Wellington, June 20 NZPA - Mike Bullot is the best-placed of a small group of New Zealand sailors competing at the Kiel regatta for Olympic classes which began today (NZt).

Fresh from a fifth placing at the recent European Laser championships,

Racing is underway for the Olympic classes at Kiel Week Regatta in Germany. A small New Zealand contingent is competing including one women's match-racing crew helmed by Samantha Osborne, plus Mike Bullot in the Laser class and Matt Coutts in the Finn event.

NZL Sailing Team Laser sailor Mike Bullot has finished fifth at the 2010 Laser Euroepean Championships.

The regatta, which has just concluded in Tallinn, Estonia, attracted a world class fleet of 148 Olympic class Laser sailors.

The European Championships for two Olympic classes are currently being sailed, in Europe obviously.

In the Star class Hamish Pepper and Craig Monk got off to a less than stellar start, recording an OCS in their second race.

Wellington, May 26 NZPA - New Zealand yachting team named today for the youth world championships in Istanul, Turkey, on July 8-17:-

Laser Radial men: Thomas Saunders (Tauranga).

Laser Radial women: Molly Meech (Tauranga).

RS:X men: Oliver Gunman (Takapuna).

I would like to invite you to a unique evening to celebrate the handing over of Aquos Yachts' first Luxury Expedition Vessel, Big Fish.

Big Fish, a unique 45 metre Luxury Expedition Vessel (LEV), and the first in a range of a new class of steel hulled adventure yachts worth more than $100 million to the Auckland economy, has arrived at the Viaduct Harbour for final fitting out.

Wellington, May 1 NZPA - New Zealand sailors finished medal-less at the French Olympic Sailing Week regatta which finished off Hyeres this morning (NZT).

Sara Winther has finished fifth, and Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie have finished sixth at 2010 French Olympic Sailing Week which wrapped up overnight after six days of competition in Hyeres, France.

Wellington, April 30 NZPA - New Zealand's Sara Winther remains fifth in the Laser Radial standings at the French Olympic sailing week regatta at Hyeres and will need a strong showing on the final day tomorrow to chase down a podium finish.