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The cruising community was saddened to hear that Michael Churchouse had died on September 5, writes Jim Lott.

The 2020/21 season is just about to kick off so it's worthwhile recognising all of the national champions in the respective classes from last season.

The Waikawa Boating Club took a step into the dark recently when 14 boats took part in a night sailing exercise.

It was the first time the club had run a session like this to help boaties better understand navigating and sailing at night.

Graeme Sinclair is a boatie who has been the face of the television show Gone Fishin' for 27 years, presented various documentaries, been involved in environmental and charity work and written a number of books.

In our regular focus on the regions, the regional support officers provide an update on what is happening in clubland.

Bay of Islands Red Socks Race Day

Fitting the qualifiers in for the New Zealand Match Racing Championships is normally done with ease but a series of interruptions will now see it held at the end of September.

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have been breaking ground in women’s sailing in recent years and this has seen an increase in the number of females entering the Mastercard Youth Training Programme to the point it is close to a 50 percent

Entries are now open for October's NZL Sailing Foundation New Zealand Youth Championships and there will be a number of Aon youth clinics to get youth sailors race sharp.

Entries are open for February's Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean Rock race, an event being described as a Round the Bays on water.

Yachting New Zealand have set up a Youth Regional Support Plan to help fund sailors to attend Aon national youth clinics in Auckland.

A fleet of Optimists is almost ready to be sent to the Va’vau Bluewater School in Neiafu, Tonga, but there's still one piece of the puzzle missing - the funds to ship the container to Tonga.

It might not have been the freedom we enjoyed under alert level 1, and I know many in the Auckland area will be disappointed, but it is still worth celebrating that we can all go sailing and boating again from next Monday and that events, if manage

Last year's Hyundai 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland is a finalist in the 2020 New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards.

Sally Garrett is best known for her exploits in short-handed sailing, being the only woman to have competed in two Round New Zealand races, and she’s also sailed in three Round North Island races.

Ross Whitburn doesn't mind admitting he might have had a little moisture in his eye last season and it wasn't because of any irritating dust that might have blown down the Otago Harbour.

The Canterbury Yacht & Motor Boat Club, which is now part of Naval Point Club Lyttelton, are seeking information from past and present members as they gear up for next year's centenary.

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke are as motivated as ever to win another gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics and will put together a plan that gives them the best chance to achieve that.

Organisers of the PIC Coastal Classic yacht race are continuing to hold their course in planning this years’ race, despite the uncertainty presented by the global pandemic.  

Any yacht and boating clubs operating under alert level 2 or 3 are reminded they need to have a copy of the QR code for the facility displayed in a prominent position by 11.59pm tomorrow (August 19).

Auckland remains in alert level 3 after the Prime Minister's announcement tonight which means yachting and boating clubs in the region need to stay closed and all activities suspended in line with government guidelines.

Yachting New Zealand held a have-a-go day at Lake Pupuke on Sunday for female Starling sailors to try out the Laser Radial to help the young sailors look at their next pathway.

Potential competitors are encouraged to enter next month's Starling national championships at the Nelson Yacht Club to allow organisers to plan ahead.

This is a message I had hoped I wouldn’t have to write as Auckland moves into alert level 3 with the rest of the country at level 2 but we need to remember we did exceptionally well as a nation last time and can do it again.

They are the unsung heroes of our sport, so it's only appropriate we recognise and acknowledge the people who allow racing to take place.

In our regular focus on the regions, the regional support officers provide an update on what is happening in clubland.

Gulf Harbour Yacht Club

Alistair Moore is probably best described as a sailing adventurer.

Olympic gold medallists and defending America’s Cup champions Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have today announced the launch of a New Zealand SailGP Team.

The second round of the Community Resilience Fund is open for applications, which is another opportunity for yachting and boating clubs to seek up to $25,000 of financial relief.

The annual battle to be the best youth club in the South Island is once again on over Labour weekend at the Naval Point Club Lyttelton.

Alistair Moore is probably best described as a sailing adventurer, having amassed over 300,000 nautical miles at sea and being a member of Blake Expeditions for two years before the ill-fated trip to the Amazon in 2001 when Sir Peter Blake was killed by

The battle between Steinlager 2 and Fisher & Paykel was one of the highlights of the 1989/90 Whitbread Race and a documentary of this epic contest will be screened at the Devonport Yacht Club as a fundraiser for the NZ Sailing Trust.

Demand from both competitors and sponsors has seen entries open early for the 18th CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta on January 26-29, 2021.