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Two pink yachts first to enter Sydney Hobart with scores to settle
Wild Thing 100 and Vixen Racing were first to enter the 81st Rolex Sydney Hobart, both returning to finish unfinished business after retiring in 2024.
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Mike Stanley earns Life Membership after four decades shaping NZ rowing
Mike Stanley CNZM receives Rowing New Zealand Life Membership, honouring 40+ years of service including World Championship gold and CEO leadership.
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Nine coaches from nine nations complete Portland sailing scholarship
Nine coaches from nine nations completed World Sailing's Development Coach Scholarship at Portland, gaining qualifications to build national sail training programmes.
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Ten coaching scholarships on offer with a June deadline for sailing nations
World Sailing's 2026 Performance Coach Scholarship offers ten places with a 25 June deadline. Learn about eligibility, the Weymouth residency, and how to apply.
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16 solo sailors set off from Opua for Gold Coast despite gales, gusts and drifting WWII wreck
Sixteen solo sailors set off from Opua for the Gold Coast across 1,170nm of Tasman Sea, facing gales, 40-knot gusts and a drifting WWII wreck along the course.
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Aquitaine's Takhys team targets Tour Voile podium in second Figaro campaign
Aquitaine's Takhys sailing team targets a Tour Voile podium in 2026, backed by Neo Sailing Technologies mentorship and regional support from the Arcachon Basin.
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At 79, Malcolm Dickson readies Sarau for a fourth Solo Trans-Tasman title defence
At 79, Malcolm Dickson strips back his 16m yacht Sarau and readies for a fourth Solo Trans-Tasman title defence. Meet the oldest winner in the race's history.
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Nine IMOCA skippers depart for Arctic Circle with no set course in Vendee Arctique 2026
Nine IMOCA skippers depart Les Sables-d'Olonne for the Arctic Circle in Vendee Arctique 2026, a race with no set course and just one rule: reach 66 degrees north.
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African sailors sharpen skills in Tangier ahead of Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics
African sailors from seven nations trained in Tangier at the World Sailing Youth Olympic Games camp, building skills ahead of Dakar 2026 in November.
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2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Race: Kiwi veteran Malcolm Dickson return to lead fleet for gruelling 1200-mile crossing
79-year-old Kiwi sailing legend Malcolm Dickson returns to defend his Solo Trans-Tasman title in the gruelling 1200-mile Opua to Southport yacht race.
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Bill Kidman readies Pretty Boy Floyd for solo 2026 Trans-Tasman crossing from Opua
Bill Kidman is readying his Murray Ross 12, Pretty Boy Floyd, for the 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge, departing Opua for Southport, Queensland.
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At 73, Peter Bourke to race 56-year-old kauri Half Tonner solo across the Tasman
At 73, Peter Bourke will race restored 1970 kauri Half Tonner Diablo solo across the Tasman in the 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge. Read his remarkable story.
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