News & Updates

This year’s classic launch race at Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is shaping up to be a blinder, with eight classic launches already entered – the most in any division so…

Entries have started rolling in for the 185th Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta on Monday 27 January, 2025.  Thank you to those who have entered so far – we’re hoping this…

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Ever wondered what it would be like to race a tugboat? Here’s your chance! Thanks to Captain Lance on the tugboat Christine Mary, we’re once again giving you the chance…

You could win a holiday in Hawaii when you enter the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta! Our long-standing sponsors Hawaiian Airlines have once again put up this fantastic prize, with the…

Entries are now open for the 185th Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta on Monday 27 January 2025, and the entry list already is already showing a few regulars hot off the blocks. This edition…

The City of Sails has a rich maritime history stretching back to the day the province of Auckland was founded in 1840. And on Monday 27 January 2025, Aucklanders will…

…and be in to win a $1,000 cash prize! Entries have officially opened for keelboats, classic launches and tugboats for the 2025 edition of NZ’s most historic sporting event –…

The Annual General Meeting of the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Incorporated will be held  today – Tuesday 6 August 2024 – at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS), Westhaven, commencing…

The deadline is approaching for nominations for the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Committee prior to the AGM. Nominations must be received by Tuesday 30 July (a week prior to the AGM…

Do you or anyone you know need office space in Mairangi Bay? The NZL Sailing Foundation is seeking a tenant (or tenants) for their commercial office unit on Apollo Drive, the income…

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Incorporated will be held on Tuesday 6 August 2024 at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron…

The Prizegiving Ceremony for the 2024 Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta was held on Tuesday 20 February, at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The regatta’s historic trophy collection –…

Celebrating its 184th year, the City of Sails lived up to its name on Anniversary Day, as hundreds of mariners turned out to race in the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day…

Rough conditions for the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta yesterday sent many of the keelboat entrants packing. But the high winds, at times gusting 25 knots or more, weren’t…

Thank you to everyone who has entered the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta! Next Monday looks like it’s going to be a great day for sailing, with fresh southwesterlies,…

The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is just a week from today, but there’s still time to get your entry in and be part of history in the making. Celebrating…

In just over a week, Auckland’s harbours will once again come alive with vessels of all shapes and sizes, in celebration of the founding of the ‘City of Sails’ 184…

We hope you had a fantastic festive season and an enjoyable break. There are now just two weeks to go until the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta kicks off. But…