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The New Zealand sailors are hanging tough at the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma after a day highlighted by a first ever race win for Veerle ten Have in her first international windfoiling event.

Aon New to Youth Classes Clinics are a fantastic opportunity for young sailors transitioning out of the junior classes to get a head start as they move into the youth classes.

New Zealand's top sailors are competing internationally again for the first time since last year's Tokyo Olympics and now you can show your support for the team by purchasing the same gear supplied by Zhik that our top sailors wear.

Tracy Edwards and her famous boat Maiden have been changing people's perceptions for more than 30 years and they're looking to do it again after recently resuming a three-year world tour to support females in education.

The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and also let you know about a series of coaching forums coming up this year.

The full fleet of more than 1000 sailors came out to play on the second day of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma and a handful of New Zealand boats emerged in the top 10 after another punishing day of strong winds and cold temperatures.

A handful of top regattas have been held in recent times, including the RS Feva and Moth national championships and Auckland Laser championships.

RS Feva National Championships 

This week's Princess Sofia Regatta in Palma represents the start of the new Olympic cycle but instead of warming into their work most sailors were left frigid after racing in freezing temperatures and strong winds overnight (NZ time).

There will be plenty of storylines played out at this weekend's first round of the 2022 Elliott 5.9 Traveller Series at Lake Rotoiti, with returning champions, new crews and even two youth teams due to compete.

Sally Garrett and her crew have spent the best part of two years working on their boat speed and it paid off over the weekend when they won the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Women's Keelboat National Championship for a second time.

It's not just the cool winds that can often blow through Palma at this time of year, but there's a distinct freshness to this year's Princess Sofia Regatta.

Veerle ten Have admits it felt strange lining up alongside more than 40 other female windfoilers in practice racing earlier this week.

The ILCA (Laser) has been around for 50 years, which means a regatta run out of the Panmure Lagoon has been around for nearly as long.

Sean Herbert is returning to New Zealand today with an extra puff in his sails after taking out the Inspire WASZP Grand Final sailed alongside the final round of SailGP in San Francisco.

Clubs will soon receive information outlining this year's Yachting New Zealand affiliation process.

The method of calculating a club's cost of affiliation to Yachting New Zealand is based on a per club member levy system.

A number of boat owners might be contemplating heading offshore this winter as international borders reopen, but need to make sure they're ready to do it.

Yachting New Zealand will circulate guidance for clubs on the latest changes to the Covid Protection Framework once we receive more information from Sport New Zealand on what it all means for yachting and boating clubs.

Even more Kiwi sailing fans can catch this weekend's action from the final round of SailGP in San Francisco, with free-to-air coverage now available.

The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and also remind clubs about the wealth of resources in our club manual.

Club Manual

Yachting and boating clubs will soon need to review their structure and constitution with an impending change to rules for incorporated societies in New Zealand.

Karleen Dixon will be chasing a ninth title at next month's Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Women's Keelboat National Championships.

Trevor Geldard is being remembered as a visionary who played a leading role in the rise and rise of New Zealand sailing from the 1970s.

Geldard passed away peacefully at his home last week.

Sean Herbert has sailed in plenty of big regattas before but few with as many carrots as what's being offered at this week's first Inspire WASZP Grand Final.

A number of Nelson school children have had the opportunity to go sailing recently and, for some, it is their first time in a boat, thanks to a collaborative effort from the Nelson Yacht Club and Port Nelson.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are never far from the action, whether it’s the America’s Cup, SailGP or in their environmental work, but the spotlight for this episode of Broad Reach Radio is on their Olympic sailing in the 49er.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke recently announced that their busy schedules means they won't be chasing a fourth medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, prompting Michael Brown from Yachting New Zealand to catch up with them to reflect on their incredible partn

As other sailing events start to wind down, the very successful Elliott 5.9 fleet are again gearing up for their hugely successful Traveller Series.

Jo Aleh remembers where it all started - in a wooden Optimist named Blue Lightning at the girls regatta at the Kohimarama Yacht Club.

The four Yachting New Zealand regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and also ask for your help when it comes to trailer yacht cruising.

The fleet are enjoying nice sailing conditions as they make their way up the North Island coast in the second leg of the Central Triangle.

Yachting New Zealand have brought together some of the biggest names in sailing to stress the importance of looking after our oceans and waterways.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's youth training programme is seen as a world leader, and applications for the 2022 intake are open to young sailors aged 15-23.