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69 year old Simon McDonald has an addiction… To winging!
Simon McDonald from the Bay of Plenty, who is 70 in two months, has been winging for four years, and has absolutely no desire to ever stop!
Setting Sail on a Voyage of Hope – by Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand
Auckland – Today 40 people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) head out onto the Hauraki Gulf, to prove that MS won’t stop them. Participating in the 2019 Oceans of Hope Challenge
Cooloola crew latest to be lured by Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
A well-travelled Englishman, who these days calls Australia home, is among the entries in the 1250 nautical mile Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race (S2A) sponsored by Harken, which starts on 11 October on Sydney Harbour at 1pm.
WATCH LIVE: 2025 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships // RACE 1
Watch all the live action from the 2025 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships from Sydney Harbour. Brought to you by SailMedia.
Prize money up for grabs at the Port Nicholson Regatta
The Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club is thrilled to announce that entries for the 26th Port Nicholson Regatta will open soon!
A spicy looking forecast for the 2025 Toyota Optimist National Championships
The PredictWind models are aligned, and it looks like we are going to get smashed for the final day of racing at the 2025 Toyota Optimist National Championships at Royal Akarana Yacht Club.
WATCH LIVE: 2025 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships // Invitation Race
Watch all the live action from the 2025 JJ Giltinan 18 Foot Skiff Championships from Sydney Harbour. Brought to you by SailMedia.
No Racing on Starling National Championships Day One – Today will make up for it!
The wind failed to come to the party for the 50th anniversary event of the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Starling National Championships today with racing postponed due to light
New Zealand wins 2019 RS Feva World Championship
RS Feva World Championships 2019 crown their winners in stunning Follonica. There was a buzz through the boat park as the sailors began rigging before the final day of the
The 2021 Catalyst IT Laser National Championships – George Gautrey returns to his old stomping grounds
The 2021 New Zealand Laser Championships will be hosted by Worser Bay Boating Club, Wellington 22nd to 25th January 2021. One of New Zealand’s top Laser sailors, George Gautrey…
Saunders named Sailor of the Year at Yachting Excellence Awards
Tom Saunders picked up the big prize, the Orbit World Travel Sailor of the Year Award, at the annual Aon Yachting Excellence Awards tonight.
BREAKING NEWS: 37th America’s Cup – Challenger of Record Officially Announced
Hot on the heels of the 7-3 victory of Emirates Team New Zealand over Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team came the announcement of the Challenger of Record (CoR) for…
2025 Team Racing World Championship Draws on Variety of Skill & Experience
Last time Pete Levesque raced in a Team Racing World Championship was 2011, in Schull, Ireland, when he was a skipper on Team Extreme representing the New York Yacht Club…
New Zealand wins 8 from 9 Races at JJ Giltinan
As the dust begins to settle, the New Zealand 18′ Skiff Team, representing Royal Akarana Yacht Club can take a look back at their 2019 JJ Giltinan 18′ Skiff World
Medals on the menu for NZ 49er sailors at world champs
New Zealand’s top two 49er crews will be on the hunt for medals in tomorrow’s final day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Canada.
Big shifts, big gains, big day – Day 2 of the NZ ILCA Nationals
…shifts, big gusts, big waves, big opportunities, big winners; it was a tough but rewarding day at Murrays Bay Sailing Club for Day 2 of the New Zealand ILCA Nationals.
2025 Napier Nationals Wrap
Shapershifter (Brett Elliott, Nick Bastow, Matthew Stuart) controlled the Burnsco Elliott 5.9 2025 National Championship to take a well deserved win over Revelry (Ben Costello, Andrew Willis, Drew P Bahlz). The first day provided a good 15kts plus.
Maloney wins Finn Gold Cup with Junior in third
The Finn Gold Cup had proved elusive to New Zealand sailors for so long but today Andy Maloney became the second Kiwi in 18 months to get his hands on
New Zealand pair win youth world title with a day to spare
It was “horrible” at the time but a disappointment last week has helped Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan win gold in the boy’s 420 at the Hempel youth sailing world
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: Kiwis battle wild winds in Hyères
A fortnight after an impressive medal haul in the European season-opener in Spain, the focus shifted from standing on the podium to merely staying upright for New Zealand’s…
