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NZL Sailing Team play dress up at Zhik
Live Sail Die was invited to attend an evening at the Zhik Pop-Up Store in Auckland during the Volvo Ocean Race stop over. Members of the NZL Sailing Team, Peter
ISAF Youth Worlds: 3 in top 10
NZL Yachting Trust Youth Team update: Three in top ten at ISAF Youth Worlds after penultimate day. Going into the final day of the 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships
2016 18′ Skiff ANZAC Championship: The Video
Check out the official video from the 2016 Maersk Line 18′ Skiff ANZAC Championship which RAYC hosted from the 22-25th April. For more information about the 18′ Skiffs visit www.rayc.co.nz/aklskiffleague
NZL Sailing Team Update: Aleh/Powrie take lead
Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie are leading at the 2014 Women’s 470 European Championships which got underway today in Athens. Meanwhile, in Helsinki at the 49er and 49erFX European Champs
Naval officer in dramatic high seas rescue
Tears came to Navy Lieutenant Simon Wasley’s eyes today when he was asked how he felt about being called a hero after diving into treacherous seas to rescue three people
Django J/111 Abandoned North of Auckland
It is with great sadness that we share this information with our LSD readers. Django, a J/111 recently competed in the ANZ Sail Fiji Race and was on the return
Team Vodafone Sailing: Set to look hot when foiling
Team Vodafone Sailing is excited to announce the team will be taking on a new challenge at the end of 2015, in the form of foiling. A brand new GC32
2015 Elliott 5.9 Traveler Series Champ decided at Omaha Regatta
After a close and hard fought series of events in 2015, Icebreaker (Aaron Young, Jamie Logan and Steve Mair, RNZYS Auckland) has emerged as the winner of the 2015 Elliott
Mach One #1 at 76th Arch Logan Memorial
It was a stressful day of racing for the M-Class fleet at their 76th Annual Arch Logan Memorial Race which was held on Saturday 9 April on the Waitemata Harbour.
Beau Geste Racing takes Line Honours in ANZ Sail Fiji!
Karl Kwok owner and skipper of Beau Geste and his crew have claimed line honours victory in ANZ Sail Fiji! They approached the Navula Passage just before 0930 hours and
Knight Frank 18ft Skiff Nationals – Knight Frank extends lead
Knight Frank extends lead in tricky conditions Knight Frank (8pts) extends their lead over Yamaha (12pts) after 3 more races of the Knight Frank 18ft Skiff Nationals were completed on
2015 Nelson Race
The forecast is looking breezy for the 12 boats entered in the 2015 Nelson Race starting 1130 4pm Friday 16 January 2015, with 35 knot northerlies forecast for a time
Explore NZ on an America’s Cup yacht
I’m always on the Waitemata Harbour, either photographing or videoing sailing, or actually sailing myself on the M-Class, and every time I’m on the water, a sighting of a classic America’s Cup yacht is a guarantee.
Kiwi Youth Fly to Victory in the City of Sails
After a soaring 2015 debut, the second season of Red Bull Foiling Generation – the series created by sailing legends Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher – got off to a
“Sailing is awesome” – Brett van Munster
Sometimes we need a gentle reminder that “sailing is awesome”. I’ve just re-watched the 18′ Skiff ANZAC Championship video that the Live Sail Die team put together, and it’s still
Kiwis 1st & 5th at 470 Worlds!
Both NZL Sailing Team crews competing at the 2016 470 World Championships improved their position on day four of the regatta, with Paul Snow-Hansen and Daniel Willcox regaining the overall
Sanderson, Thurston & Stevens win E5.9 Nationals
Mike Sanderson and his crew of Harry Thurston and Matt Stevens sailing Retro won the 2014 Elliott 5.9 Nationals sailed at Napier Sailing Club. Mike had last won the Elliott
Etchells Tuesday Night Series, Flight 3 sneaks in ahead of the weather.
Unbowed by an ominous forecast, a hardy fleet of nine Etchells enjoyed eclectic conditions and close competition in flight 3 of the Tuesday Night Series. While the heavy winds held
Coastal Classic: And then there’s Dave
With the weather forecast in place for a good run in, we got word last night that Dave Robertson was going to hit the Coastal Classic race as an unofficial
NZL Sailing Team in Weymouth: ISAF Sailing World Cup
This week the NZL Sailing Team is in Weymouth and Portland on the southern coast of England where in 2012 the Olympic sailing regatta took place. Fifteen kiwi crews are at the
