News Archive

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]

Images from Aquapx: NZ's upper eastern coastal cruising grounds. By Paul Gilbert, Auckland. , 7:24 PM Sun 5 Apr 2009
This is the splash from the launch of www.aquapx.com down the ways and into the net. Photographer Paul Gilbert invites you to look through his lens, out onto the waters, around New Zealand's upper eastern coastal cruising grounds. ...[more]

Zenza NZ Women’s National Keelboat Championships 2009 By Tash Paget, 9:06 PM Sat 4 Apr 2009
The first day of the regatta, and a first for the women in the new Platu 25 fleet was held today on the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland. The harbour was glassy as the fleet made their way to the race area, and racing was delayed until around 11am when the wind filled in and provided slightly more settled conditions for the Race Committee to set a course. ...[more]

Australian and NZ 18ft Skiffs to do battle in ANZAC Regatta By Andrew Fenwick, 9:22 AM Wed 1 Apr 2009
ANZAC weekend promises to bring some added excitement to the Waitemata Harbour for young and old. 18ft skiffs will be making an appearance over the weekend in the annual 4 day regatta. The ANZAC Regatta has been fiercely contested between Trans-Tasman crews for the last 2 years and will be hosted by the Auckland Sailing Club from Thursday 23rd – Sunday 26th April. ...[more]

Images of the Waitemata: Sail NZ's America's Cupper experience By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.Com, 8:53 PM Tue 31 Mar 2009
The sight of two America's Cup class yachts sailing seven days a week have become a familair sight for many of those who live around the edge of the Waitemata harbour. Sail-World joined the guest crew last weekend for a match racing session in light airs on the Waitemata. ...[more]

Roger Hall wins a breezy 2009 New Zealand Finn Nationals By David Hoogenboom, Auckland , 8:28 AM Mon 30 Mar 2009
The week of the 2009 New Zealand Finn Nationals held at Lyttelton from 9-13 March 2009 will be remembered for extreme forecasts, extreme weather and great hospitality by the hosts Naval Point Club and the local Finn sailors. Each day the forecast was for 30+ knots building to 40 and each day all scheduled racing was completed on-schedule on-time and before the forecast weather hit. ...[more]

Young Kiwis take the triple - Japanese National Youth Championship By Clifton Webb, 7:22 AM Mon 30 Mar 2009
The Japanaese National Yoith Championship, finished today in dramatic style on Lake Hamana Shizuoka Prefectural Mtsukabi, with Josh Porebski (NZL) winning on count back over Rachel Basevi with George Lane one point further back. Going into today Rachel and George were tied on 8 points with Josh in 3rd on 11 points. Rachel and George were guilty of locking horns too early and allowing Josh t ...[more]

Images and Video from the OKI 24 Hour Race By Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.Com, 7:02 AM Mon 30 Mar 2009
Sail-World was there for the finish of the OKI 24 Hour Race on Sunday. The event was sailed on North Shore's Lake Pupuke and had some of New Zealand's top Youth, Open and Masters sailors competing. The event was joined for the first time by a new event the OKI Opti Six Hour race. ...[more]

Top Kiwi Sailors take on The Duel By JP Tobin, 5:19 AM Mon 30 Mar 2009
Current NZ RS:X Champion, JP Tobin won the challenge of 'The Duel' a 50km bike race around Mototapu and Rangitoto Islands, along with a number of top New Zealand sailors. Here he describes the unique event: The day started early with a 6 A.M ferry departure from Devonport ferry terminal bound for Home Bay on Motutapu Island (event base) off the ferry piled 600 + MTB riders ready for racing and ...[more]

Smyth wins a frustrating NZ Womens Matchracing Championshp By Barry Davies, 3:38 AM Mon 30 Mar 2009
Day 3 of the NZ Womens Matchracing Championships started off much more positively with a forecast of sea breezes developing but yet again, this took longer than expected to arrive. At the start of the day, Jess Smyth and Miranda Powrie (both NZL) and Katie Spithill (AUS) were all unbeaten on 2 wins ...[more]

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