Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2026: Classic blustery racing across the harbour
Blustery winds tested crews, thinned some fleets, and delivered memorable racing as Auckland Anniver...

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2026: Seconds, not minutes, decide tightly fought Launches Division...
The Launches Division served up a classic handicap contest, with the final result decided by seconds...

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2026: Classic yachts deliver a living link to Auckland’s sailing pa...
Classic yachts brought a distinctly different rhythm to the water during the afternoon racing. With ...

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2026: One second, bright colours, and big personalities define the ...
The racing tugboat fleet brought colour and deep throaty industrial character to the fore, yet after...

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2026: Conditions test the keelboat fleet
Testing conditions shaped the sailing divisions at the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta, with a...

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta showcases harbour-wide racing and working boat tradition
The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta again lived up to its reputation as one of the most wide-rangin...

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Auckland Anniversary Weekend regattas: one long summer sail
Late January delivers one of the best sailing runs of the New Zealand summer. From Northland to the ...

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Auckland Anniversary Weekend on the water
Auckland Anniversary Weekend has long been a fixed point in the summer boating calendar, but few wee...

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Tugboat race charges back for the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
The harbour’s loudest, proudest spectacle returns with a call for working tugs to join the fleet.
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Auckland Anniversary Regatta keelboats return to the Waitematā
A refreshed Harbour Race format aims to bring keelboats back to Anniversary Day and rebuild one of A...

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Fresh energy for Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2026
For 186 years, the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta has defined the City of Sails’ relationship with...

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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
In the Viaduct Harbour the Dragon Boat racing was fiercely contested by scores of colourful crews......

Auckland Anniversary Regatta’s keelboat passage races overshadowed by DNSs and DNFs
The Keelboat passages from Mahurangi and Rakino Island featured a high percentage of Did Not Starts ...

Celebrating the speed of living history at the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Regatta
The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta stands as a cornerstone of New Zealand’s maritime tradition, an...

The Mayflower again wins line honours in the Tugboat Race at the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Regatta
Auckland’s Anniversary Day Regatta always brings a sense of energy and history to the Waitematā Harb...

Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2025: A celebration of maritime heritage and high-stakes racing
Today, Auckland celebrates its rich maritime history with the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta—the 1...

Bumper Tugboat Fleet Race set to thrill at 185th Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta launch
Auckland’s 185th birthday celebrations on Monday, 27 January, will feature a spectacular tugboat rac...












