Coastal Classic
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Things are heating up: five weeks to go before the PIC Coastal Classic
Five weeks to go: 49 boats, new safety rules, and a growing Rally make the Coastal Classic 2025 one to watch.
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2025 PIC Coastal Classic: Auckland to Russell, where speed meets seamanship
The 2025 PIC Coastal Classic brings sailors together for speed, strategy, and camaraderie on the iconic Auckland to Russell course.
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Entries open for 2025 PIC Coastal Classic: A Kiwi icon gears up for a big comeback
Run every Labour Weekend, the PIC Coastal Classic charts a 119-nautical-mile course from Devonport Wharf in Auckland to Russell Wharf in the Bay of Is...
Romanza Crosses the Line Well-Ahead of the Rest of the Fleet in the 2024 PIC Coastal Classic
The 2024 PIC Coastal Classic set off early yesterday from Devonport Wharf, launching a thrilling 119-nautical-mile race to Russell Wharf. Known as one...
The 2024 PIC Coastal Classic: A Race of Grit and Rivalries
Currently sitting about two-thirds up the course the race continues. The six leading boats (Romanza, Equilibrium, Levity, Zephyrus, Vixen, and another...
PIC Coastal Classic: Video of the start and early race coming soon!
Our man Roger Mills is out in the gulf today to catch the start and early part of the race with drones, cameras and everything imaginable - so once he...
Memorable Moments and Multiple Winners from Previous PIC Coastal Classic Races
The PIC Coastal Classic has earned a reputation as one of New Zealand’s most exciting and competitive yachting events.
Types of Boats Competing in the PIC Coastal Classic
The PIC Coastal Classic is renowned for its diversity of participants, featuring a wide range of boats, from fast multihulls to sturdy monohulls.
The PIC Coastal Classic: New Zealand’s Iconic Yacht Race
Every October, yachties across New Zealand gear up for one of the country's most iconic offshore races—the PIC Coastal Classic.
How the Coastal Classic Began: The Story Behind New Zealand’s Iconic Yacht Race
In the world of New Zealand yachting, the Coastal Classic has become one of the most anticipated events of the year.
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‘Small but quality’ fleet for 2024 PIC Coastal Classic
Fat Freddy is a rebuilt Formula 40 racing trimaran, strengthened and updated with AC 45 boards, rudder and sails, a new mast and rigging and relaunche...
Get ready for PIC Coastal Classic
The New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club (NZMYC) has announced that entries are now open for the 41st PIC Coastal Classic Yacht Race.
With just under f...
Join the PIC Coastal Classic fun
Muster your mates and register now on the PIC Coastal Classic website!
PIC Coastal Classic 40-year Celebration
This year marks the 40th anniversary since the Coastal Classic began in 1982, and for many Kiwi boaties, marks the opening of the summer sailing seaso...
COASTAL CLASSIC ENTRIES OPEN
Scheduled for a Friday 22 October start, the iconic PIC Coastal Classic from Auckland to Russell is now some three months away, and organisers have pu...
PIC Coastal Classic 2021
The PIC Coastal Classic, held annually over Labour weekend, marks the start of the summer sailing season.
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