Start 29er - Oceanbridge NZL Sailing Regatta - Takapuna BC February 18, © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com / nz
Others like the iQFoil windsurfer, a new class for 2024, replacing the RS:X, are having their first Olympic work-up.
The series is also a selection trial for the 2022 Youth Worlds in July 2022 at The Hague, Netherlands.
The most important aspect of the regatta is that it is taking place at all given the raft of COVID restrictions imposed in New Zealand, which have made it impossible for most sporting events to continue.
Unlike the first day of the regatta, on Day 2 the event was blessed with a beautiful seabreeze and bright sunshine.