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New Zealand pair win 420 world title

Thursday, 16 August 2018, 1:33 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Seb Menzies and Blake McGlashan find it hard to comprehend what they have achieved after winning the 420 world championships in Newport this morning. Not only did they win their first world title little more than a year after jumping in the boat together ... More >>

Focus on Olympics to ramp up after six classes qualified

Monday, 13 August 2018, 11:08 am | Yachting New Nealand

New Zealand might not have won a medal at the sailing world championships in Aarhus but the bigger picture is at play and, importantly, six classes were qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. More >>

Meech ends world champs on a high

Saturday, 11 August 2018, 11:53 am | Yachting New Nealand

Finishing fourth is never a nice feeling and it was particularly tough for Sam Meech after he started so well at the sailing world championships. More >>

NZ 49er crews in the mix at world champs

Monday, 6 August 2018, 10:28 am | Yachting New Nealand

Logan Dunning Beck had an uneasy feeling when he heard the foreboding music playing nearby that it was a sign they were about to have a bad day at the sailing world championships in Aarhus. He needn’t have worried. More >>

'Lucky' Meech sits on top at world champs

Sunday, 5 August 2018, 1:38 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Sam Meech thinks he got a bit lucky but few of his rivals believe that after he took a firmer grasp on the lead in the Laser fleet at the sailing world championships in Aarhus overnight (NZ time). More >>

NZ claim record medal haul at youth worlds

Saturday, 21 July 2018, 10:41 am | Yachting New Nealand

New Zealand claimed a record-equalling fourth medal on the final day of the youth sailing world championships at Corpus Christi, including bronze to Greta Stewart and Tom Fyfe in the Nacra 15. More >>

Three medals guaranteed at youth worlds

Friday, 20 July 2018, 1:28 pm | Yachting New Nealand

New Zealand's sailors have guaranteed themselves at least three medals with a day to spare at the youth sailing world championships in Corpus Christi, including gold to Josh Armit in the Laser Radial. More >>

Four Kiwi crews on the medal hunt at youth worlds

Thursday, 19 July 2018, 1:25 pm | Yachting New Nealand

The New Zealand sailors continued to thrive in the windy conditions at the youth sailing world championships in Corpus Christi, with two boats leading their fleets and another two in second with two days of racing remaining. Josh Armit maintained ... More >>

Jones and Saunders win silver at Nacra 17

Saturday, 14 July 2018, 12:28 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders will head to the upcoming world sailing championships full of confidence after finishing second at the Nacra 17 European championships in Poland overnight (NZ time). More >>

Kiteboarder and boardsailors go to Youth Olympic Games

Thursday, 5 July 2018, 2:20 pm | Yachting New Nealand

New Zealand will have a team of three sailors at October’s Youth Olympic Games in Argentina, following the selections of boardsailors Max van der Zalm and Veerle ten Have and kiteboarder Pia Gordon. More >>

Two Kiwis on the medal hunt

Sunday, 10 June 2018, 1:02 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Josh Junior won his first races of the European season overnight (NZ time) which put him in a strong position to win his first regatta of the season. More >>

Meech claims silver at Laser European champs

Sunday, 13 May 2018, 11:23 am | Yachting New Nealand

Sam Meech collected silver at the Laser European championships in La Rochelle overnight (NZ time) to continue what has been an outstanding season. The 27-year-old is in a rich vein of form in one of the most competitive of the Olympic classes, having ... More >>

Meech chasing first Laser European title

Saturday, 12 May 2018, 1:00 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Sam Meech will be looking to continue his impressive form from the past six months as he chases his first Laser European title in La Rochelle tonight (NZ time). More >>

Gold, silver and bronze for NZ at Hyeres World Cup

Sunday, 29 April 2018, 12:31 pm | Yachting New Nealand

New Zealand sailors collected a full set of medals at the World Cup regatta in Hyeres overnight (NZ time) with a gold, silver and bronze and the prospect of more tonight. More >>

Maloney and Meech gunning for gold at Hyeres World Cup

Saturday, 28 April 2018, 12:12 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech will be racing for gold tonight (NZ time) in the medal race of the 49erFX at the World Cup regatta in Hyeres. The Olympic silver medallists are second heading into the top 10 double points race, five points behind leaders ... More >>

Two wins for Maloney and Meech at Hyeres World Cup

Thursday, 26 April 2018, 9:51 am | Yachting New Nealand

Alex Maloney and Molly Meech made their move on the second day of the World Cup regatta in Hyeres, posting two wins from three races to jump into second overall in the 49erFX. More >>

New Zealand sailors claim three medals in Palma

Sunday, 8 April 2018, 10:35 am | Yachting New Nealand

New Zealand sailors made a successful start to the European season, winning three medals at the Princess Sofia regatta in Palma, the third-most of any nation at the event. Sam Meech collected silver in the Laser, Alex Maloney and Molly Meech were ... More >>

Medals on the agenda for Kiwi sailors in Palma

Saturday, 7 April 2018, 11:25 am | Yachting New Nealand

Sam Meech has guaranteed himself a medal at the Princess Sofia regatta in Palma and three other New Zealand boats will be fighting for a podium finish on the final day of the event tonight (NZ time). Meech is virtually assured of silver in the Laser ... More >>

Men's 470 head big Kiwi contingent at Palma regatta

Sunday, 1 April 2018, 10:56 am | Yachting New Nealand

The pair are by far the best men’s 470 combination in the country and don’t have regular training partners who can push them along. It’s in contrast to most other classes where there’s intense competition among the New Zealand sailors and some ... More >>

Junior just misses out on a medal on dramatic day

Sunday, 18 March 2018, 2:44 pm | Yachting New Nealand

Josh Junior kept his nerve and his boat upright to win a dramatic medal race at the Finn European Championships in Spain overnight (NZ time) but it wasn't quite enough to claim bronze. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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