News Archive

Dawson and Mannering lead Toyota NZ Optimist Championships - Day 4 By NZ Optimist Association and Sail-World, 8:52 PM Mon 13 Apr 2009
At the conclusion of racing today - with 11 races sailed in the Open fleet, two girls are tied at the top of the fleet on 34pts. Racing today was staged in wins of up to 25kts and was abandoned in the middle of the afternoon. Oscar Rorvic from Tauranga, the winner of the Tanner and Tauranga Cups, score back to back wins, today, but is well down the points table thanks to some disappointing places ...[more]

Burling and Tuke update on their Olympic 49er camaign By Burling Media, 7:12 PM Mon 13 Apr 2009
Latest newsletter from Peter Burling and Blair Tuke's Olympic 49er campaign: Hope you have had a relaxing Easter. We’re currently training in Tauranga, enjoying some home cooking and a beautiful warm spell of weather … but not much wind. We have both done heaps of sailing since our last newsletter in January including 5 to 6 sessions a week in the 49er. Our NZL 49er 'squad' now has three boats ...[more]

Manawatu win 85th Sanders Cup in last race By Tim Sandall, Gisborne , 8:15 AM Mon 13 Apr 2009
Five boats had a chance tin the Sanders Cup on the final day. By the last race it was down to two. Manawatu represented by David Brown and Graham Roberts on Flying Circus took charge of the race from the start and lead the fleet around all marks to a very tight finish, taking the gun and the 85th Sanders Cup. ...[more]

North Harbour win Port of Napier East Coast Javelin Champs in Gisborne By Tim Sandall, Gisborne , 8:13 AM Mon 13 Apr 2009
The 2008/09 East Coast Javelin Champs held in conjunction, with the 85th Sanders Cup were decided on handicap in Gisborne. Young North Harbour team of Stuart Goodes and Ollie Scott-Mackie on Havoc were the winners after 3 days of racing. ...[more]

Images of the Auckland Tauranga Race - from aboard Lion New Zealand By Ben Gladwell, 9:53 AM Sat 11 Apr 2009
Ben Gladwell was aboard the Whitbread Round the World Racer - Lion New Zealand, now owned by Sail NZ for the 2009 Auckland to Tauranga Race, and provided these images of the daylight hours of the race, until after the fleet rounded Cape Colville and headed for Tauranga ...[more]

Singapore make their mark on Toyota NZ Optimist Championships - Day 1 By NZ Optimist Association, 9:24 AM Sat 11 Apr 2009
Day One of the 2009 Toyota Optimist National Championships featured some great results by the team from Singapore. In race 2 they made a clean sweep coming in first second and third. They all say they like Wellington but it is just a little bit too cold. Also having a great day on the water were the Australian Sailors who are escaping from the heat. ...[more]

Bullot lies 3rd overall before Medal race at Princess Sofia Trophy By Richard Gladwell, 1:18 PM Fri 10 Apr 2009
New Zealand's Michael Bullot is the onlt New Zealander to have made the cut for the Medal races at the Princess Sofia Mapfre Trophy, third event of the ISAF World Cup, on the Bay of Palma, Spain. After losing a day due to light winds, Bullot came back strongly scoring second and third placings in the Gold fleet, but stumbled a little yesterday ...[more]

Images from the start of the Int Paints Auckland Tauranga race By Richard Gladwell, 10:21 AM Fri 10 Apr 2009
Images from the start of the Int Paints Auckland Tauranga race sailed on Thursday 10 April ...[more]

New Canadian yacht first monohull to finish Auckland Tauranga Race By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.Com, 9:49 AM Fri 10 Apr 2009
The new Reichel-Pugh design Vela Veloce (Richard Oland) , the newest yacht in the fleet was the first monohull home in the 2009 International Paints Auckland Tauranga race. Sundreamer (Phil Hart) was second multihull and third finisher at 2210hrs. The vintage David Barker design finished well outside her race record of just under ten hours. ...[more]

Mayday call leads to crew rescue in Auckland Tauranga race By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.Com, 8:59 AM Fri 10 Apr 2009
Three crew were rescued from the 9.8 metre catamaran Catabatic, in the Auckland Tauranga race, yesterday afternoon. Designed by Roger Freckington the multihull issued a mayday call at around 1500hrs on Thursday afternoon in the vicinity of Channel island at the end of the outer Hauraki Gulf, Auckland. There were several race yachts in the sixty strong fleet in the area at the time, and two of thes ...[more]

Attitude breaks Auckland Tauranga Race record By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.Com, 6:31 PM Thu 9 Apr 2009
At 2016hrs Friday evening, Attitude, skippered by Shane Bellingham was first to finish the International Paints Auckland Tauranga Race. She has unofficially broken the record for multihulls under 10.66 metres. ...[more]

Auckland Tauranga race off to a fast start By Richard Gladwell, 10:57 AM Thu 9 Apr 2009
The Auckland Tauranga race got off to a fast start in Auckland this morning. Starting at 1000hrs off Westhaven the 60 strong fleet were propelled down the harbour by a 15kt westerly wind, causing the canting keelboats and others to gybe downwind as they sailed down the harbour. ...[more]

3.7's headed for Bay of Islands over Easter By Chris Mitchell, Bay of Islands , 6:10 PM Wed 8 Apr 2009
Chris Mitchell has a quick look at the upcoming 3.7 Nationals: 'The 3.7 Nationals are in Waitangi at Bay of Islands Yacht Club over Easter racing Fri-Sunday. Weather forecast looks lousy, [no wind] but you never can tell. Anyone holidaying in the area would be welcome to come down to see the boats or the racing. We'll file a full report as soon as we can after the event. ...[more]

Sailing…Have a Go! named finalist in national awards programme By Yachting NZ Media, 12:20 PM Wed 8 Apr 2009
In its first three years Yachting New Zealand’s Sailing…Have a Go! program, with its distinctive trailers, colourful boats and friendly coaches, has helped approximately 9,000 children experience the sport that we know and love. Now, for its success in breaking new ground, it has been named as a finalist in the innovation category of the prestigious SPARC Sport & Recreation Sector Awards 2009. ...[more]

Yachting NZ: Laser Sailors show promise at major European regatta By Zoe Hawkins, 12:07 PM Wed 8 Apr 2009
There was no racing overnight for the New Zealand team at the Princesa Sofia in Palma. Here is the Yachting NZ report covering the racing so far: Four Kiwi sailors are making their mark at Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy in Palma, Spain, the third event in the ISAF Sailing World Cup, and the first major event on the New Zealand high performance programme since the Beijing Olympics. ...[more]

Forty contest the 50th Jubilee Championships for Mistral class By Katharine Sampson, Cockle Bay , 6:28 PM Tue 7 Apr 2009
The Mistral class 50th Jubilee Championships was held over the weekend 4th & 5th April. Forty of the beautiful, Des Townson designed centreboarders took to the waters off Tamaki Yacht Club, Bastion Point, Auckland. Six triangle,windward-leeward races were held over two days of glorious sunshine in winds of between 10 and 15 knots with Andrew Stone and Mitchell Ford (TYC) being crowned Mistral ...[more]

Bullot improves at Princess Sofia Mapfre Trophy By Richard Gladwell, 9:43 AM Tue 7 Apr 2009
New Zealand's Michael Bullot has improved to lie in ninth position after two days of racing in the Princess Sofia Mapfre Trophy, third event of the ISAF World Cup. The racing was held in a 14 kt sea breeze providing ideal sailing conditions in the nine Olympic classes on the Bay of Palma. ...[more]

Modest start for Kiwis at Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy By Richard Gladwell, 8:50 AM Mon 6 Apr 2009
New Zealand sailors generally got off to a very modest start on the first day of the Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy, third event of the ISAF World Cup. The racing was held in light and stable breezes allowing racing in the nine Olympic classes on the Bay of Palma. Top performer for New Zealand was Sara Winther, sailing in the Laser Radial class, she lies in eighth place overall after scoring ...[more]

Upto26’ Club: Big series for small keelboats - $7,000 in prizes By Zoe Hawkins, 7:02 AM Mon 6 Apr 2009
The Upto26’ Club was started approximately five years ago to cater for small keelers that were keen on social but competitive racing, the club’s racing programme is this year hosted by the Ponsonby Cruising Club. Starting on Sunday 17 May with racing for the Al McLauchlan Memorial Trophy the season prize pool is more than $7,000 and includes cash and sponsor prizes. ...[more]

$16 million into Auckland economy from Louis Vuitton Pacific Series By AucklandPlus Media, 5:35 AM Mon 6 Apr 2009
The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, sailed on the Waitemata Harbour in February, injected at least $16.1 million of additional cash into the Auckland economy according to an independent economic impact report. The draft report, completed by Covec this week, reveals the yachting regatta resulted in a range of very tangible benefits for Auckland. ...[more]

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