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2026 WingFoil Racing World Cup, Sardinia: New Zealand's Sean Herbert claims maiden crown on dramatic final day
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2026 WingFoil Racing World Cup, Sardinia: New Zealand’s Sean Herbert claims maiden crown on dr...

Sean Herbert has claimed his first WingFoil Racing World Cup title, capping a do...
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2026 iQFOiL Under-23 World Championship, Day 6: New Zealand's Aimee Bright storms to gold medal in dramatic final in Puck, Poland
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL Under-23 World Championship, Day 6: New Zealand’s Aimee Bright storms to gold meda...

New Zealand windfoiler Aimee Bright has capped a breakthrough international seas...
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2026 Wingfoil Racing World Cup Sardinia, Day 2: New Zealander Sean Herbert retains overall lead as Kosta Gladiadis make gold fleet
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2026 Wingfoil Racing World Cup Sardinia, Day 2: New Zealander Sean Herbert retains overall lead as K...

Sean Herbert has carried his strong long-distance form into the WingFoil Racing ...
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2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Aimee Bright continues dominance with 10th win in 16 races
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Aimee Bright continues dominance...

A 10th win from 16 races has underlined Aimee Bright’s dominance at the iQFOiL u...
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2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championships, Day 3: New Zealand's Aimee Bright extends lead with three more race wins in Poland
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2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championships, Day 3: New Zealand’s Aimee Bright extends lead with ...

New Zealand’s Aimee Bright has strengthened her grip on the leader’s yellow bib ...
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2026 Wingfoil Racing World Cup Sardinia, Day 1: New Zealand's Sean Herbert leads men's fleet after three long-distance race wins
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2026 Wingfoil Racing World Cup Sardinia, Day 1: New Zealand’s Sean Herbert leads men’s f...

Sean Herbert and Vaina Picot made the strongest possible starts to the latest ro...
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2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championship, Day 2: New Zealand's Aimee Bright maintains lead in women's fleet after four slalom races in Puck, Poland
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL Under-23 World Championship, Day 2: New Zealand’s Aimee Bright maintains lead in w...

New Zealand windfoiler Aimee Bright has maintained her excellent start to the iQ...
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2026 Barfoot & Thomson Yachting Excellence Awards: Meet the winners, Part I - Yamaha Motor NZ Service Awards
Awards

2026 Barfoot & Thomson Yachting Excellence Awards: Meet the winners, Part I – Yamaha Moto...

The winners of the 2026 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence A
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2026 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards: Meet the winners, Part I - Yamaha Motor NZ Service Awards
Awards

2026 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards: Meet the winners, Part I – Yamaha Mot...

The winners of the 2026 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards have b...
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2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championships, Day 1: New Zealand's Aimee Bright takes early lead in Puck, Poland
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL under-23 World Championships, Day 1: New Zealand’s Aimee Bright takes early lead i...

Aimee Bright has made a flying start to the iQFOiL under-23 World Championships ...
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2026 PredictWind New Zealand Youth Championships: Titles decided as Youth World Championship beckons
New Zealand Youth Championships

2026 PredictWind New Zealand Youth Championships: Titles decided as Youth World Championship beckons...

New Zealand's top youth sailors have battled everything from 30-knot winds to li...
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2026 PredictWind New Zealand Youth Championships: Next generation of talent set for Murrays Bay Sailing Club showdown
New Zealand Youth Championships

2026 PredictWind New Zealand Youth Championships: Next generation of talent set for Murrays Bay Sail...

Almost 100 of the country's top young sailors will converge on Auckland's North ...
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RŪNĀ workshops connect communities with the health of their moana
Yachting New Zealand

RŪNĀ workshops connect communities with the health of their moana

More than 80 educators, sailing club representatives, environmental organisation...
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Megan Thomson leads New Zealand crew to 14th at inaugural Women’s International Championship
Yachting New Zealand

Megan Thomson leads New Zealand crew to 14th at inaugural Women’s International Championship

Megan Thomson and her New Zealand crew finished 14th at the inaugural New York Y...
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Have your say: Yachting New Zealand launches Club Engagement Survey
Yachting New Zealand

Have your say: Yachting New Zealand launches Club Engagement Survey

Yachting New Zealand is asking club members across the country to share their ex...
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Auckland keelboat fleets unite for new City of Sails Sprints
Keelboat

Auckland keelboat fleets unite for new City of Sails Sprints

Auckland sailors are preparing to trade the workday grind for short-course racin...
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Megan Thomson leads New Zealand team into inaugural New York Yacht Club Women’s International Championship
Yachting New Zealand

Megan Thomson leads New Zealand team into inaugural New York Yacht Club Women’s International Champi...

A star-studded New Zealand crew has made its debut at the inaugural New York Yac...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship: New Zealand's Veerle ten Have claims career-best fifth place in Weymouth
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship: New Zealand’s Veerle ten Have claims career-best fifth place i...

Veerle ten Have has secured the best finish of her windfoiling career at a world...
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2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship, Day 5: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington falls agonisingly short of medal series in Ireland
ILCA 6

2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, Day 5: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington falls agon...

Greta Pilkington’s bid for an ILCA 6 World Championship medal has ended, with th...
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Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to host 2027 World Sailing Youth and Women's Match Racing World Championships
Women's Match Racing

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to host 2027 World Sailing Youth and Women’s Match Racing Wor...

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is proud to announce that it will h...
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2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington mounts big comeback on chaotic day of gold-fleet racing
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2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington mounts big...

Greta Pilkington has launched herself back into medal contention at the ILCA 6 W...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Veerle ten Have strengthens grip as medal series looms
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Veerle ten Have strengthens grip as medal...

Veerle ten Have has further strengthened her position at the iQFOiL World Champi...
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ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington inside top 20 after challenging first day of gold-fleet racing
ILCA 6

ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington inside top 20 after challengi...

Greta Pilkington remains within striking distance of the top 10 despite losing g...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 3: Veerle ten Have surges back into top 10 as Kiwis make gains in Weymouth
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 3: Veerle ten Have surges back into top 10 as Kiwis make gains i...

Veerle ten Have has surged back into the top 10 at the 2026 iQFOiL World Champio...
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2026 Formula Kite European Championships, Day 3: New Zealand's Lukas Walton-Keim holds top-20 spot as Lucy Bilger climbs in Türkiye
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2026 Formula Kite European Championships, Day 3: New Zealand’s Lukas Walton-Keim holds top-20 ...

Lukas Walton-Keim has maintained his place inside the top 20 at the 2026 Formula...
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2026 ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 2: Greta Pilkington strengthens medal bid with another strong day on Dublin Bay
2026

2026 ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 2: Greta Pilkington strengthens medal bid with another strong da...

Greta Pilkington has strengthened her position in the hunt for a medal at the IL...
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2026 Formula Kite European Championships: Lukas Walton-Keim, Lucy Bilger underway in Türkiye
2026

2026 Formula Kite European Championships: Lukas Walton-Keim, Lucy Bilger underway in Türkiye

New Zealand’s leading men’s kitefoiler Lukas Walton-Keim has made a solid start ...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 2: Veerle ten Have leads charge as Kiwis claim five top-10 results in qualification series
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 2: Veerle ten Have leads charge as Kiwis claim five top-10 resul...

New Zealand’s iQFOiL contingent produced five top-10 race results on a challengi...
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Annika Wells crowned AIMS Games sailing champion as young sailors shine in Tauranga
Sailing

Annika Wells crowned AIMS Games sailing champion as young sailors shine in Tauranga

Annika Wells has claimed overall honours at the 2026 Zespri AIMS Games sailing c...
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2026 ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 1: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington makes impressive start in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
2026

2026 ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 1: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington makes impressive start i...

Three top-10 finishes have given Greta Pilkington an impressive start to the ILC...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 1: New Zealand windfoilers Veerle ten Have, Aimee Bright crack top 10 in Weymouth
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 1: New Zealand windfoilers Veerle ten Have, Aimee Bright crack t...

Veerle ten Have and Aimee Bright have made strong starts to the iQFOiL World Cha...
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Regional roundup: New-look coastal safety course returns
Yachting New Zealand

Regional roundup: New-look coastal safety course returns

It’s been an action-packed month for our NZCT regional development managers arou...
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New 'lifejacket law' passed for NZ recreational boats under 6 metres
Boats

New ‘lifejacket law’ passed for NZ recreational boats under 6 metres

New legislation requiring everyone on recreational craft of six metres or less t...
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Yarns with Yachties: How Andrew McFarlane built Rolleston rope-maker Nautilus Braids into a New Zealand favourite
Yachting New Zealand

Yarns with Yachties: How Andrew McFarlane built Rolleston rope-maker Nautilus Braids into a New Zeal...

In the first episode of Yarns with Yachties, a new collaborative series from Yac...
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Secondary Schools Teams Sailing Nationals to expand with new Championship and Cup format in 2027
Sailing

Secondary Schools Teams Sailing Nationals to expand with new Championship and Cup format in 2027

New Zealand’s premier secondary schools team sailing event will expand in 2027, ...
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New Zealand kitefoiler Hugo Wigglesworth goes back-to-back as Hydrofoil Big Air world champion
Yachting New Zealand

New Zealand kitefoiler Hugo Wigglesworth goes back-to-back as Hydrofoil Big Air world champion

New Zealand kitefoiler Hugo Wigglesworth has successfully defended his Hydrofoil...
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championship: Tom Saunders finishes 12th as New Zealand's campaign ends in Ireland. // Photo credit: Down Under Sail
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championship: Tom Saunders finishes 12th as New Zealand’s campaign ends in I...

New Zealand's Tom Saunders narrowly missed out on a spot in the medal series at ...
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Tom Saunders charges into medal-series contention in Ireland
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Tom Saunders charges into medal-series co...

Tom Saunders made his move on Day 4 of the ILCA 7 World Championship in Dún Laog...
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Four-year pathway set for return of Round New Zealand in 2030
Yachting New Zealand

Four-year pathway set for return of Round New Zealand in 2030

By SSANZ
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand trio hang tough after challenging first day of gold fleet racing in Ireland
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand trio hang tough after challenging first day of go...

The New Zealand trio of sailors are hanging tough after a challenging first day ...
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