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Show news America's Cup: Like father, like son
Many progeny of top America's Cup sailors are making their way through the Junior ranks in NZ
Posted on 16 Apr 2023
Optimist & Starling Nats: Big moves on Final Day
Light, challenging conditions opened up the leaderboard on the final day of the Optimist & Starlings
Posted on 19 Apr 2022
George Lee Rush wins Starling Nationals 2021
The 2021 Starling Nationals wrapped up with Wakatere Boating Club sailors filling the podium
Posted on 23 Apr 2021
Starling Nats: Wakatere sailors lead after Day 3
George Lee Rush has a slender lead after Day 3 of the Barfoot & Thompson Starling Nationals
Posted on 22 Apr 2021
Great day of yachting on Day 2 for Starling Nats
After a slow start to the regatta, the breeze kicked in for Day 2 and set up spectacular sailing
Posted on 21 Apr 2021
Slow start for Starling Nats - breeze on for Day 2
Light winds on Day 1 of the Starling Nationals curtailed racing, but Day 2 promises strong breeze..
Posted on 20 Apr 2021
50th anniversary regatta coming up for Starling
The Des Townson design has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring classes in NZ.
Posted on 15 Apr 2021
Des Townson, A Sailing Legacy - The Starling
Book extract from 'Des Townson, A Sailing Legacy' - the chapter on the Starling class
Posted on 19 Mar 2020
17yr old RNZYS sailor gets a Starling hat-trick
Seventeen year old Sean Herbert sailing for the RNZYS pulled off the three-peat
Posted on 18 Apr 2019
Starling Nationals: Herbert in a league of his own
17yr old Sean Herbert became the first person to win three Starling national titles
Posted on 18 Apr 2019
Images from Predictwind Girls Championship Regatta
Images from the Predictwind Girls Championship Regatta at the Kohimarama Yacht Club on Saturday Marc
Posted on 23 Mar 2019
Interislander Optimist & Starling Regatta overall
A challenging final day on Marlborough Sounds
Posted on 19 Feb 2018
Interislander Optimist & Starling Regatta day 2
Three more races sailed for all the fleets in Picton
Posted on 17 Feb 2018
Interislander Optimist & Starling Regatta day 1
Over 140 young sailors taking part in Picton
Posted on 16 Feb 2018
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2023 Star World Championship
© Martina Orsini
Lowell North and Malin Burnham at 1945 Worlds
© Ann Frank Beach Collection
William Mason receives the Sir Peter Blake Memorial Trophy from renowned broadcaster Peter Montgomery (left) and last year's recipient Sean Kensington
© LiveSailDie
Toyota Optimist and Staling NZ Nationals - April 2022 - Napier sailing Club
© Bruce Jenkins
2022 Combined Optimist and Starling NZ Championships - April 2022 - Napier Sailing Club
© Bruce Jenkins/Napier SC
2022 Combined Optimist and Starling NZ Championships - April 2022 - Napier Sailing Club
© Bruce Jenkins/Napier SC
Winner Tom Pilkington (1122) covers runner-up Miro Luxford (1215) with 6th overall Rory Sims (2104) competing in the Auckland Starling Championships, Wakatere BC - February 2022
© Jane Pilkington
Winner Tom Pilkington (13yrs), shows off the unique 3D printed memento and trophy after the Auckland Starling Championships, Wakatere BC - February 5-7, 2022
© Jane Pilkington
Starling prizegiving took place in nearby Woodall Park - Auckland Starling Championships
© Wakatere BC Media
One of the 180 boat fleet launch into surf - the sailor is in the red jacket on the right - Wakatere BC - Optimist and Starling Auckland - February 6, 2022 - Day 2
© Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com / nz
George Lee Rush, winner of the 2021 Starling Nationals
© Joshua McCormack
Nicloa Hume, top placed girl in the 2021 Starling Nationals
© Joshua McCormack
The 2021 Starling Nationals was dominated by North Shore clubs
© Joshua McCormack
George Lee Rush holds a slender lead going into the last day of racing at the Barfoot & Thompson 2021 Starling Nationals
© Joshua McCormack
Heavy traffic at the 2021 Barfoot & Thompson 2021 Starling Nationals
© Joshua McCormack
Starling National Championships 2021
© Josh McCormack
Starling National Championships 2021
© Josh McCormack
Starling National Championships 2021
© Josh McCormack
Boats waiting to leave the shore at Kohimaramara Yacht Club - Starling Nationals 2021
© Joshua McCormack
Sailors waiting to start - Starling Nationals 2021
© Joshua McCormack
Light breezes meant racing couldn't get underway on Day 1 - Starling Nationals 2021
© Joshua McCormack
Racing start at Kohimaramara Februaru 2021
© Richard Beauchamp
GBC’s Jack Manning competing at Worser Bay, March 2021
© Richard Beauchamp
Grace Still (orange cap) leads at Torbay in December 2020
© Richard Beauchamp
The first Starling nationals - Kohi YC - 1972, The event attracted 43 entries.- Des Townson, A sailing legacy
© John Peet
Design #26 the original Starling - Des Townson, A sailing legacy
© John Peet
Nathan Handley leading Dan Slater at the Auckland West Match racing Trials, Murray's Bay 1990- Des Townson, A sailing legacy
© Glendowie BC
The Glendowie Boating Club's six new Starlings at Kohimaramara YC - Des Townson, A sailing legacy
© John Peet
The first Starling Interclub Racing regatta held at Glendowie BC in December 1970 - Des Townson, A sailing legacy
© Glendowie BC archives
A fully battened mainsail was used originally similar to the Mistral, Zephyr and Dart forebears- Des Townson, A sailing legacy
© John Peet