America’s Cup

In a stirring ceremony today, Iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei gifted and blessed the name ‘Taihoro’ on the boat that Emirates Team New Zealand will sail in their defence of the 37th America’s [...]

It’s been 14 years since the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) launched 10 Elliott 7s for the Mastercard Youth Training Programme, and with that fleet now safely delivered to their new [...]

“It’s a beast!” declares internationally renowned photographer Rick Guest as he packs up his equipment following a brisk session shooting the America’s Cup. His comment is in no way an offense [...]

Emirates Team New Zealand are putting out a wide call for the country’s best Women and Youth sailors to come forward to apply to represent Emirates Team New Zealand, the RNZYS and New Zealand’s [...]

It has been a big month both on and off the water in this 37th America’s Cup cycle with all the teams stepping up their training and testing programmes ahead of their move to their Barcelona [...]

Story & picture by Debra Douglas, extracted from the Autumn Breeze magazine – read the online version here. Sailing Office Volunteer Race Management member Samantha (Sam) Knights and [...]

Vice Commodore Gillian Williams and General Manager Sarah Wiblin journey to Barcelona, working to craft bespoke travel packages for Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron members attending the 37th [...]

RNZYS Life Member Neville Crichton has purchased the magnificent J-Class yacht, Rainbow, and his first response to questions about this latest acquisition is to make jokes at his own expense. “I [...]

Emirates Team New Zealand and Land speed pilot Glenn Ashby have sailed ‘Horonuku’, their wind powered land speed world record craft, faster than any previous records. CLICK TO PLAY VIDEO [...]

Dean Barker, Russell Coutts, Joey Allen and Matt Mason have all been a part of memorable sailing moments in history as part of the America’s Cup and beyond – however instead of tense, high-speed [...]