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A flight to miss…
We all get frustrated when our flights get cancelled or delayed, or if you get bumped altogether, but imagine what would be going through your mind if you missed Malaysian
Crewless ready for two-handed fun
The lads from Crewless are kept us well informed with their adventures from Auckland to Wellington, but the big job will start on Saturday when they line up on the
World Masters Games: We’re all winners!
We’re all winners!!! Why? Because we were out there. We got off our butts and we entered. We raced, and we achieved great things. I’ve now begun to recover from
36th America’s Cup Protocol Announcement
The announcement for the 36th America’s Cup Protocol is taking place at 1000 hours (NZDT), Friday 29 September. The live stream will be posted here when available. Summary of main
French Bay annouce exciting new regatta
The Young Challenger’s Cup is a youth focused sailing event where emerging sailors will have a chance to experience the speed and precision of high performance fleet racing in small
Kiwi Crews Improve in Tricky Conditions
Day two of racing has just wrapped up at the 2015 470 World Champs underway now in Haifa, Israel featuring both NZL Sailing Team 470 crews. Both managed to improve
It’s not a tuna!
Check out how sailors go fishing! It may not look pretty, but they get the job done! Jimmy the legend himself wrestling with a giant mahimahi (someone called it a
Two RNZYS teams leading Nespresso Youth International Match Racing Cup
RNZYS Performance Programme Teams lead by James Wilson and Nick Egnot-Johnson are leading the pack after two days of match racing in Auckland at the Nespresso Youth International Match Racing Cup.
2015 NZ 49er Nationals
The NZ 49er Nationals took place on in Mechanic’s Bay in Auckland over the 21/22 February, one week before Oceanbridge Sail Auckland. Special thanks to the Meech family for letting
2017 Auckland Tauranga Yacht Race: Live Video + Photos
It was a great morning to be on the water for the start of the 2017 Auckland Tauranga Yacht Race! Live Sail Die was on the water thanks to our
Price wins Nespresso Youth International Match Racing Champs
20 year old Harry Price representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with his crew of Ben Robinson, Cameron Gundy and Murray Jones have won the Nespresso Youth International Match
Project #YD37: Update 2
Hull meets deck The build is well underway with the hull and deck now bonded together on Andrew ‘AJ’ Reid’s new yacht – Bakewell-White designed, Yachting Developments 37 (YD37…
Team Vodafone Sailing launches new website
Things have been pretty quiet on the LSD home front of late, but we have been as busy as ever! We have been flat out with trials and tests for
Southern X Racing defending China Cup
Southern X Racing are a relative unknown team from Auckland, but in China, they are the defending champions in the FarEast 28R division at the China Cup, and they are
NZ Women’s Match Racing Team line up for Coastal Classic
The intrepid members of the NZ Women’s Match Racing Team are heading out of the harbour this weekend for the PIC Insurance Coastal Classic. Alison Kent, Celia Willison and Charlotte
America’s Cup Day 6 – Pre-Race Chat with Regatta Director Iain Murray
Live Sail Die welcomes in Day 6 of the 36th America’s Cup from the Viaduct in Tamaki Makaurau! We are joined by Regatta Director Iain Murray this morning to give
BOISW Photo Special! Save $10 per digital file!
The $10 discount has now ended… Lissa and Darren were in the Bay of Islands for the annual Bay of Islands Sailing Week and snapped some pretty memorable photos! Now
SSANZ Race 3 – That’s a wrap!
The forecast was nowhere near as epic as the SSANZ Race 2 and there wasn’t any carnage this time, but there were plenty of happy sailors stoked with being involved
Entries open for 2016 Bay of Islands Sailing Week
UPDATE: The first entry is in! Anarchy Racing entered BOISW the day entries opened. Great commitment by AJ and his team. Entries have opened for the 2016 Bay of Islands
Party Piedy – Gold Cup Race 1
Winter racing in the SSANZ is all wrapped up and a week ago we turned our attention towards the summer schedule, in particular the Gold Cup. The Gold Cup is
