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Solo Trans-Tasman First 24 Hours See Rough Conditions and Three Retirees
Wow, what an exciting and interesting start to the Ray White NP Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge. Malcolm Dickson on Sarau tacked on the start line to be the first to cross.
Inaugural Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean Huge Success!
The Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean Race has attempted to get started a few times, but… third time’s the charm! The gun went off and over 80 dinghies sailed
Thrills, spills and beanies at the ILCA North Island Champs as part of the Napier Sailing Club Summer Regatta
Plenty of action was had in the ILCA fleets at the Napier Sailing Club Summer Regatta – however Summer missed the memo and failed to show up on the start line.
36th America’s Cup – The Italians get the course areas changed
Emirates Team New Zealand has posted an image to their Facebook page announcing that the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team had made “an application… to the AC…
Josh Armit leads Kiwi charge at iQFOIL Europeans
Josh Armit has continued his impressive start to the international season, claiming top-10 finishes in each of the four races in his qualifying fleet overnight to move up to fifth overall on day two of the iQFOIL European championships in Greece.
It’s a wrap: Test event for the European championships
In the lead-up to the European Championships, which also serves as an Olympic qualification event starting on November 8th, the PROW GROUP European Warm UP 2.0 Regatta recently took place from October 26th to 29th in the charming setting of Vilamoura.
18 88’s for 2-Handed Finale
Record Fleet of Eighteen Young 88s for the Shorthanded Sailing Association of New Zealand’s Safety at Sea Triple Series Finale. Racing a one design Young 88 two handed round…
SSANZ Update on Lewmar Race Delta
SSANZ has an announcement about an announcement for Lewmar Race Delta! We want to run this race but right now we don’t rate our chances. In the current Level 3
Stewart 34’s – Close classic action at every corner
The third session of the 2018/2019 Stewart 34 Championship Series hosted by Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Close action racing on the western side of the Harbour Bridge with…
Poo clouds
…It is not pooing in New Zealand, but the weather is pretty shitty at the moment! If there is one page that provide hilarious
World Renowned Sail Designer Andrew Lechte Joins Doyle Sails
Doyle Sails is proud to announce another impressive name from global sailing has joined their team.
Eight bells – Mark Paterson
Mark Paterson was a fierce competitor in everything he did but there was one fight he ultimately couldn’t win. Paterson is being remembered after he died last week after a long battle with Huntington’s Disease. He was 73.
Free stuff!!!
…Our friends at Performance Sailcraft Australia together with The Watershed in New Zealand, are giving away $1,000 in accessories when you buy
One in a million
The last time that I screamed when watching sailing was when Emirates Team New Zealand was leading that race in the America’s Cup and the time limit ran out…
Yacht Training – Now offering certified courses
Yacht Training is proud to announce we have been approved as an IYT Partner School and will be offering a number of internationally recognised courses as soon as we reach
It’s Time to Throw Conrad Colman a Lifeline…
Less is heard about the skippers who are fighting to survive in boats at the older end of the fleet, for whom finding sponsorship to underpin their Vendée Globe campaigns is like panning for gold.
Moth sailors fizzing for more action after Auckland Championships
The old phrase “hurry up and wait” played a huge factor for the sailors competing in the 2023 Moth Auckland Championships, hosted by the Royal Akarana Yacht Club over the weekend of the 14th and 15th of January.
The calendar clash and the races involved
When everyone wants to go sailing, and without an endless amount of summer weekends available, eventually something is going to clash – and that’s what’s happened to the Auckland Tauranga Race and the inaugural Harbour Classic.
Marine Concierge is Ready. Are You?
Auckland is on its way into the summer season and Marine Concierge is available to make sure you and your boat are covered from top to bottom. The team is
Athena Pathway and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli move forward to the final match of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup
With the racing schedule condensed after yesterday’s postponements, it was another difficult day for the Race Committee at the Puig Women’s America’s Cup who had to remain patient as light airs thwarted their efforts to complete the Group A America’s Cup Teams Qualification Series.
