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2025 PIC Coastal Classic

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...
2024 PIC Coastal Classic

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...
2024 PIC Coastal Classic

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...
2024 PIC Coastal Classic

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...
PIC Coastal Classic Racing
About the Coastal Classic

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.
PIC Coastal Classic - Yachts Racing
About the Coastal Classic

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.
About the Coastal Classic

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.
PIC Coastal Classic - Yachts Racing
About the 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.
2024 PIC Coastal Classic

‘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...
2024 PIC Coastal Classic

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...
2023 PIC Coastal Classic

Join the PIC Coastal Classic fun

Muster your mates and register now on the PIC Coastal Classic website!
About the Coastal Classic

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...
2021 Coastal Classic

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...
2021 Coastal Classic

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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