Sailing

Noelex yachts compete in the national championships on Otago Harbour yesterday. PHOTOS: STEPHEN...

Noelex, Ross champs on

The Port Chalmers Yacht Club is hosting the Noelex 22 and Ross 780 national championships this weekend.

Burling and Tuke claim dramatic world champs win

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have reclaimed their fifth world championship title. Photo: Getty...

Burling and Tuke claim dramatic world champs win

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have moved past a hairy moment, wild conditions, and some feisty Germans to claim a fifth 49er sailing world championships in Auckland.

Team NZ launch America's Cup yacht

Team New Zealand christened their new yacht Te Aihe in Auckland this morning. Photo: NZ Herald

Team NZ launch America's Cup yacht

The new era of the America's Cup is now more than simulations and plans, with Team New Zealand's first AC75 vessel launched for the world to see.

Burling, Tuke win gold in Olympic rehearsal

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke won gold at the Olympic preparation event in Tokyo. Photo: Getty Images

Burling, Tuke win gold in Olympic rehearsal

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke knew they had essentially claimed gold at the Olympic test event in Enoshima moments after the start of today's 49er medal race.

Ready to go

Otago Boys' High School duo Jack Densem (yellow top) and Jarvis Cross (both 17) on the start line of the South Island secondary schools Sunburst championships on Otago Harbour yesterday.

Burling to skipper Team NZ for 2021

Glenn Ashby (right) lifts the America's Cup with Peter Burling. Photo: Getty Images

Burling to skipper Team NZ for 2021

Team New Zealand have confirmed Peter Burling will be their skipper for the 2021 America's Cup.

Location of America's Cup bases confirmed

A final agreement for the America's Cup bases in Auckland has been made.

Tuke welcomes Spithill move

Kiwi sailor Blair Tuke has welcomed the strengthened challenge from Luna Rossa in the next America's Cup, with the Italian syndicate announcing the return of Australian Jimmy Spithill.

Spithill jumps ship to Luna Rossa

Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill has jumped ship for the next America's Cup and rejoined Italy's Luna Rossa syndicate.

Mercedes edges Team NZ at Laureus awards

The Team New Zealand boat on the water. Photo: Getty Images

Mercedes edges Team NZ at Laureus awards

Team New Zealand lost the Laureus World Team of the Year award to the Mercedes Formula One Team.

Bragging rights to Tuke in ocean race

Bragging rights to Tuke in ocean race

A flying finish from MAPFRE into Auckland during leg six in the Volvo Ocean Race has seen Kiwi Blair Tuke get one over on his Olympic partner Peter Burling.

Fugitive killer of Kiwi icon caught after 15 years

New Zealand yachtsman Sir Peter Blake. Photo: Reuters

Fugitive killer of Kiwi icon caught after 15 years

One of the fugitive killers of record-breaking yachtsman Sir Peter Blake has been captured by police after more than 15 years on the run.

America's Cup plan surprises Team NZ

Team New Zealand has expressed surprise at the release of an alternate plan for the America's Cup village for the 2021 regatta in Auckland.

'Desperate' Spithill got his way with protest, Kiwi says

Australian sailor Jimmy Spithill's desperation for a win was the reason for a protest deciding the Sydney to Hobart Yacht race, Kiwi Matt Mason says.

Deadline for America's Cup base touch and go

Auckland City Council last week voted to support a proposal for a cluster of bases across Wynyard...

Deadline for America's Cup base touch and go

The deadline to decide where to base the America's Cup in Auckland may not be met this week.

Dunedin firm's video shows possible Cup hub

Decision makers agonising over where to site facilities for Team New Zealand's defence of yachting's America's Cup are to have the benefit of graphics from Dunedin firm Animation Research Ltd in selecting their final option.