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Images of the Stack Winter Champs 2011 - Murrays Bay - Day 1 By Murrays Bay Sailing Club, Auckland , 12:13 PM Sun 16 Oct 2011
The annual Winter Champs Regatta is being sailed off Murrays Bay Sailing Club sponsored by Stack the Business Interior Specialists. Here's a gallery of images from the first day of sailing. ...[more]

STACK Winter Champs 2011 Coaching programme wraps up By David Gunn and Brian Haybittle, Auckland , 7:42 PM Wed 12 Oct 2011
The coaching programme for the STACK Winter Champs 2011 wraps up today after two days of intensive on the water coaching. 120 of New Zealands best young sailors were coached in some testing conditions by 20 of our best young coaches. The annual Winter Champs Regatta is being sailed off Murrays Bay Sailing Club 14th to 16th October. Sponsored again by STACK the Business Interior Specialists. ...[more]

STACK Winter Champs 2011 - Murrays Bay 14th to 16th October 2011 By David Gunn, Auckland , 6:36 AM Wed 5 Oct 2011
The annual Winter Champs Regatta is being sailed off Murrays Bay Sailing Club 14th to 16th October. Sponsored again by STACK the Business Interior Specialists. A regular part of the STACK Winter Champs Regatta is the junior coaching which is run prior to the competition. The coaching this year is being run by Andrew Brown of Force Racing who will be coordinating coaches and sailors. ...[more]

Yachting NZ:Yachting Digest for January - September 2011 By Yachting NZ, 10:07 PM Mon 26 Sep 2011
Yachting Digest is produced bi-monthly by Yachting New Zealand's Keelboat and Offshore Race Committee (KORC) to keep boat owners informed about issues related to racing and cruising, including safety, boat registration and handicapping. It contains new of interest to keeler, multihull and trailerboat owners ...[more]

Harken NZ Newsletter - August 2011 - Focus on Safety By Harken NZ, 8:48 AM Mon 5 Sep 2011
Spring is upon us and it is a great time to look at the summer ahead and some lifesaving products available for sailors in the know. Also in this month's release we follow the very recent capsizes of maxi's 'Rambler 100' and 'IDEC', announce an exciting new agency, and have a look at options for the cruising sailor. ...[more]

Harken NZ Newsletter - July 2011 - Cruising, Racing and Boat Show By Harken NZ, 8:48 PM Sat 27 Aug 2011
We talk about some great options for cruising boats and give you the opportunity to walk away with even more Harken Sport product in this month's competition. The Rugby World Cup promo machine will be in full swing so don't forget to book your tickets at the Auckland International Boatshow (September 15-18th). Held in the new events facilities in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour this year will be one no ...[more]

Team Jolly update on the Olympic Womens 470 at Weymouth By Polly Powrie and Jo Aleh, 7:44 PM Sat 27 Aug 2011
The overall result was not what we were looking for, obviously we went to Weymouth looking to win, and after some a) Weird boat things, and b) Rather poor decision making at times, we came away with a fourth, which was a little surprising, considering how badly we sailed at times, we were happy to just make the medal race! ...[more]

Taylor Burn leads the 2011 Splash Worlds after first day By O'Shea Butler, Lake Lipno, Czech Republic. , 6:09 PM Thu 18 Aug 2011
Testing conditions for Day 1 of the 2011 Splash Worlds have led to some mixed results for the New Zealand team. Taylor Burn is showing exceptional form and was leading after three races with two wins and a third place. Evangeline Masters and Harris Bindon are both in the top half of the field and will be looking to advance during days two and three. ...[more]

TeamVodafoneSailing wins two-boat multihull challenge By Zoe Hawkins and Sail-World, 1:59 PM Mon 1 Aug 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing has now won the two-boat multihull challenge to Southport between itself and Sean Langman’s ORMA 60 ‘Team Australia’ and also sailed across the finish line more than seven hours ahead of Wild Oats XI, the supermaxi line honours winner of the CYCA’s annual Sydney to Gold Coast race. ...[more]

TeamVodafoneSailing hove-to in Tasman Sea gale By Zoe Hawkins, 10:10 AM Thu 21 Jul 2011
TeamVodafoneSailing is expected to arrive in Sydney tomorrow or Saturday, after an eventful crossing where they met fifty knot gales. The boat is currently about 350 nautical miles from Sydney. 'They are okay, they were not able to run under bare poles, so they have been hove to since approximately 11pm last night, and may be for another 24 hours,' says boat manager Patrick O’Reilly. ...[more]

NZL 49er sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke reflect on Weymouth By Peter Burling Blair Tuke, Tauranga , 3:15 PM Sat 18 Jun 2011
NZL Sailing Team members, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, report from on progress in the Olympic 49er campaign: We are just back from the Sail-for-Gold regatta in England, not quite the result we were hoping for, finishing 12th overall. After our bronze medal in Holland a few weeks earlier, it was disappointing to miss the top-10 medal race for the first time in 18 months. ...[more]

NZsailing.net North Island blokart Championships -4th and 5th June By Ross Vickers, Auckland , 4:41 AM Fri 27 May 2011
The NZsailing.net North Island blokart Championships are being held at Ohakea Air Force base over the June long weekend with a field of around 70 sailors expected. Racing will be held in three weight divisions and a 'C' grade division for social sailors giving the casual blokart sailor the chance to sail at this exceptional venue. ...[more]

Flash Gordon too slippery in Harken Young 88 Nationals By Zoe Hawkins, 8:50 PM Mon 18 Apr 2011
Just two weeks before twenty-year old William Tiller departs for the World Match Race Tour in Europe, he has skippered Flash Gordon to victory in the prestigious Harken Young 88 National Championships – one of the most coveted titles in New Zealand yacht racing ...[more]

WASSUP? Magic 25 Nationals – Bucks April 9th & 10th 2011 - That's what By Anne Hirst, Auckland , 8:54 AM Tue 12 Apr 2011
What happens when you get the Magic 25’s together? Some outstanding, one design sportboat racing - very close racing, no room for error, and plenty of stories at the club! The NZ Magic 25 Championships, held on 9-10 April by the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club in the Waitemata harbour was a great example of this! Eight windward leewards over two days for glory and the impressive trophy! ...[more]

Light winds visit Bucks for Harken Schools 420 Team Racing By Michelle Tait, Auckland , 9:31 AM Tue 5 Apr 2011
Light and shifty conditions are usually not on a sailors wish list, unless of course you are teams racing... With the prospect of over 40 races in the first day, and the Auckland Cup up for grabs, competitors had their work cut out for them in light variable conditions. Michelle Tait reports on the weekend's action at the 2011 Harken Schools Teams Racing Auckland Cup. ...[more]

Kerikeri High School leads after Day1 in Harken Schools Regatta By Sara Tucker, Auckland , 5:48 PM Sat 2 Apr 2011
The Kerikeri High School team of helm O’Shea Butler, Sam King, Sam Brierley and Klaus Ohlendorf lead Day 1 of the RNZYS Harken Schools Regatta after winning all four of today’s races. ...[more]

Top schools compete in this weekend's Auckland Cup By Daniel Johnston, Auckland , 7:29 PM Tue 29 Mar 2011
On the March 31, seven of the top sailing schools in the region will be battling it out at the 2011 Harken Schools Teams Racing Auckland Cup (Auckland Championships), hosted this year by the Bucklands Beach Yacht Club (BBYC). Aiming to qualify for the national competition later in the year the schools will compete in a double round robin with the top four teams going on to the semi-finals. ...[more]

Harken Match Racing: Light winds and big shifts dictate the finals By Sara Roberts, Auckland , 5:30 PM Tue 15 Feb 2011
CYCA crew Jay Griffin and his crew of Henry Kernot, Hamish Hardy and Will Parker sailed well in the extreme light airs which presented themselves on the Auckland Harbour this afternoon, to win the 2011 Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships. ...[more]

Harken Matchracing: Australia vs New Zealand in Finals By Sara Roberts, Auckland , 5:37 PM Mon 14 Feb 2011
David Hazard representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron continued his winning streak on the Auckland Harbour this afternoon beating his semi final opponent 2 wins to 1. ...[more]

Harken Match Racing: Images from Day 3 By Richard Gladwell, 8:45 PM Sun 13 Feb 2011
Sail-World was on the water today, capturing these images of the Harken Match Racing Series, staged off Westhaven by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, using the new Elliott 7 fleet. ...[more]

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