The awards keep on coming for New Zealand sailors after Blair Tuke and Josh Junior picked up major gongs at their regional awards.

Zhik have all the sailing gear you need for the summer and are offering an impressive 20 percent off exclusively for Yachting New Zealand member card holders.

Mark Orams thinks Sir Peter Blake would have had a huge smile on his face at the weekend looking down on an event in his own name that is potentially the largest multi-class centre board regatta in the world.

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The good weather has ensured the Volvo Sailing... Have a Go! programme has already been a big hit this summer.

It's 9169km from Auckland to Sanya, China, and Sam Street will feel like he's already travelled that far when he takes off with the rest of the New Zealand team for the upcoming youth sailing world championships.

It might be a long way from the Great Sound in Bermuda but the Lake Mahinapua Aquatic Club has seen a resurgence in sailing following this year's America's Cup and Emirates Team New Zealand's tour of the country.

The next wave of young foiling sailors will battle it out at the 2018 Red Bull Foiling Generation in Auckland in February.

Torbay will come alive this weekend with the biggest centreboard regatta in the country as more than 400 children compete in the annual Sir Peter Blake regatta.