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Boat Coat to sponsor young guy

Boat Coat announces sponsorship of Cory McLennan in bid to become youngest to sail Solo Tasman yacht race Boat Coat – New Zealand’s dedicated specialists in marine vinyl wrapping and finishing – are

Bay of Islands Sailing Week – Day 2

[youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS9cQb7mdpc’] The way Bex saw things (Kia Kaha, TP52): This morning we had quite a puffy start, changing jibs all the time trying to get the right one on

Perfect scorecard for Melges 24 class founder

First points in the Gill Melges 24 Australian Open Nationals, one of the Festival of Sails’ opening events, went to Harry Melges and his Star crew from the USA. Melges,

Davies and Ashby confirmed for 2014 A-Class Worlds

[youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjcCWooXdwY’] With just over two weeks to go, the countdown is on to the upcoming 2014 A-Class Catamaran World Championships. With some of the biggest names on the global

2014 Hartley 16 Nationals

[Source: Wayne Holdt / Yachting New Zealand] Manukau Yacht & Motorboat Club sailors Robin Williams and Derek Hickman (pictured below) sailing SHAKING LAUNDRY are the winners of the 48th Hartley

Festival of Sails’ opening multihull act

Festival of Sails’ opening multihull act The opening act for this year’s Festival of Sails went ahead without a hitch today; nine multihulls of various sizes completed the inaugural event

Sunburst 50th Anniversary Regatta – Day 3

Day 3 at the National Sunburst Championship started off damp but with light breeze. During our early morning beach visit we noted the slight NW swell on the beach and

Emirates Team NZ to join Extreme 40 Series

[Source: ETNZ / Header Image: Lloyd Images, Extreme Sailing Series] Emirates Team New Zealand will return to the Extreme 40 circuit this year, skipper Dean Barker announced today. [youtuber youtube=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuKf_bZi_M’]

Airlie Beach Race Week 2014

The word is out! The 25th Airlie Beach Race Week is going to be huge. Event organisers Whitsunday Sailing Club are planning for more boats, more supporters, more parties and

The Ocean Race

Back to Win

“I want to win this time” – Pablo Arrarte Pablo Arrarte and Jens Dolmer are joining Team Brunel for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15. Both the Spanish and the Danish

Festival of Sails fleet passes 300

The Festival of Sails fleet has cracked the 300 mark! Steven Carey’s Victorian boat Dejavu was the 300th entry and that figure has since risen to 309, just three shy

Patrice set to take on Geelong

Tony Kirby’s McConaghy Ker 46 Patrice is in Geelong for the Festival of Sails regatta starting today. Tony is aiming for another podium finish under IRC to put the disappointment

Sunburst 50th Anniversary Regatta – Day 2

The sun was shinning and the mutton birds were swimming, the stage was set for Day 2 of the Sunburst 50th Anniversary Regatta. You really couldn’t have asked for a better

Sunburst 50th Anniversary Regatta – Day 1

It was a great day on the water for fishing, but with the shifty, tricky and frustrating breeze it made things a little tough for the sailors competing in the