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470 Junior World Championship preview By International 470 Class Association, 5:17 AM Sat 28 Jan 2012
470 Junior World Championship - Teams from 13 nations and four continents have gathered in New Zealand ready to do battle for the 470 Junior Men/Mixed and Junior Women World Championship titles. The Pre-Worlds Regatta has been an initial indicator of form and included New Zealand’s 470 Olympic representatives who were impressively beaten by the junior team of Matthew and Robert Crawford (AUS). ...[more]

America's Cup: Dean Barker outlines race training progress By Richard Gladwell, 5:06 AM Sat 28 Jan 2012
The two America's Cup teams based in Auckland are expected to do some training on the Hauraki Gulf, this week, and will race against each next weekend. The two teams Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa, will be competing in their AC45's. ...[more]

Bay of Islands Sailing Week: Day 4 - Racing concludes + Video By Lesley Haslar, 10:16 PM Fri 27 Jan 2012
The racing on this 10th anniversary of Bay of Islands Sailing Week has come to a close. Today was another great day for competitors, a little cloudy but still a reasonable breeze - NW 12-15 knots. Visiting Aussie Judge Stephen Merrington is full of compliments about ‘this Kiwi regatta’ - 'it’s very similar to Airlie Beach. The new tent setup is perfect, it feels really tropical. ...[more]

Images from Takapuna: Opening Ceremony 470 Junior Worlds By Richard Gladwell, 8:30 PM Fri 27 Jan 2012
The Opening Ceremony for the 470 Junior Worlds was held this evening at Takapuna on Auckland's North Shore. Major supporter of the event is the Auckland City Council and Mayor Len Brown attended and opened the regatta. The World Championship is the 14th held at Takapuna and which has a fleet of 33 crews from 13 countries. ...[more]

Bay of Islands Sailing Week: Day 3 - Beach Party at Roberton Island By Lesley Haslar, 6:40 PM Thu 26 Jan 2012
There was zero wind at the scheduled start of 1030 hrs for Day 3 of Bay of Islands Sailing Week. Little puffs frustrated the boats as they watched for an expected notice of delay. Gerry Martin (Race Officer) waited patiently (about one and a half hours), when sure enough the local sea breeeze kicked in. ...[more]

Images of Takapuna: Measuring 2012 World 470 Youth Championships By Richard Gladwell, 6:15 PM Thu 26 Jan 2012
Today was the final day of measuring for the 2012 World Youth 470 Championships being sailed at Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand. The 33 competitors from 13 countries were completing measurement today and preparing for the Practice race tomorrow afternoon - weather permitting. A short, sharp front is due to pass through the race area tomorrow from noon through the afternoon. ...[more]

470 Junior Worlds get underway at Takapuna on Saturday By Kristine Lederis, 7:09 AM Thu 26 Jan 2012
Takapuna Boating Club is about to host their fourteenth world championship event: The 2012 470 Junior World Championships begin on 26th January 2012. With the Pre-worlds event finished, this popular sailing club on Auckland’s North Shore is ready for the main event to start. ...[more]

Oceanbridge Anniversary Day Regatta salutes maritime heritage By Event media, 6:04 AM Thu 26 Jan 2012
The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is the oldest sporting event in the country, open to all sailors in different classes of craft from the professional workboat skipper, a sea scout, an all out racer waiting to gun the engines in the Harbour Blast, a youngster in his first dinghy or an enthusiast who has spent thousands of hours restoring one of the great kauri- hulled classic sailin ...[more]

Bay of Islands Sailing Week: Day 2 - Another great day + Video By Lesley Haslar, 10:26 PM Wed 25 Jan 2012
Another beautiful day in paradise. All divisions got their first races away before noon with winds fluctuating between 4 and 9 knots SSW. David Nathan on V5 is thoroughly enjoying the regatta - today winning their share of line honours. ...[more]

Bay of Islands Sailing Week: Day 1 - You should have been here + Video By Lesley Haslar, 8:10 PM Tue 24 Jan 2012
Bay of Island's Sailing Week 2012, Day 1 was blessed with a clear blue sky, a south easterly at 10 knots, and sixty eager crews ready to take on the world. At pin end Division One Race One, V5 stepped out with both Wired and M1 Snapping at her heels. As the first major race for Kia Kaha, she showed a conservative stance at the start. ...[more]

America's Cup: Dalton Amendment put into Protocol By Richard Gladwell, 12:00 PM Tue 24 Jan 2012
The Code of Conduct for the 34th America's Cup has been included in the revised Protocol for the 34th America's Cup, and is the first time such a clause has been applied in the event. It is clearly aimed at teams and individuals making comment that is at variance with the 'party line', in an event that has been notorious for the characters of the America's Cup doing just that. ...[more]

America's Cup: 'We have been fed a fatty diet of spin doctoring' By Rod Davis, 10:17 PM Mon 23 Jan 2012
Emirates Team NZ's coach Rod Davis muses on the times we live in ….. It has been a bizarre time for the America’s Cup; the war of words and press releases has been nonstop for five years when Oracle questioned Alinghi’s Challenger of Record. Since then we have been fed a fatty diet of spin doctoring. Some would say 'situation normal for the America’s Cup'. ...[more]

2012 New Zealand National Laser Championship – Update after Day 2 By Edmund Tam, Wellington , 4:13 AM Mon 23 Jan 2012
On Day 1 of the New Zealand Laser National Championships competitors were greeted with a light and lingering southerly breeze and a forecasted northerly change. This resulted in a delay while the light southerly died away and immediately made way for spectacular Wellington day with the sun shining and an enjoyable but challenging northerly of 18 to 22 knots and a building sea state. ...[more]

America's Cup Uncovered: Episode 22 - Peyron and Ainslie interviewed By ACM, 9:19 AM Sun 22 Jan 2012
This week's Episode 22 catches up with Energy Team's Loick Peyron after he recently smashed the round the world record on Banque Populaire in the Jules Verne Trophy. Next Ben Ainslie announces that he will be joining the America's Cup after the Olympics this summer with his UK team: Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR). ...[more]

Forceracing: J Sails have 16 of top 20 in 2011 Optimist Worlds By Andrew Brown, 8:13 AM Sun 22 Jan 2012
J Sails did it once again at the 2011 Optimist Worlds Worlds having 16 sails in the top 20!!! This included placings first through fourth. This included a full set for the Singapore team, the top country and Peru (2nd country) both using J’s and also the fifth country being the kiwis! ...[more]

Light winds for Calibre Sails 2012 Hartley TS 16 Nationals By Mike Wright, Parua Bay, Whangarei , 8:30 PM Sat 21 Jan 2012
The Hartely TS 16 Nationals were held at Parua Bay, in Whangarei with 20 boats racing. The weather was light variable breezes and has proved to be great racing conditions, forcing the sailors to be continually reassessing the best options with one side favoured one leg and the next the other side pays. ...[more]

America's Cup: An update from the Big Fella By Richard Gladwell, 9:57 PM Fri 20 Jan 2012
Getting out of bed at 6.00am to talk on the phone to a bunch of fully wired sailing journalists spread across three continents, probably isn’t the ideal start to a day. So it was no surprise that 'Big Fella', as Iain Murray is known in his native Australia, was talking in short sentences. Murray was back in Sydney, having taken a break from his role as Regatta Director for the 34th America’s Cup ...[more]

America's Cup: Grant Dalton updates on the AC72 build progress By Emirates Team NZ, 11:05 AM Fri 20 Jan 2012
Emirates Team NZ CEO, Grant Dalton, gives this video update on progress with the build of the team's first AC72 from the Cookson Boats facility in Glenfield, Auckland. The wingsails are being constructed in a special facility within Southern Spars in Avondale, West Auckland. ...[more]

America's Cup Uncovered: Episode 21 - 2011 in Review - Part 3 By ACM, 9:15 AM Fri 20 Jan 2012
America's Cup Uncovered Episode 21 concludes the story of 2011 with a look back to the action from America's Cup World Series San Diego. Then we tap into a private phone conversation with Emirates Team NZ's Managing Director Grant Dalton where he discusses sharing AC72 design information with Luna Rossa. ...[more]

The 2012 New Zealand Laser Championships commence Saturday 21 January By Edmund Tam, Wellington , 6:18 AM Fri 20 Jan 2012
The 2012 New Zealand Laser Championships hosted by Worser Bay Boating Club awill run from 21 to 24 January. The latest entry list reflects a strong international field and includes competitors from Australia, Cook Islands, Korea, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Singapore, and Switzerland. Additionally, our top New Zealand local sailors will also be competing. ...[more]

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