Dates Announced for Sail Fiji 2014
RAYC Sail Fiji 2014 Royal Akarana Yacht Club (RAYC) is proud to announce the 2014 Sail Fiji offshore yacht race with confirmed 2014 dates for the classic Auckland to Fiji ocean race and passage cruise rally. The Cruising Rally will start from Monday the second of June 2014 and...
Skiff Report Hyundai Summer Series Sunday 24 March
Sally Garrett and her race team, assisted by volunteers from the Flying Fifteen fleet, put on three excellent races for the M-Class Scott Wilson Trophy on another glorious Summer’s afternoon with a gentle Easterly wind. Two RS700s cleared the first start with pace leaving two moths bobbing around...
F18 Nationals – Attempt One
The F18 New Zealand Championships were attempted over the weekend of March 16/17 as part of Sail Akarana, however the sailors got blown off the water on Sunday, so no series was held as only three races were completed on Saturday. Of the races that were completed, experienced multihull...
Justin does Antarctica!
RAYC Member Justin Roys gets the opportunity of a life time to visit a Yacht Club in Antarctica! Hello fellow RAYC members! For those that I have not met around the club my name is Justin Roys, I recently joined the RAYC mid last year, naturally keen on sailing...
Orakei Yacht Sales Cruising Series Race 9
Race 9 – Norma Nell Memorial Night Race to Orapiu Wharf The wind was gusty SSW, gusting well over 20 knots in the puffs, and there were some other yachts racing in the area, so everyone was cruising about and paying attention before the start. The race was set...
BlackMatch Racing wins 2013 New Zealand National Keelboat Championship
Adam Minoprio and his team of BlackMatch Racing have taken out the 2013 New Zealand National Keelboat Championship after two days of racing on the Waitamata Harbour. Racing was conducted by Royal Akarana Yacht Club and this year five elite teams registered to race in the prestige event, with...
FF15 North Island Championship
The North Island Flying Fifteen Championship was held last weekend at Gulf Harbour. A fleet made up of sailors from Nelson, Napier, Whangeri, the Bay of Islands and 9 RAYC crews took the opportunity to test out the venue for the 2014 National Championships. Six races in total were...
Skiff Report Sunday March 3 – Hyundai Summer Series
The lightest of Westerlies allowed the skiffs off on a single lap return to Devonport. McCallum and Evans taking the left up into Mechanics Bay, Sanders and Bailey crossing the run-out tide early and plying the Devonport shore. At the top no one could find Devenport racing buoy, perhaps...
Orakei Yacht Sales Cruising Series – Race 8
The weather forecasting and been solid all week up till Friday afternoon, it was going to be SE breeze on Saturday. We spent a nice night in Issy Bay, though there was a little noise, and on Saturday morning there were 9 yachts ready to start on their individual...
Skiff Report – Hyundai Summer Series Sunday 24 Feb 2013
With no two forecasts agreeing, all bets were off as to what would happen to the sea breeze on a spectacular Sunday afternoon with barely a cloud in the sky. Race Officer Fendall Halliburton got the fleets away on the NW Course 8, which combined with a 13-15 knot...
