The NZ 420 Association are very pleased to be holding the 2016 420 Oceania Championship, with a training clinic beforehand, in New Zealand at Auckland’s Wakatere Boating Club over 5/6 June. The clinic and regatta is on the edge of the waters to be used later in the year for World Sailing’s 2016 Youth World Championship, which is being hosted by Yachting New Zealand.

Here is a great combined slide show and video clip about New Zealand’s mighty P-Class featuring images and footage from the 1920s to 2013. 

15 minutes long, the clip has been assembled by class expert and historian Gun Caundle, from photos collected while researching for his book ‘Our Secret Weapon’, a history and stories about the P Class. 

Yachting New Zealand is proud to officially announce the inaugural Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta will be staged in February 2017. 

The second and final day of the first Para World Sailing equipment evaluation saw the Fraglia Vela Malcesine play host to more sailors testing proposed Paralympic equipment.

Sir Peter Blake Torbay Regatta has a new sponsor with the addition of Barfoot and Thompson coming on board for the 2106 edition of the regatta as a silver sponsor.

On the 4th June at 1100 hours, Anthony Leighs and his Crusader35 crew will be on the start line for the 22nd Royal Akarana Yacht Club offshore race to Fiji.

Two sailors have been announced today to join the New Zealand Olympic Team to Rio 2016 with Josh Junior named in the Finn class and Sam Meech in the Laser class.

Today’s announcement brings the New Zealand Olympic sailing team to 12 athletes, competing across seven events.

Recreational boaties and yachties visiting the Northland region are assured of safe access to popular anchorages, harbour entrances, bays of refuge and navigational routes thanks to the collective advocacy efforts of Yachting New Zealand, the Auckland Yachting & Boating (AYBA) and Northland Yachting Associations.

The Marauder 8.4 Class Championship will be held the 14th and 15th May. The races are to start near Northern Leading marker out in the Waitemata Harbour.

This year a large fleet of the popular Alan Wright designed 8.4metre Marauder yachts are entered for the competition. The event is being co-organized by the Marauder 8.4 Owners Association and the Richmond Yacht Club. Division 1 has many entered and should be an exciting race. Mahita’s skipper has never entered a Marauder regatta before therefore his crew is an unknown quantity.