From 1-3 March 2024 a festival celebrating Auckland’s maritime heritage will be held for the first time on the waterfront. To learn more and stay up to date with the festival development visit www.aucklandwoodenboatfestival.co.nz
Read MoreDon Armitage commissioned and bought these oil paintings from Roger Morris a renowned naval artist who passed away this year.
They can be viewed, and are currently offered for sale, at Boat Books, 22 Westhaven Drive, Westhaven, Auckland 1010.
Read MorePrize Celebrates One Hundred Years : Chad Thompson, current custodian of the celebrated classic yacht ‘Prize’ will, along with his crew and many well-wishers, celebrate the centennial of the original launching of Prize on 27th October 1923.
Read MoreGood evening and welcome to the 100th DYC AGM. I have asked Tony Bullard, our Vice Commodore, to present this report as I am currently in the UK looking after my mother who has been in hospital, and is now in a home, as I prepare her house to be sold.
Read MoreA while ago I saw a photograph taken during the first Two Man Round North Island Race. In the middle of the photo was the yacht Castanet, then owned by Rudi Schuler and sailed out of Wellington. The reason this boat was so familiar was that the crew for that race was my flatmate and regular crewmate, Athol.
Read MoreOn my return from sailing around Greece with a sketchbook, I thought it would be fun to share the joy of sketching I had with others. I have now been teaching travel sketching in Devonport and Takapuna since 2016.
Read More7 June sees two of our most adventurous DYC members sailing singlehanded in two near identical Pacific 38 yachts. Jan Beydals aboard Temua and Robert Keyworth aboard Pau Hana will be clearing customs at 0900 Wednesday and set off nonstop for Vanuatu. These two yachts have cruised in company in the past, up to the Islands and most recently to the Chatham Islands.
Read MoreLadies and gentlemen, sponsors, flag officers, esteemed guest and in particular, my sister-in-law Rita, all the way from Ireland, welcome to the 2023 DYC Annual Prize-Giving evening.
Read MoreIn early May I was part of a group of 20 young sailors from yacht clubs all around Aotearoa, where we took part in a week-long adventure of environmental leadership on BLAKE Inspire for Sailors.
Read MoreRichard Loseby of Bella Vita takes the helm of Geoff and Jane Evan’s Renown for the start of the Duder Cup race. Put Renown and Bella Vita side by side and they are completely different boats, of a similar generation yes, and from equally accomplished designers, but from there we depart in different directions.
Read MoreFred Norris was a Commodore of DYC and pioneer of offshore sailing in New Zealand.
When the first Round North Island race took place, a call went out to members to provide trophies. The Fred Norris trophy was provided by Fred’s family and the sextant you see was Fred’s own, used at sea and to teach astro navigation here in the club house.
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