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Our four NZCT regional development managers - Hayden Whitburn, Kelly Mulcahy, Wayne Holdt and Ian Gardiner - bring you the latest news from around the country, as we prepare for the first in a series of regattas celebrating women in sailing.

There is still time to get your nominations in for this year’s Aon Yachting Excellence Awards - a chance to honour the cream of the country’s sailing talent.

The Annual General Meeting is a key date on our calendar and this year we will need to fill vacancies for three elected positions on the Yachting New Zealand Board as we say goodbye to Ross Blackman, Sarah Meikle and Viki Moore after years of selfless s

She narrowly missed out on a medal at the Olympic test event but for Veerle ten Have her experience in Marseille was worth gold. 

Budding sailing coaches are encouraged to sign up for the first in a series of dinghy coaching courses, starting this weekend.

The second of Yachting New Zealand's national race officer training seminars of the winter is fast approaching.

A timely message from a sailing great helped catapult young Kiwi O’pen Skiff sailor Ewan Brazle to the world title in Italy, after faulty equipment and foreign conditions had earlier threatened to see victory slipping from his grasp.

New Zealand’s top young sailors will soon battle it out for the title of national youth champion in five classes – and for a spot at this year's Youth Sailing World Championships.

New Zealand's biggest multi-day keelboat regatta – Bay of Islands Sailing Week – has opened entries for the next edition of the event, to be held from 23-26 January 2024.

Rough & Reddy (R+R) made a triumphant return to the Harken Elliott 5.9 Traveller Series at the weekend - dominating the second day of the race to take out the win and exact revenge on rival Shapeshifter.

A need for greater consistency over a sustained period and restricting the number of mistakes when competing against the best in the world in Olympic waters.

George Gautrey is signing off from the Olympic test event without a medal but with plenty of added experience and a sense of pride in his performance in Marseille.

New Zealand’s dominance in the international O’pen skiff fleet shows no signs of abating, with Kiwis sweeping two divisions at a major regatta in Italy a fortnight ago, ahead of the class world championships starting tonight (NZ time).

Day 6 of the Olympic test event was also moving day for Josh Armit, with the rising Kiwi windfoil star surging seven places up the leaderboard to break into the top 10 courtesy of his first race win of the regatta.

The black bibs remained near the front of their fleets on day five of the Olympic test event in Marseille, as the focus slowly turns from qualifying to the podium.
 

It didn’t take long for Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie to go from being in the hunt for medals at the Olympic test event to having a target on their backs.

Keelboat owners who intend to race in the upcoming season are reminded to renew their PHRF certificates as it expired at the end of May – and to take note of a few minor changes to the revalidation process this year.

Our NZ Community Trust regional development managers take a look at what has been happening in their areas and share useful information about how race officers and coaches can upskill before the start of the new season. 

After two days of dinghy and kite racing, the rest of the New Zealand sailing team announced their arrival at the Olympic test event in Marseille with a string of stellar performances in the skiff, multihull and windfoil classes.

Biosecurity New Zealand is set to take “immediate action” after discovering small patches of exotic Caulerpa around Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf.

Sailing conditions improved for day two of the Olympic test event in Marseille and with it, the New Zealand team’s fortunes.

George Lane wasn't fazed when he lined up for the make-or-break race in his quest to become New Zealand's latest world champion sailor in Poland last night.

New Zealand's sailors battled changeable conditions and pre-regatta jitters on a curtailed first day of the Olympic test event in Marseille.

The Olympic test event starts around 10pm on Sunday night (NZ time) and is considered a key milestone on the road to the Paris Olympic Games in 2024. 

Here is all you need to know about the regatta.  

As many as eight sailors from Yachting New Zealand's high-performance programme could feature in next year's Youth and Women's America's Cup.

For a dozen of New Zealand’s leading sailors, the Olympic test event in Marseille will be as much a reconnaissance mission as it is a chance to battle the best in the world.

Sport and recreation are important parts of people’s lives in New Zealand -  we have some of the highest participation rates in the world and a global reputation for fairness.

Steve McDowell grabbed a top-10 place to finish as the leading Kiwi at the 2023 OK Dinghy world championship in Lyme Regis, UK - an event dominated by the host nation's sailors.

The second module of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Mastercard Youth Training Programme kicks off next month and is designed for those aged 15-23 who are looking for the next step after dinghies and who enjoy working in a team.

New Zealand sailors remain in title contention after four races at the OK Dinghy world championships in Lyme Regis, England.

Maritime New Zealand recently stated that all vessels (recreational and commercial) must maintain a continuous anchor watch (lookout by sight and hearing) under Maritime Rule Part 22.5. 

Our four NZ Community Trust regional development managers look at some of the highlights from their areas over the past fortnight – and answer a frequently asked question about organising regattas as many clubs look to lock in their events for next seas