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Frank gets sorted
Frank Racing, the ORMA60 owned and skippered by Simon Hull, is at the Bay of Islands ready to take on Race Week! Boat Captain, Disco Stu (yes that’s his real
Sydney & Auckland Noumea Fleets Converge
In just a few hours, the Sydney and Auckland fleets racing to Noumea, will be pirouetting around each other on the high seas as they converge. All bets are on
The light patch of pain
It’s just clicked over to Day 3 of the Royal Akarana Yacht Club Auckland Noumea Yacht Race. It’s been great hanging out in Noumea, however the sleepless nights glued to
On location in Noumea
It’s been a whirlwind six weeks leading up to the Auckland Noumea Yacht Race and we (Jenny Price, Dave McIntyre and yours truly), finally arrived to the Pacific nation yesterday
Harken National Secondary Schools Keelboat Championships rescheduled for 7th – 9th May 2021
The Harken National Secondary Schools Keelboat Championship will now take place from the 7th-9th May 2021 after being postponed from its original early March dates due to a level three
Start date confirmed for The Ocean Race 2022-23
Two race fleets will assemble in Alicante, the Spanish home of the Race, for the winter holiday period in 2022 before a mid-January 2023 start for leg one of the
Anarchy: Sunshine, wind and rain
It started out as a perfect winters day. Sunshine, breeze and a great crew. But by the end of the race, it was freeze and pouring with rain, but it
Flying Machine Takes Out 2020 North Sails Young 88 South Island Champs
This year’s champs saw a record fleet of eleven competitive Young 88s with crews from Auckland and Wellington and two entries from Akaroa deliver very close racing across a variety
McCutcheon takes out CentrePort Youth International Match Racing Champs
The 2020 Centreport youth international match racing championships hosted by the Royal Port Nicholson yacht club saw new teams appear and a new format for the event. This years
Stratis SL33 For Sale
Perhaps the title should read, Stratis SL33 for SAIL! Because this foiling machine is ready to hit the water for whoever becomes the lucky new owners. The SL33 is a
Compton on the podium at Laser Radial Worlds
17-year-old Aussie Michael Compton has held off fast finishing compatriots including Brody Riley and Stefan Elliott-Shircore to claim second overall after six days of exciting racing at the Laser Radial
You get things done with teamwork
It’s been a hectic few months chasing AC75s around the Waitemata Harbour and we can’t believe that it’s all over! The Live Sail Die team has had an awesome experience
Kiwis dominate first day of Symonite OK Dinghy Worlds in Auckland
…of the 2019 Symonite OK Dinghy World Championship at Wakatere Boating Club in Auckland, New Zealand. Andrew Phillips led all the way to win from Dan Slater and Luke O…
Kiwi Ladies and Lads smashing it at the 49erFX & 49er Worlds!
New Zealand dominated on day five of the 2013 49er and 49erFX World Championships and the kiwi team goes into the final day of the regatta lying 1st and 2nd
Pre-Tokyo Olympic Games Chats with Micah Wilkinson and Erica Dawson
Micah and Erica are newbies to the Olympic Games this year and were looking like favorites. A few weeks ago, Erica’s trapeze wire snapped and she was hit by the
PHOTOS: America’s Cup Day 4
A great day on the water for our resident AC75 photographer Georgia Schofield! Unfortunately there was no racing but it was still a great day out. Check out the collection
A ‘girl and her wolf’ attack the Coastal Classic
She brought back a once-mighty trimaran from the dead, and now ‘still green’ sailor Liz Alonzi is about to race Timberwolf in one of the world’s iconic coastal yacht races. Story by Suzanne
Need a Cherub Race Ready? Or a Signed Guitar by Ben Harper?
PIC Coastal Classic partners donate for Starship – now its your turn to bid! July 30th’s Starry Night cocktail gala is not just celebrating NZ’s most iconic yacht race, it’s
Wakatere Boating Club wins Optimist Team Racing
Burnsco National Optimist Team sailing at QCYC, Picton – 30 March 2018 The day might have started a bit cold and bleak but turned into a cracker for sailors and
Aleh and Powrie prepare for 470 World Champs in La Rochelle
New Zealand sailing’s Olympic gold medal girls Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie are one of four kiwi crews getting set to contest the 470 World Championships where racing kicks…
