Major Regattas

Jack Frewin’s RNZYS Performance Programme team secures spot at 2023 Youth Match Racing World Championships.  In a closely fought sudden death final race between USA’s Max Brennan and the RNZYS [...]

Article and Photos by Ivor Wilkins – this article originally appeared in the 2023 Breeze Winter Edition. Fifty years on from the first fully-crewed round the world race, the modern [...]

A goal to increase female participation in sailing is kick-started with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s first Women’s Day Out; a showcase of what’s ahead for our club. A new era is on the [...]

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 [...]

Read about the recent Harken Young 88 Nationals, where a competitive fleet raced on a challenging North of Rangitoto course. The joint owners of Danger Zone, Jonny Bell and Harry Thurston, won [...]

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 [...]