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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]

Ten teams line up for RNZYS Harken Teams Regatta 2013 By Amber Roberts, 12:30 PM Fri 8 Mar 2013
Ten teams of talented youth sailors from schools around New Zealand are descending on the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for this weekend’s Harken Schools Regatta. This event was established in 2007 by the then RNZYS Youth Committee as a great way to showcase the Lion Foundation Youth Training Programme amongst school age sailors in the wider Auckland Region. ...[more]

Harken Youth International: RNZYS crew wins by a 3 second margin By Amber Roberts, Auckland , 6:52 PM Sun 24 Feb 2013
Scott Barnes and his team of Jackson MacFarlane, Rawiri Geddes and Michael Boucher representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron win the Harken Youth International Match Racing Championship 2013! Barnes beat Adam Middleton (RPNYC) 2 nil in this afternoon’s final. Barnes took the first race by 36 seconds, and in the second Middleton came back on the second beat. The wind was shifty and Midd ...[more]

Barnes & Gilmour lead on Day 2 of the RNZYS Harken Youth International By Amber Roberts, Auckland , 7:05 PM Fri 22 Feb 2013
Scott Barnes (RNZYS) and Sam Gilmour (RFBYC) still hold the lead with 8 wins each on day two of the RNZYS Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships 2013. After another day of impressive close racing on the water, the duo hold a two point advantage over the four next placed skippers all tied on 6 wins each. ...[more]

14 Teams in RNZYS Harken Youth International Match Racing title By Amber Roberts, 8:09 PM Tue 19 Feb 2013
Fourteen teams of talented youth sailors from around the world arrive at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for this week’s Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships. Teams from Sweden, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand are getting ready to do battle on the Waitemata Harbour for the illustrious Harken Cup! ...[more]

Hazard and Steele into all NZ final - Harken Int'l Youth Match Racing By Damian Devine, Newport , 5:01 PM Sat 24 Nov 2012
Defending Harken international youth match racing champion Dave Hazard and Chris Steele both representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron will battle it out in an all Kiwi final tomorrow after convincing wins in their semi finals in the 20th Harken International Youth Match racing championships on day three on Pittwater today, hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. ...[more]

Kiwis dominate, semi finalists decided, Day 2 of Harken Int'l Youth By Damian Devine, Newport , 7:14 PM Fri 23 Nov 2012
Racing forged ahead today in the 20th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship, hosted by the RPAYC with the completion of the round robin stage of the regatta. Dave Hazard from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron led the way with a perfect scorecard of nine from nine to be the leader going into tomorrow’s semi finals. ...[more]

Stack Winter Champs hit the spot By Zoe Hawkins, 8:11 AM Wed 10 Oct 2012
A great group of organisers and supporters, including Murrays Bay Sailing Club, Yachting New Zealand, The Water Shed, Harken, Burnsco, Force Racing, and major sponsor Stack Business Interiors, pulled together to make last week's Stack Winter Champs a terrific event. ...[more]

New Elliott 35 SuperSport is launched and places well in maiden race By Elliott Marine, Auckland , 6:37 AM Wed 26 Sep 2012
Crusader the new Elliott 35 SuperSport was launched at Salthouse Boatbuilders last week and sailed her maiden race in the first of the Gold Cup Series held in Auckland on the weekend. The Elliott speedster completed the 44 mile race finishing second on the line well ahead of all but one of the 50 footers. ...[more]

Big breeze a false promise for opening day of Young 88 Nationals By Melanie Benton, RNZYS, 7:08 PM Sat 14 Apr 2012
The Young 88 Fleet started with the promise of 20 knots plus at the briefing for their first race of the their 2012 Harken Young 88 National Championships. The weather forecast this morning was not so great. ...[more]

Harken Young 88 National Championships this weekend By Mike Leyland, Auckland , 12:20 PM Thu 12 Apr 2012
The ever popular NZ Young 88 Keelboat National Championships take place this weekend and the winners are guaranteed to take away bragging rights as one of New Zealand’s best sailing crews. The list of skippers and crews will once again include seasoned professionals from The Americas Cup, The Volvo Ocean race, and The World Match Racing Tour. These respected sailors will have their reputatio ...[more]

Perfect scoreline wins 2012 Mistral Class Championships By Katharine Davis, Cockle Bay , 6:54 AM Tue 3 Apr 2012
An excellent weekend racing at Tamaki Yacht Club has just concluded for the 2012 Mistral Class Championship. The sun came out on both Saturday and Sunday and the wind was enough to add a little excitement. The Handicap prize was won by Rob Mason and Stephen Atkinson in 77, Mistarius ...[more]

Harken Schools Regatta 2012 Champions St.Kentigern College By Sara Tucker, Auckland , 9:17 PM Mon 12 Mar 2012
What a difference a drop makes! In a nail biting finish to the Harken Schools Fleet Racing Regatta, between the two St.Kentigern College and KeriKeri High Schools teams, the final results were a tie for first place and only 1 point difference between the top six crews. Michelle Tait and her crew of Jake Tyndall, Jess Allen & Joseph Kearney were the winners on countback and the 2012 Harken ...[more]

Harken Schools Regatta - 14 teams, 10 races completed on Day 1 By Sara Tucker, Auckland , 9:09 PM Sun 11 Mar 2012
A fantastic day on the water with 10 races completed, five for Group A and five for Group B in the Harken Schools Regatta. Leading group A with a perfect scorecard of 5 wins is the St. Kentigern College team of Michelle Tait, Jake Tyndall, Jess Allen and Joseph Kearney. ...[more]

2012 Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships By Michelle Tait, RNZYS , 5:45 AM Tue 21 Feb 2012
Friday 10th to Tuesday 14th February five sailors from Bucklands Beach Yacht Club competed in the Harken Youth International Match Racing Championships held at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on the Elliott 7’s. ...[more]

Harken Youth International: Steele takes the lead into Round Robin 2 By Melanie Benton, 7:35 PM Sun 12 Feb 2012
Former World Optimist Champion, Chris Steele from the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has moved up the leader board, winning all of his five matches today. With a total of ten wins overall he is one point clear of Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s Jordan Reece, who also posted an impressive five wins from five matches today. ...[more]

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke - a meteoric rise in the Olympic 49er By Richard Gladwell, 10:48 AM Wed 21 Dec 2011
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke were today announced as part of the NZ Sailing Team for 2012 Olympics in Weymouth. They will sailing the Mens Skiff event, sailed in the 49er class. They teamed up after the 2008 Olympic regatta in Qingdao to learn the ropes in the 16ft twin trapeze, Olympic skiff designed by Julian Bethwaite, which debuted in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. ...[more]

Harken Performa winches to feature on new Class 40 yacht By Daniel Johnston, 11:18 PM Wed 16 Nov 2011
The latest in the line of Class 40 racing yachts is well on its way to completion at Hakes Marine in Wellington and will feature the latest in a new line of winches from hardware specialist Harken. The Harken Performa is based on the popular Harken Radial winch which has quickly gained a reputation as an efficient and lightweight option for the racer/cruiser. ...[more]

More sun than wind at the Harken Labour Weekend Regatta at the BOIYC By Andy Greager, Bay of Islands Yacht Club , 5:52 AM Tue 25 Oct 2011
A mixed fleet of skiffs, catamarans and single handed dinghies got together this weekend for the annual HARKEN Labour Weekend Regatta at the Bay of Islands Yacht Club. Everyone enjoyed the three days in the Bay of Islands. In contrast to the fun reaches on Saturday, the course races on Sunday and Monday suffered from light and shifty winds. ...[more]

Images of the Stack Winter Champs 2011 - Murrays Bay - Day 2 By Murrays Bay Sailing Club, Auckland , 9:34 PM Mon 17 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]

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