Have you been looking to try small boat sailing? Yachting New Zealand will be running the Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! programme for the duration of the Auckland Stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race from Saturday until 15 March. Come meet us outside the Viaduct Event Centre for a free sail in one of our four Topper Omega sailboats! Everybody over the age of 5 is welcome, and we will provide the lifejackets. No experience required.
Oceanbridge Sail Auckland is now underway on the second of four days of racing – and the NZL Sailing Team with Aon New Zealand are putting on the party for competitors, volunteers and event partners tomorrow night, Friday 27 April from 4:00pm.
Yachting New Zealand and the NZL Sailing Teams’ technical clothing partner, Zhik, is opening a temporary showroom in the Auckland Viaduct, next to ‘The Crew Club’ at 220 Quay Street. They are showcasing their full yachting clothing range, including a limited amount of Zhik NZL Sailing merchandise.
Day one of Oceanbridge Sail Auckland got off to a slow start due to a lack of wind - with all fleets forced to wait two hours with the postponement flag hoisted up the official flagpole.
On 19 February, the New Zealand Sport and Recreation Awards Judging Panel met in Auckland to select winners in six categories: Event Excellence, Community Impact, Communication Excellence, Innovation Excellence, Commercial Partnership and the C.K. Doig Leadership Award. Yachting New Zealand and Aon New Zealand have been named as one of three finalists in the Commercial Partnership Category.
Wakatere BC hosted a combined NZ Nationals for the 470 and Nacra 17's classes this weekend. A fleet of five took part in the 470 class, notably Olympic gold medalists Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie, and top men’s crew Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox who teamed up two years ago. Three Nacra 17 crews competed with hot favourites being Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders who have had good results on the international circuit in this new Olympic class.
Sailability Wellington hosted the 2015 Hansa Class National Championships, Kiwi Cup and Kiwi Ability Regatta at Lowry Bay, Wellington from 17th to 19th January 2015.
Unless you have been living down a very deep dark hole, you have probably heard by now that sailing has been excluded from the 2020 Paralympics to be held in Tokyo.
