Royal Akarana Yacht Club

18/06/2026

🌟 National Volunteer Week 🌟

This National Volunteer Week, we celebrate and thank the incredible volunteers who give their time, energy, and passion to support our club and community.

From race days to event organisation and behind-the-scenes jobs, our volunteers are the reason we can continue to create amazing opportunities for sailors of all ages.

We are incredibly grateful for everything you do — thank you to all our volunteers!

16/06/2026

The second event of the 2026 Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series has wrapped up at Royal Akarana Yacht Club! ⛵

It was a great, but light, day of racing with junior sailors across the 29er, Optimist Green, Optimist Open, Optimist White, P Class, RS Feva and Starling fleets battling it out on the water.

Congratulations also to the sailors sitting at the top of the series standings so far, with some great racing and close battles across all fleets.

🏆 Optimist Green – Ollie Rainbird (WCC)
🏆 Optimist White – Tommy Liu (MBSC)
🏆 Optimist Open – Zephyr Lane (WBC)
🏆 P Class – Dallas Noyer (KYC)
🏆 RS Feva – Guangnian Li & Nico Cheng (RAYC)
🏆 Starling – Roberto Beavis (WBC/BBYC)
🏆 29er – Julia Nguyen & Sienna Miekle (KYC/MBSC)

A huge thank you to our volunteers, race officials, coaches and supporters who helped make the RAYC leg a success.
And thank you to SSANZ for lending your RIB for our finishing boat!

The series continues next at Wakatere Boating Club on Sunday 28 June!

Results here: https://rayc.co.nz/sail-wave/AJWSS_2026_14June2026_RAYC.htm

12/06/2026

July School Holiday Programme bookings are now open!

Our Race Group School Holiday Programme is running 6–9 July and 14–16 July for Optimist, P Class, Starling, and RS Feva sailors.

Spots are already being snapped up, so don't miss out! Secure your place now and make the most of the holidays with plenty of sailing, coaching, and time on
the water.

Book here: https://portal.iclasspro.com/academyrayc/booking

10/06/2026

Enter the RAYC leg of the Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series before entries close on Friday at 8pm!

Racing is on Sunday and the forecast is looking great. Don't miss out on a fantastic day of racing against sailors from across Auckland.

Enter now and secure your spot on the start line!
👉 https://rayc.co.nz/event/auckland-junior-winter-sprint-series-2026/

08/06/2026

The Doyle Sails Autumn Series and SailOne P Class Kick-Off Series wrapped up on Sunday after three great days of racing.

With sailors competing across a range of fleets and conditions throughout the series, both events provided plenty of close racing and valuable time on the water heading into winter.

A big thank you to Doyle Sails and SailOne for their support, and to all the volunteers and race officials who helped make both series possible.

Read about the results here: https://rayc.co.nz/autumn-season-wrap/

08/06/2026

RAYC Life Member Howard Spencer is currently in New York competing in the opening regatta of the 1C37 season, joined by fellow RAYC members Sophia Morgan, Ella Arnold, Tony FitzGerald, and Danielle Burridge.

The team got off to a great start with a race win today and is looking strong heading into the remainder of the regatta.

We wish Howard, Sophia, Ella, Tony and the rest of the team the very best for the rest of the event.

Keep an eye for updates!

07/06/2026

The RAYC leg of the Auckland Junior Winter Sprint Series is just 1 week away!

Entries are open online for the event on Sunday 14 June at Royal Akarana Yacht Club. Make sure you get your entry in before THIS FRIDAY and join us for a great day of winter racing.

Enter here: https://rayc.co.nz/event/auckland-junior-winter-sprint-series-2026/

29/05/2026

We're entering Day 2 of the 29er Nationals 2026 today, with three light & tricky races completed yesterday with teams having to think their way around the racetrack the points are very mixed up. Nelsen Meacham & Oli Stone (WBC/KYC) are off to a strong start with two wins from three - with Bella Jenkins & Jess Handley (KYC/MBSC) close behind in second after staying consistently around the top 3. Blake Batten & Hugo Smith (RAYC/KYC/MBSC/WYC) round out the top three placings with a scorecard of 5, 2, 5. James Currell & Robert Abel-Pattinson (RAYC/KYC) won the other race that was contested yesterday, after managing to take advantage of a highly variable racecourse.

Today looks breezier which should allow the crews to stretch their legs a little more - with an upgraded schedule of 5 races there could be a big shake up across the fleet today with differing conditions.

Full results at the link here and make sure to follow the page to keep as up to date as possible!

sailwave results

29/05/2026