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Regatta spectators have grown accustomed to watching Auckland’s fleet of lovingly-restored classic yachts race from Westhaven on Anniversary Day and this year they have even more reason to do it.
The first 100 entries have been received two weeks out from New Zealand's largest multi-day keelboat regatta, the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week.
Sean Kensington sailed the P Class he helped build to become the latest to do the Tanner and Tauranga Cups double at the Charteris Bay Yacht Club last week.
The Sir Peter Blake Regatta is one of the best sailing events in the country and it enhanced its reputation even more recently when the Torbay Sailing Club were awarded gold status for their environmental efforts.
The NZL Sailing Foundation Youth Team were supposed to be in Brazil last week competing at the youth sailing world championships but Tutukaka wasn’t a bad alternative.
Nigel Blackbourn has been involved in the superyacht industry for a large part of his 40 years at sea. He’s worked for some of the wealthiest people in the world, including the Qatari royal family, overseeing the running of 19 superyachts and hundreds of staff.
Everyone is hanging out for Christmas and a break this year, probably more than any other, but it's also a time people need to keep safe both on and off the water.
Yachties and boaties in the upper North Island heading out on the water these holidays are encouraged to use download an app that details boat discharge rules.
It attracted more than 100 boats this year but on-shore activities are just as popular at the annual Tall Ships Regatta hosted by the Russell Boating Club.
