The Hamilton Yacht Club will be running another Optisail live-in camp this summer from January 18-21.

Peter Burling made history at the Bay of Plenty Sports Awards, writes David Beck of the Rotorua Daily Post.

Blair Tuke helped Mapfre to finish first into Cape Town on the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race but lost something on the way.

It was a victory that captivated a nation, so it was little surprise when Emirates Team New Zealand were named Executive Travel Sailor of the Year at the annual Volvo Yachting Excellence Awards.

Blustery conditions made it challenging for the competitors in the inaugural Hansa Class North Island championships at the Ngaroto Sailing Club last weekend. 

Jason Holdt and Todd Birrell dominated the Hartley 16 North Island championships sailed at the Ngaroto Sailing Club recently.

The Paper Tiger national championships will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in New Plymouth in January.

For the 500 Auckland-based sailors who travel north to compete in the annual CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta, the passage home can be an arduous affair. 

Andy Maloney took out the supreme award at the Harbour Sport Excellence Awards on Friday night but felt he was a small part of a big team who won yachting's biggest prize - the America's Cup.

Bubble soccer and bullrush were on the agenda when the NZL Sailing Team met for a team camp in Auckland last week but there was also a focus on what the team need to do to be ready for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.