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Images of the Auckland Cup - Day 3 - Gallery 1: The Big Boats By Richard Gladwell, 8:27 AM Tue 26 Mar 2013
The Auckland Cup Regatta is being sailed on four courses on the Waitemata harbour. Sail-World's NZ Editor, was on the water today and filed this the first of four image galleries. ...[more]

Auckland Cup: Video of TeamVodafoneSailing's dismasting By ARG Marine Media, 6:50 PM Sun 24 Mar 2013
Simon Hull's ORMA60 TeamVodafoneSailing dropped her rig for the second time at the start of the third race on the first day of the 2013 Auckland Cup. ARG Marine Media were on hand to video the action ...[more]

Auckland Cup: Seabreeze makes for close racing on final day By Ivor Wilkins, 3:45 PM Sun 24 Mar 2013
Near perfect conditions rounded out the final day of racing in the Auckland Regatta today with the final results going to the wire in several divisions. A 12-15-knot easterly had the yachts powered up and flying in bright autumn sunshine. ...[more]

Images of the Auckland Cup - Day 2 - Gallery 4 By Richard Gladwell, 11:23 PM Sat 23 Mar 2013
The Auckland Cup Regatta is being sailed on four courses on the Waitemata harbour. Sail-World's NZ Editor, was on the water today and filed this the fourth image galleries. ...[more]

Images of the Auckland Cup - Day 2 - Gallery 3 By Richard Gladwell, 11:14 PM Sat 23 Mar 2013
The Auckland Cup Regatta is being sailed on four courses on the Waitemata harbour. Sail-World's NZ Editor, was on the water today and filed this the third of four image galleries. ...[more]

Images of the Auckland Cup - Day 2 - Gallery 2 By Richard Gladwell, 11:00 PM Sat 23 Mar 2013
The Auckland Cup Regatta is being sailed on four courses on the Waitemata harbour. Sail-World's NZ Editor, was on the water today and filed this the second of four image galleries. ...[more]

Images of the Auckland Cup - Day 2 - Gallery 1 By Richard Gladwell, 10:46 PM Sat 23 Mar 2013
The Auckland Cup Regatta is being sailed on four courses on the Waitemata harbour. Sail-World's NZ Editor, was on the water today and filed this the first of four image galleries. ...[more]

Auckland Regatta: Champagne sailing on a sparkling Waitemata - Day 2 By Ivor Wilkins, 8:01 PM Sat 23 Mar 2013
Champagne sailing on a sparkling Waitemata Harbour marked the second day of the Auckland Regatta today, with a light easterly breeze continuing to test the tactical skills of the competitors. Stand-out performances included Kia Kaha (Chris Hornell) leading on handicap from Icebreaker (Connel McLaren) and Equilibrium (Graham Matthews) in A Division. ...[more]

Auckland Cup: TeamVodafoneSailing drops rig on opening day By Ivor Wilkins, 8:47 PM Fri 22 Mar 2013
Drama struck on the opening day of the 2013 Auckland Regatta today when the high-profile trimaran Team Vodafone Sailing was dismasted while sailing in light conditions. The mast on the high-performance record-setting multihull came down in light winds during the third race of the regatta. According to eye witnesses, the 18m catamaran came off the startline in good order and less than a minute l ...[more]

Auckland Regatta: Light winds forecast for three day regatta By Zoe Hawkins, 10:48 PM Thu 21 Mar 2013
80 boats crewed by about 400 sailors will participate in Auckland’s premier regatta this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, under skies that look to be clear and welcoming. The forecasters are offering up light breezes for all three days of racing for the Auckland Regatta, mostly coming from the East and NorthEast, which can be frustrating for some, but a great opportunity for others. ...[more]

And in the Beginning - A day in the life of a Waterwise class By Richard Gladwell, 9:34 PM Thu 21 Mar 2013
Waterwise, although not highly rated in some circles, is the most successful program in New Zealand in pulling young sailors into the sport, at around the age of ten years old. A typical Waterwise program will consist of six water sessions of two or three hours each, handling up to 20 children and giving them their first taste of sailing, and water sports. ...[more]

Olympic sailors presented with Olympic Pins By Richard Gladwell, 8:38 PM Thu 21 Mar 2013
In a unique ceremony at Emirates Team NZ base on Tuesday afternoon, many New Zealand Olympic representatives were presented with their Olympic Pins, by triple Olympic medalist and International Olympic Committee member, Barbara Kendall. ...[more]

Wellington Cancer Society auctioning signed Emirates Team NZ shirt By Richard Gladwell, 7:26 PM Mon 18 Mar 2013
Emirates Team NZ have kindly donated a signed shirt to support the Wellington Cancer Society Relay for Life event 23rd and 24th March 2013. It is sized Medium Adult, and can be worn or framed as a collectors piece. This could be a very good investment come September, but in any event helps a great cause. ...[more]

Lion NZ offers chance of a lifetime for seafaring youth in Fiji Race By Zoe Hawkins, 8:23 AM Sun 17 Mar 2013
Young people aged sixteen and over will have a unique opportunity to undertake their first offshore race experience aboard one of ocean racing’s most stalwart veterans, Lion New Zealand, in the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Ocean Race to Musket Cove, Fiji, in June. A voyage on the boat has already kick started the offshore sailing career of Cory McLennan. ...[more]

Plans for sailing centre at Takapuna Campground get setback at Hearing By Sail-World, 2:02 PM Fri 15 Mar 2013
Yachting New Zealand would appear to have been thwarted in their plans to develop a national sailing centre, on the Reserve currently occupied by the Takapuna Campground. The centre was part of a draft management plan for the Takapuna Beach area, which was discussed in open deliberations at a public meeting in Takapuna, last night. ...[more]

Auckland Regatta: Sailing action begins in 10 days time By Zoe Hawkins, 6:04 AM Wed 13 Mar 2013
The focus will be on quality racing when seven one-design classes participate in the Auckland Regatta, from 22-24 March 2013 in the Hauraki Gulf, in a fleet that includes one of Emirates Team New Zealand's top naval architects, a former Volvo Ocean Race Winner, and local entrants of all shapes and sizes. Entries close in the event on Friday 15 March. ...[more]

BlackMatch Racing wins 2013 New Zealand National Keelboat Championship By Suellen Hurling, 8:48 PM Sun 10 Mar 2013
Adam Minoprio and his team of BlackMatch Racing have taken out the 2013 New Zealand National Keelboat Championship after two days of racing on the Waitamata Harbour. Racing was conducted by Royal Akarana Yacht Club and this year five elite teams registered to race in the prestige event, with the big guns of the New Zealand and International sailing scene making up the teams. ...[more]

Hamilton Yacht Club celebrates 75th Jubilee on April 12-13 By Cedric Allan, 8:39 PM Sun 10 Mar 2013
Hamilton Yacht Club, which has produced many champions despite operating on possibly the smallest piece of water in the country, celebrates its 75th jubilee over April 12 and 13, coinciding with the closing regatta for the season. ...[more]

Hutt International Boy's School win the Harken Schools Regatta 2013 By Amber Roberts, Auckland , 2:33 PM Sun 10 Mar 2013
Hutt International Boys School from Upper Hutt, Wellington, extended their lead on the water today to claim victory in the Harken Schools Regatta 2013. George Gautrey and his team of Callum Pritchard, Dan McDowall and Jono Francis sailed a very consistent regatta, with an impressive 17 points overall and only dropping their worst result, which was still an impressive fifth placing. ...[more]

Hutt International Boys School lead on Day 1 of RNZYS Harken series By Amber Roberts, Auckland , 7:28 PM Sat 9 Mar 2013
George Gautrey and his crew of Callum Pritchard, Dan McDowall and Jono Francis representing Hutt International Boys School from Heretaunga in Upper Hutt, take the lead on day one of the Harken Schools Regatta. With a total of 11 points overall the H.I.B.S Boys had an impressive 4 wins and 2 second places after a fantastic day on the water. Gautrey commented 'It was a very good day; we started off ...[more]

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