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AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY REGATTA 26th JANUARY
AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY 185th REGATTA ‘ SAIL PAST ’ Come and be part of something special — We can do this! Be part…
CANCELLED – MAHURANGI REGATTA – JANUARY 23rd-25th 2026
With huge regret, the decision was made to cancel the Mahurangi Night Race, Regatta and return race. The clubs and their people had put in so much effort over the past months to…
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE CLASSIC YACHT ASSOCIATION
The Classic Yacht Association wishes everyone the Merriest Fun Fill and safe Christmas. To all of you out there on the water, may the weather be favorable to your journeys. We have a…
PATIO BAY – RACING, RALLYING AND JUST CRUISING PIRATE PARTY
Patio Bay Sat 13th December The pictures say it all – Great Party, Great racing, Great company Around 100 yacht and launch crews descended on the bay after a day of superb racing…
NOVEMBER SPRING RALLY
Chads Spring Rally – 2026 Perfect sunshine and flat seas — with just enough breeze to justify hoisting the sails. Eight boats sailed down with, or to meet Chad on Friday night at…
Upper Harbor Racing with PCC
A day racing at Ponsonby Cruising Club with Kay (Vice Commodore PCC) – It was such a fabulous day on the water for the Upper Harbor Regatta. The lack of wind was a…
Andrew Fagan Speakers Night
Over 90 people rocked up at the RNZYS to hear the popular and iconic yachtsman and Singer/Songwriter/Poet Andrew Fagan speak of his offshore adventures and misadventures in his tiny boat Swirley World. The…
Bruce Tantrum Farewell
On Wednesday the 5th November a memorial service was held for family and friends at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to farewell a well known identity, Bruce Tantrum. The room was full…
Sheerlines October 2025
In this edition: |Coming Events | A night with Andrew Fagan | 2026 Wooden Boat Festival
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