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Team NZ cash request kept quiet
The Government will not say how much taxpayer cash Team New Zealand have requested to help bankroll their next tilt at the America's Cup.

We can go even faster, says skipper
After carving nearly half an hour off their own Coastal Classic race record, Team Vodafone Sailing skipper Simon Hull immediately set his sights on going even faster.

Spithill pledges virtual thrashing for Kiwis
Jimmy Spithill is remaining coy about whether Dean Barker is the right man to lead New Zealand's next America's Cup challenge and is uncertain if the country should change its flag.

NZ surfing the superyacht wave
A study of the superyacht industry has found visiting vessels generated more than $40 million for New Zealand last summer - which could rocket if facilities were expanded.

Yachting: Spithill predicts late Cup entries
Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill says he expects more teams to challenge for the next America's Cup, despite the entry period closing last month.

Sailing: Top titles and Olympic places on the line as Kiwi crews step up for their big test
New Zealand's sailing prowess gets another examination when the International Sailing Federation world championships start in Santander, Spain tonight.

Team NZ cash most likely under National
A multimillion-dollar taxpayer-funded cash injection for Team NZ's next bid to win the Auld Mug is most likely under a National-led Government.

Team NZ: Collision in Cardiff
Dean talks about day two of the Extreme sailing series regatta in Cardiff. Another day where things were not ideal, punctuated with a collision that took the port rudder out in race 5.

Yachting: NZ sailors unfazed by Rio's water
New Zealand's best sailors are confident concerns over Rio's water pollution will have been allayed by the time of the Olympic regatta in 2016.

Team NZ confirm America's Cup bid
Team New Zealand has thrown its hat into the ring for the 35th America's Cup, confirmed this morning by the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron.