Major Regattas

The Harken Young 88 National Championships are being raced this weekend (24-26 March 2023) but the build up began on February 25th with the busiest weighing and measuring day on record. Over 13 [...]

After a dramatic day of finals on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, the Auckland Grammar School team of Sean Kensington, Tom Pilkington, Rowan Kensington, George Pilkington and James Buckland Blair [...]

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 [...]

After four days match racing in light and challenging conditions on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour, Josh Hyde and his crew have won the 2023 Harken Youth International Match Racing Cup. The Royal [...]

At the regatta mid-point, two crews representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron top the leader board with a 100% success rate. The teams helmed by Josh Hyde and Mason Mulcahy respectively [...]

The first entries have been received for the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC), and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) hosted inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, due to start [...]

Sydney, Australia (19 December, 2022) – Nick Egnot-Johnson, Sam Barnett, Zak Merton & Bradley McLaughlin, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have been crowned 2022 Open [...]

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has two qualified match racing crews at the World Match Racing Tour Final (WMRT) racing out of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) over five [...]

Home of the America’s Cup delivers exciting conditions for day one of the 2022 Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Match Racing World Championship Racing was off to a flying start at 10am in front of [...]

The Waitemata Harbour stage is set for its second consecutive week of world-class sailing with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron hosting the Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Match Racing World [...]