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Paris 2024: Wilkinson, Dawson Make History With Brilliant Bronze
Saturday, 10 August 2024, 6:35 pm | Yachting New Zealand
The bronze is the second medal the team has achieved on the international stage, with silver at the European championships in 2022 being their only other podium finish. More >>
Kiwi Multihull Crew Off To Flying Start As Saunders Eyes Big Day
Monday, 5 August 2024, 8:51 am | Yachting New Zealand
Wilkinson and Dawson finished second in two races. They narrowly missed the same spot in the third, leaping over Finland and Argentina into second place on the leaderboard halfway through qualifying. More >>
Games Heartbreak For Armit, Ten Have But Windsurfing Future Looks Bright
Sunday, 4 August 2024, 3:23 pm | Yachting New Zealand
"It's a bit tough to take at the moment, but it's been a really good week, and I gave it my best in every race. I gave it my best shot again today, but it just wasn't enough," Armit said. More >>
Paris 2024: McHardie, McKenzie In Medal Showdown
Thursday, 1 August 2024, 9:24 am | Yachting New Zealand
One Kiwi crew will battle for New Zealand's first sailing medal of Paris 2024, while another will have the chance to end their storied Olympic careers in style tomorrow. More >>
Kiwi Sailors 'Excited To Get Stuck In' On Eve Of Olympic Competition
Saturday, 27 July 2024, 2:14 pm | Yachting New Zealand
"We're going fast and the competition is pretty close, so it's important to know the rules and have some quick reaction times because if you don't there can be some brutal crashes!" More >>
49er Europeans: McHardie, McKenzie Win Medal Race In Final Olympic Rehearsal
Monday, 13 May 2024, 10:04 am | Yachting New Zealand
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie have completed a key part of their Olympic preparation on a high, by winning the medal race of the 49er European championships at La Grande Motte International Regatta against some of the best skiff sailors in the world. More >>
Conditions Deny NZ Duo Shot At Medals In Spain
Monday, 8 April 2024, 9:16 am | Yachting New Zealand
Two of New Zealand's top sailors were denied a final medal tilt as the breeze disappeared on the last day at the Princess Sofia Regatta. More >>
2024 Oceanbridge Sail Auckland Champions Crowned
Sunday, 11 February 2024, 7:37 pm | Yachting New Zealand
You'd be excused for wondering what Josh and Caleb Armit had for breakfast on Sunday. The Auckland sailing siblings dominated proceedings at Torbay Sailing Club, winning every single race in their respective fleets to both be crowned 2024 Oceanbridge ... More >>
George Gautrey Wins Big At 2023 Aon Yachting Excellence Awards
Saturday, 25 November 2023, 7:01 am | Yachting New Zealand
George Gautrey was the big winner at the 2023 Aon Yachting Excellence Awards on Friday, winning three awards including the prestigious Orbit World Travel Sailor of the Year. The 25-year-old accepted the coveted Sir Bernard Fergusson Trophy at ... More >>
Sailing World Champs: First NZ Medal On Dramatic Day Of Racing
Sunday, 20 August 2023, 8:16 pm | Yachting New Zealand
George Gautrey hopes establishing the colour of New Zealand’s only medal at the Sailing World Championships early tomorrow morning will be far more straightforward than it was winning it. The 25-year-old ILCA 7 (Laser) sailor secured the country’s ... More >>
McHardie, McKenzie Save Best For Last At Sailing World Champs
Saturday, 19 August 2023, 3:52 pm | Yachting New Zealand
Isaac McHardie and Will McKenzie saved their best for last by taking out the 49er medal race in commanding fashion overnight - for a first race win at the Sailing World Championships in The Hague. The young pair led from start to finish in light ... More >>
Sailing World Champs: Light Breeze Halts Finals Push
Tuesday, 15 August 2023, 5:50 pm | Yachting New Zealand
A mix of flat water, gentle breeze and shifting currents halted some Kiwis' progress on day four of the Sailing World Championships overnight. But while no racing was possible in two classes, and curtailed in several others, Nacra 17 pair Micah Wilkinson ... More >>
Sailing World Champs: First Race Win For NZ As Gold Fleet Beckons
Sunday, 13 August 2023, 7:35 pm | Yachting New Zealand
Four Kiwi crews have all but secured their spots in the gold fleet at the 2023 Sailing World Championships after pushing up the leaderboard on day two in The Hague. Three teams are now inside the top 10 of their competitions, and a fourth sits just outside, ... More >>
Jo Aleh And Molly Meech Lead NZ Charge On First Day Of Sailing World Championships
Saturday, 12 August 2023, 10:53 am | Yachting New Zealand
Jo Aleh and Molly Meech lead the charge after an opening day of mixed fortunes for New Zealand at sailing’s world championships. The 49erFX pair enjoyed one of their best performances of the season to find themselves near the front of the fleet in ... More >>
'Could Have Been A Lot Worse': Saunders Shakes Off Crash To Reset For Sailing World Champs
Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 8:52 pm | Yachting New Zealand
Tom Saunders recalls the feeling of disbelief as he lay prone on the ground, pain pulsing through his shoulder and down the left side of his body. Only moments earlier he had been pedalling toward one of the many roundabouts along Auckland’s busy ... More >>
Olympic test event: Medal shot for 6 Kiwis as Gautrey falls just short
Sunday, 16 July 2023, 1:07 pm | Yachting New Zealand
George Gautrey is signing off from the Olympic test event without a medal but with plenty of added experience and a sense of pride in his performance in Marseille. Gautrey missed out on a podium spot in the ILCA 7 (Laser) by the narrowest of margins ... More >>
Olympic Test Event: 'World-class' Josh Armit Makes His Move
Saturday, 15 July 2023, 6:48 pm | Yachting New Zealand
Day 6 of the Olympic test event was also moving day for Josh Armit, with the rising Kiwi windfoil star surging seven places up the leaderboard to break into the top 10 courtesy of his first race win of the regatta. Armit has had a somewhat subdued ... More >>
'Time To Go For Broke': Kiwis In Finals Push At Olympic Test Event
Saturday, 15 July 2023, 6:17 am | Yachting New Zealand
The black bibs remained near the front of their fleets on day five of the Olympic test event in Marseille, as the focus slowly turns from qualifying to the podium. And, following another consistent showing, few are better placed to make their medal ... More >>
Olympic Test Event: McHardie, McKenzie Into Gold-medal Spot
Thursday, 13 July 2023, 6:08 pm | Yachting New Zealand
It didn’t take long for Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie to go from being in the hunt for medals at the Olympic test event to having a target on their backs. The young 49er duo moved into the gold-medal position halfway through fleet racing ... More >>
Olympic Test Event: Kiwis Make Waves On 'Pretty Wild' Day
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 10:28 am | Yachting New Zealand
After two days of dinghy and kite racing, the rest of the New Zealand sailing team announced their arrival at the Olympic test event in Marseille with a string of stellar performances in the skiff, multihull and windfoil classes. Seven Kiwis are among ... More >>