A father and son will go head-to-head when the 2018 Solo Tasman Yacht Challenge from New Plymouth to Mooloolaba gets underway on Easter Sunday.

More than 3000 people tried sailing, many for the first time, with Yachting New Zealand's Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! programme during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover at the Auckland viaduct.

More than 40 yachts competed in 2017 and this year's instalment of the Anzac Enduro from Auckland to Great Barier Island promises to be even bigger.

Nearly 80 boats from all over Canterbury took part in a two-day regatta recently to celebrate the 90th anniversay of the Waimakariri Sailing and Power Boat Club.

Josh Junior kept his nerve and his boat upright to win a dramatic medal race at the Finn European Championships in Spain but it wasn't quite enough to claim bronze.

Josh Junior will battle it out for bronze at the Finn European Championships in Spain tonight (NZ time) but will also battle the elements.

Josh Junior is fifth heading into the top 10 medal race. Photo: Robert Deaves / Finn Class.

Consistency is paying off for Josh Junior at the Finn European Championships in Spain, with the Wellington sailor now up to third on his return to Olympic class competition.

The navy are used to going the extra mile and their entry into the 24-hour endurance yacht race in Wellington covered the most distance recently.

Zane Gifford and his crew on Raging Hormones took out the 33rd Young 88 one design national championships in Auckland recently to join a long list of names on a trophy board that features some of New Zealand’s best.