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NZL Sailing Team: Beanies out on Day 2 at Medemblik at EuroSAF Cup By Jodie Bakewell-White, 8:12 PM Thu 23 May 2013
Bitter conditions meant the beanies were back out in Medemblik, the Netherlands for day two of the 2013 Delta Lloyd Regatta, round two of the EUROSAF Champions Sailing Cup. After long delays and a late start to racing the NZL Sailing Team hit the water for racing and returned some more solid results. ...[more]

Team Alpari FX: Down to a one race Final in Match race Germany By Team Alpari FX (formerly Blackmatch), 9:39 PM Wed 22 May 2013
After a fantastic week of sailing in Germany, dispatching Bjorn Hansen 3-2 in the quarterfinals and Mathieu Richard 3-1 in the semis, it all came down to one race in a shortened final due to lack of breeze on the last day of the regatta. ...[more]

2013 E5.9 Traveler Series opener at Opua this weekend By NZ Elliott 5.9 Class Association, Opua , 6:24 PM Tue 21 May 2013
This weekend (May 25-26) sees the first event of the 2013 Elliott 5.9 Traveler Series at Opua. The largest fleet for several years is expected with at least 15 boats and possibly up to 17. In what is a positive sign, the fleet has had to arrange for an extra shared tow line for 2013 in response to the growth in the class for the 2013 series. ...[more]

Waka Racing: Phil Robertson reflects on Match Race Germany By Phil Robertson, Langenargen , 4:40 AM Tue 21 May 2013
Waka Racing's Phil Robertson reports from Lake Constance, Germany and Match Race Germany Match Race Germany is the first stop of the World Match Race Tour. It can be so good to you or just brutal. It has been very good to us in the past, finishing third and first in the last two years. Unfortunately we experienced the brutal part this year. Missing out on the quarter finals on count back in ni ...[more]

Entries now open for 21st Anniversary edition of SSANZ Triple Series By Cameron Thorpe, Auckland , 4:35 AM Tue 21 May 2013
Entries are now open for the super popular SSANZ ATL B&G Simrad Two Handed Triple Series. Recent years have seen around 170 boats on the startline of each of the three races that make up the series. With 2013 being the 21st Anniversary of the series this year could well be bigger than ever ! ...[more]

Team Alpari FX: Storming through the Quarterfinals in Germany By Team Alpari FX (formerly Blackmatch), 11:22 PM Mon 20 May 2013
Team Alpari FX came storming through the quarterfinals over Bjorn Hansen today, in similarly stormy conditions of 20-25 knots and miserable rain, while the afternoon offered up a more sedate 5-8knots and beautiful sunshine where we are currently in the box set with a score line of 2-1 over Frenchman Mathieu Richard. ...[more]

Robertson with Waka Racing are back on the WMRT in 2013 By Nick Catley, Langenargen , 8:28 PM Thu 16 May 2013
New Zealand based match racing team Waka Racing report from Germany: The first World Match Race Tour event of the year is upon us, we find ourselves in Langenargen, Germany. We are looking forward to it after a good warm up event in Hong Kong last week. ...[more]

Kiwis dominate in International Friendship All Japan Junior YC Regatta By Brad Davies, 10:15 PM Wed 15 May 2013
Recently a young Kiwi team headed over to Japan for the annual three day youth regatta – the International Friendship All Japan Junior Yacht Club Regatta 2013 from the third – fifth of May. The team of three young and upcoming Kiwi sailors was led by North Sails New Zealand Purchasing Manager Hayden Whitburn who himself has competed in the very same regatta back in 2000. ...[more]

Volvo partners New Zealand youth sailing By Yachting NZ, 7:56 PM Tue 14 May 2013
achting New Zealand is proud to announce a new partnership with Volvo Cars to support the drive for youth sailing development around the country. A long term investment, Volvo will sponsor New Zealand’s flagship school sailing programme Volvo Sailing… Have a Go! as well as contributing to youth development camps and clinics. ...[more]

FMJ Racing win the 1010 4g Match Racing Grade 2 at Royal Hong Kong YC By FMJ Racing, 7:28 PM Tue 14 May 2013
FMJ Racing have won the 1010 4g Grade 2 Match Racing Regatta held out of The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. The competition was world class with tour card holders Waka Racing and Ian William's GAC Pindar in the mix and also a lot of local talent. ...[more]

Extreme Sailing Series: FMJ fourth in Qingdao, China By FMJ Media, 9:42 PM Thu 9 May 2013
Top New Zealand Match Racing Team, Full Metal Jacket FMJ Racing report from the Extreme Sailing Series: he third act of the Extreme Sailing Series was held in Qingdao, China. Being the 2008 Olympic sailing village it was well set up for stadium racing in the waters surrounding the city. ...[more]

Top Womens 49erFX team reflect on the opening stanzas in Europe By Alex Maloney and Molly Meech, 10:29 PM Tue 7 May 2013
Alex Maloney and Molly Meech on of the top 49erFX crews in the world, recap on their first half of the 2013 European season: Hi everyone! Our first trip of 2013 has come to an end, and it was a great adventure. Everything from driving through 4 countries in one day, getting lost in old cities, over night ferries and training in massive waves and breeze was a worthwhile experience. ...[more]

NZL Sailing Team: Team Jolly head for European racing circuits By Team Jolly, 8:26 PM Tue 7 May 2013
2012 Olympic Gold Medalists in the Womens 470, Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie report as they head for Europe, and the 2013 sailing season: It’s that time of year again, and we are about to head off to Europe again for our first few regattas of 2013. We will compete in two warm up regattas held in Italy and Holland, before we head to the 470 European Championships which will be sailed in Formia, ...[more]

Windsurfing slalom racing returns to Eastbourne By Bruce Spedding, Eastbourne, Wellington , 7:10 PM Mon 6 May 2013
The Wellington Windsurfing Association (WWA) staged its final summer event in Eastbourne recently when riders revelled and raced in winds ranging from 28 to 38 knots. Slalom racing is the ‘Formula 1’ of windsurfing, with equipment and courses set to achieve maximum speeds, usually in a down wind zig-zag course and speeds up to 70 km per hour. ...[more]

18ft skiffs: Steinlager ANZAC Regatta - Video from Saturday By Sail-World, 7:16 AM Fri 3 May 2013
Top sailing video cameraman, Bruce Adams, was on the water to capture racing on the penultimate day of the 18ft skiff regatta staged over ANZAC weekend in Auckland (NZ) and sponsored by Steinlager. Three 18ft skiffs made the trip across the Tasman, which was won by Thurlow Fisher (AUS), helmed by Michael Coxon. Second was C-Spar (NZL) (Alex Vallings), and third Yamaha (NZL) (David McDiarmid). ...[more]

Secondary Schools Sailing: Light winds delay racing - Upsets aplenty By Hamish Hey, Taupo , 6:30 AM Fri 3 May 2013
Light winds forced a delayed start and early finish to day four of the Secondary Schools Teams Racing Nationals. When racing finally got underway it was all action for Round Robin 3. All teams in the Gold Fleet have completed 4 races and it is KeriKeri and Mahurangi that lead the way with 4 wins each, Marlborough Boys and Tauranga share 3 wins. ...[more]

NZ Secondary Schools Teams Racing Day 3 - Teams Racing in Full Gear By Hamish Hey, Taupo , 4:44 AM Wed 1 May 2013
Two teams have stepped up to challenge Tauranga Boys College in the NZ Secondary Schools Teams Racing Nationals on Lake Taupo. In conditions ranging from 8 to 15 knots last years runners up Lindsfarne College from the Hawkes Bay and KeriKeri both outscored Tauranga in the second round to close the gap and be placed second and third respectively behind the first round winners. ...[more]

Tauranga lead Secondary Schools Teams Racing Nationals By Hamish Hey, Taupo , 12:30 PM Tue 30 Apr 2013
At the end of two days racing at the NZ Secondary Schools Teams Racing Nationals Tauranga Boys High School has stamped a commanding presence on the event going unbeated in the first round robin. Westlake Boys High School (7 wins) and Mahurangi College(6 wins) lie second and third respectively. ...[more]

America's Cup: Artemis Racing's David Brooke leaves San Fran hospital By Richard Gladwell, 6:43 AM Mon 29 Apr 2013
The family of David Brooke (NZL), a veteran of several America's Cup campaigns and Volvo Ocean Races, have advised that he is continuing a successful recovery after an emergency liver transplant in mid April, in San Francisco. 'Good news....We have David home with us at our apartment which is very close to the hospital. He will be treated now as an outpatient on four out of the five days each week ...[more]

2013 Starling Nationals: ANZAC Day and Beyond By Rob Burn, 11:32 AM Sun 28 Apr 2013
Rob Burn reports from the final two days of the 2013 Starling Nationals being sailed at Picton: The Gold and Silver Fleets set sail up Picton Harbour at midday, a late start in honour of Anzac Day. The forecast was for light but building Nor' westerlies again, nice and sunny, another great day at the office for New Zealand's Starling Sailors. ...[more]

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