Kohimarama Yacht Club (KYC)

Kohimarama Yacht Club (KYC) Kohimarama Yacht Club is a youth yacht club dedicated to introducing young people to sailing All three fleets train and race on a Sunday at the club.

Our Optimist fleet is divided into Green, Division 2 and Division 1. Midweek training is also held on a Wednesday evening. Contact the relevant fleet captain for further details. The Optimist is a single handed sailing dinghy. It has become the most popular boat in the world to learn the basic skills of sailing. It is popularly referred to as the "Opti".

Well done to all the sailors at today's winter sprints. It was a very gusty windy day with a peak gust on Marama of 28.5...
23/08/2026

Well done to all the sailors at today's winter sprints. It was a very gusty windy day with a peak gust on Marama of 28.5kns. Great effort to everyone that gave it a go.

They’re off! Spicy day for the KYC Winter Sprints!
22/08/2026

They’re off! Spicy day for the KYC Winter Sprints!

28/07/2026

Some very familiar Kohi kids featuring on Seven Sharp last night…

Super proud of our Head Coach Rowan and coach Sean who surged up the leaderboard with two 2nds in the final races in the...
27/07/2026

Super proud of our Head Coach Rowan and coach Sean who surged up the leaderboard with two 2nds in the final races in the 49er Junior Worlds last night. The pair finished in 7th Overall - what an awesome result!

🔥 A strong finish from Sean and Rowan Kensington in the Netherlands!

The Kiwi brothers saved their best for last at the 2026 49er Junior World Championship in Medemblik, producing back-to-back second-place finishes on the final day to secure an outstanding seventh overall in a fleet of more than 50 boats.

Competing together at a junior world championship for the first time, Sean and Rowan recorded nine top-10 finishes from 12 races against the world's best young 49er crews.

Congrats on a top effort! 👏🇳🇿⛵

Results 👉 https://49er.org/events/2026-junior-world-championship/ -49

📷 Klaas Wiersma / 49er Sailing

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Let’s go Rowan and Sean!
24/07/2026

Let’s go Rowan and Sean!

The Kensington brothers are making a charge towards the top 10 at the 49er Junior World Championships in Medemblik. 🇳🇿⛵

Sean and Rowan sit 14th overall after six races, with top-10 finishes in all but one race and just two points separating them from the overall top 10.

With the final day of the preliminary series ahead, the Auckland duo will be looking to secure their place in the gold fleet — where the top 25 boats will battle it out for the title.

Keep pushing, boys! 💪

Results and standings 👉

📷 49er Sailing

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Ready to shake off the winter blues? 🌬️⛵See you this Sunday at the KYC Winter Sprints!Entries are open now, or you can r...
22/07/2026

Ready to shake off the winter blues? 🌬️⛵
See you this Sunday at the KYC Winter Sprints!

Entries are open now, or you can register on the day.

Enter online: https://kyc.org.nz/optisprints-2026/

See you soon for the first of the KYC Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series. Save the dates - Sunday 26 July and Sunday 2...
16/07/2026

See you soon for the first of the KYC Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series. Save the dates - Sunday 26 July and Sunday 23 August.

Amazing achievement for Bella and Jess - mixing it with the Worlds Best! ❤️🔥
09/07/2026

Amazing achievement for Bella and Jess - mixing it with the Worlds Best! ❤️🔥

Wow!!!
09/07/2026

Wow!!!

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80 Tamaki Drive, PO Box 25-007, St Heliers
Auckland
1071

Opening Hours

Wednesday 4pm - 6:15pm
Sunday 8:30am - 5pm

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