

    Justina Kitchen has rapidly established herself as one of the world's best female kitefoilers and has her sights on the 2024 Paris Olympics.

    Hometown
    Auckland
    Region
    Auckland
    Date of Birth
    Club
    Takapuna Boating Club
    Competition Class(es)
    Kitefoiling
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    Logan Dunning Beck

    Logan has a proven track record in the 49er and, together with Oscar Gunn, is among the world's best in the fast-paced skiff.

    Hometown
    Auckland
    Date of Birth
    Competition Class(es)
    49er (helm)
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    Micah Wilkinson

    A former youth world champion in the 29er and a member of the 2017 Youth America’s Cup team, Wilkinson has plenty of experience and success in the Nacra 17.

    Hometown
    Cambridge
    Date of Birth
    Competition Class(es)
    Nacra 17 (helm)
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    Molly Meech

    One of the most decorated 49er FX sailors around, Meech teamed up with Jo Aleh after the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics - with the new crew's sights now firmly set on ne

    Hometown
    Auckland and Tauranga
    Date of Birth
    Competition Class(es)
    49erFX (crew)
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    Oscar Gunn

    Oscar is a youngster with tremendous potential who has already established himself as one of the world's best 49er sailors.

    Hometown
    Auckland
    Date of Birth
    Competition Class(es)
    49er (crew)
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    Tom Saunders

    Saunders has been among the world’s leading Laser sailors since winning the 2021 ILCA 7 world championships - only the second Kiwi to do so in the history of the class after Nik Burfoot in 1994.

    Hometown
    Tauranga
    Date of Birth
    Competition Class(es)
    ILCA 7
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    Veerle ten Have

    Veerle is this country’s top prospect in women’s windfoiling, having dominated the local scene for a number of years.

    Hometown
    Tauranga
    Date of Birth
    Club
    Tauranga Yacht and Powerboat Club
    Competition Class(es)
    Windfoiling
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    William McKenzie

    William McKenzie and teammate Isaac McHardie have established themselves as one of the top 49er crews in New Zealand - and the world - over the past 12 months.

    Hometown
    Auckland
    Date of Birth
    Club
    Royal Akarana Yacht Club
    Competition Class(es)
    49er (crew)

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