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181 Westhaven Drive Westhaven Marina Auckland | (09) 360 6800 | Email reception@rnzys.org.nz | www.rnzys.org.nz
Vision: To be the leading local and international yacht club Purpose: To deliver outstanding experiences on and off the water
O U R M E M B E R S H I P T E A M L O O K F O R WA R D T O W E L C O M I N G YO U Please ask if we can assist with any queries regarding your membership
KIM BOND
Membership Director
NIKKI HARKIN
Membership Services
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R E S E R VAT I O N S R E C O M M E N D E D reception@rnzys.org.nz +64 9 360 6800
C O M P L I M E N TA R Y P A R K I N G
Is available within the white lines For parking longer than 2 hours weekdays please enter your registration number in the computer located beside Reception . D R E S S C O D E E X P E C TAT I O N : S M A R T C A S U A L
We recommend an open-collared shirt, polo or smart tee with a pair of pants, chinos, dark denim jeans or tailored shorts for men. As above or a dress/skirt for women Boat shoes, suede lace ups, espadrilles and dressy trainers. PLE ASE NOTE No caps/hats to be worn within the clubrooms Cellphones on silent and answered outside the bar or restaurant for everyone’s comfort.
Laurie Jury
Sailing Director
As you can imagine with more than 3 , 50 0 members the RNZ YS is a ver y active yacht club. There are more than 1 5 0 0 c l u b r a c e s t a r t s p e r y e a r, w i t h racing all year round, and almost ever y day during the summer months , which are October to March O u r Tr a i n i n g S c h o o l h a s c i r c a 4 0 0 students through the various level of sailing courses on offer each season
F R I D AY R U M R A C E To e n q u i r e f o r t o c r e w i n one of our Friday rum races please email raceoffice@rnzys.org.nz LEARN TO SAIL
SAILING
RNZYS CREW FINDER
CLUB RACING
36 DEGREES COMMODORES CUP
BARFOOT & THOMPSON LADIES SERIES
D OY L E S A I L S W E D N E S D AY S E R I E S
N O R T H S A I L S YO U N G 8 8 SPRINTS
COA S T NZ E TC H E LL SPRINTS
5 unique passage races exclusive to RNZYS members
F o r t n i g h t l y Tu e s d a y s u m m e r l a d i e s only racing
For tnightly We dn esday sum m e r evening harbour racing
One design racing fortnightly Thursdays
Tu e s d a y s w e e k l y s p r i n t r a c i n g
S T E WA R T 3 4 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES
D OY L E S A I L S W I N T E R SERIES
ELLIOT 7 SPRINT SERIES
Monday evenings
Fortnightly Saturday winter harbour racing
PIC INSURANCE CRUISING SERIES
H AVA N A C L U B R U M R ACE S E R I E S
Saturdays monthly to an island destination
Ever y Friday night, themed par ty at the end of each month
Fortnightly Thursday one design racing in fleet of Elliot 7 ’s
OFF WATER EVENTS
O P E N I N G D AY
G O L F D AY
MELBOURNE CUP
C H A R I T Y R E G AT TA
F I S H I N G D AY
October
November
November
November
December
S U N D OW N E R PA R T Y
SENIOR CHRISTMAS LUNCH
LADIES CHRISTMAS LUNCH
K I D S C H R I S T M A S PA R T Y
C H R I S T M A S D AY L U N C H
December
December
December
December
December
OFF WATER EVENTS
CRUISING DINNER
March
March
August
September
L A D I E S FA S H I O N S H OW
LADIES COFFEE MORNING
WOMENS SECRET BUSINESS
QUIZ NIGHTS
R U M R AC E PA R T I E S
September
F i r s t Tu e s d a y o f t h e M o n t h
L ast We dn esday of th e M onth
We dn esday M onthly
Last Friday of the Month
February
L A D I E S F I S H I N G D AY
LADIES HIGH TEA
SQ UADRON PICNIC
SQ UADRON WE E KE N D
LIDGARD HOUSE This historic beach house in Smelting House Bay, Kawau Island is owned by the Squadron and is available for members to rent. It has recently been refurbished. Lidgard house can sleep up to eight people in three rooms. One room has a Queen Bed, another 2 x single beds and the third room has 4 x single beds. It is furnished, has a fully-equipped modern kitchen, TV, stereo and washing machine & dryer. Cutlery, crockery and linen are provided. You don’t even need to own your own boat to get there, an easy forty minute drive north of Auckland is Sandspit Wharf where you can catch a ferry direct to the wharf at Lidgard House.
R AT E S
The house tariff is $450 per night for RNZYS Members and $600 for non-members. (Minimum 2 nights). However rates are subject to change so please check first. The house and garden can also be hired for corporate functions and weddings.
TO BOOK EMAIL
reception@rnzys.org.nz +64 9 360 6800
S M E LT I N G H O U S E B AY M O O R I N G S
RNZYS Members have first option, up to 5pm, to book the moorings in Smelting House Bay by booking with KBC manager, David on Ph: +64 9 422 8845. After 5pm, KBC members have equal rights to use the moorings on a first come basis, if not already booked by RNZYS members.
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HISTORY Auckland’s hills and shores wrap around the sparkling Waitemata Harbour, making it a natural venue for boating of all types. The foundations of the city were laid in 1840 and the occasion was immediately marked by a regatta on the harbour. It was an appropriate portent of things to come as yachting and boating flourished on the harbour and ultimately grew to enjoy an international reputation.
In 1901, the AYC changed its name to the New Zealand Yacht Squadron. The following year the Squadron celebrated a major milestone when it received a warrant in the name of King Edward VII elevating its status to a Royal club.
Eleven years later, a small group of yachtsmen made the first attempt to establish an Auckland Yacht Club. It was short lived, as were several subsequent efforts at getting a club off the ground. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron traces its origin back to the 1871 incarnation of the Auckland Yacht Club, with 30 yachts and 120 members on its register.
During both world wars, yacht racing was largely suspended in Auckland. Members of the RNZYS served in all theatres of both wars and in all the armed services. A number of members who owned launches and were not able to serve abroad, were involved in harbour defence and patrol duties.
By then, the city had grown from a scattering of tents and shacks into a much more substantial and thriving venture, with the harbour playing a central role in its progress. By the turn of the century, yacht racing was a thriving sport, attracting crowds of spectators and detailed reports in the local newspapers. Under the leadership of some of the city’s prominent captains of industry and commerce, the AYC showed continued growth. A tremendous rivalry between the Logan and Bailey boatbuilding families spurred the growth of an outstanding fleet of racing yachts, most of which joined the AYC fleet.
With this recognition membership numbers almost doubled from 157 in 1901 to 300 in 1903.
To accommodate steady growth, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron moved through a succession of rented premises in the city until in 1955 it bought a handsome twostorey brick house in Parliament Street with sweeping views over the Waitemata Harbour. A decade later, the RNZYS acquired its current premises at Westhaven, first as a lease and subsequently as a purchase. From the 1960s, the RNZYS was at the fore- front of a steady rise in international competition. In 1966, James Davern sailed his yacht Fidelis across the Tasman Sea and swept to line honours victory in the gruelling 630 mile Sydney-Hobart Race. Fidelis set a new race record and the 17 hour margin between 1st and 2nd still stands as the longest in the race’s history.
Three years later, Chris Bouzaid and a RNZYS crew took on the elite of international yacht racing. Travelling to Heligoland, Germany, Bouzaid and his Rainbow II crew won the prestigious One Ton Cup against a line up of seasoned competitors from the USA , Germany, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Holland and Switzerland. On the foundations laid by these successes, the RNZYS trophy cabinets have played host to some of the biggest prizes in world yachting including the Half, One and Two-Ton Cups, the Admiral’s Cup, the Kenwood Cup, the Champagne Mumm World Cup, the Whitbread Round the World Trophy, the Louis Vuitton Trophy and the America’s Cup. Carrying the RNZYS burgee into battle, Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup in San Diego in 1995, then successfully defended it on the Hauraki Gulf in 2000. After losing to Switzerland in 2003, the RNZYS became the only yacht club in the world to challenge and win the America’s Cup twice when Emirates Team New Zealand scored a 7-1 victory over Oracle Team USA in Bermuda in 2017. Coinciding with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s 150th anniversary, Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defended the cup in Auckland scoring a 7-3 victory over Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in revolutionary unballasted foiling monohulls.
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
1995 In 1995, Team New Zealand beat Team Dennis Conner 5–0 in a major upset off San Diego, California after winning the right to challenge in the Louis Vuitton Cup. Their boats were fast, they had an experienced crew led by skipper Russell Coutts, and they were ably led by Sir Peter Blake. As NZL 32 approached the finish line on the last race, sailing commentator Pete Montgomery made the now famous line “The America’s Cup is now New Zealand’s cup!”
2000 Team New Zealand (NZL 60) beat Italy’s Prada Challenge (Luna Rossa) 5–0 in the 2000 match held on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. On crossing the finish line in the final race, commentator Peter Montgomery exclaimed “The America’s Cup is still New Zealand’s cup!!” – echoing his comment in 1995 America’s Cup. A notable feature was Russell Coutts handing over the helm to Dean Barker in the final race.
2017 In the Louis Vuitton Cup finals match against Artemis Racing, Team New Zealand secured a second 5-2 series win, and therefore progressed to the America’s Cup series against Oracle Team USA. Team New Zealand started the 35th America’s Cup racing with minus one point after Oracle Team USA won the challenging series and would need to win eight races in order to get the 7 points needed to win the America’s Cup. Team New Zealand beat Oracle Team USA by eight races to one, or by 7 points to 1, and thereby won the Cup.
2021 Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand won the 36th America’s Cup in March 2021 - winning the best of thirteen series by 7 races to 3. Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won 3 of the first 5 races, with New Zealand going on to have 5 wins in a row ensuring the Cup stayed here at RNZYS. Just as their opponents were looking to draw level in the series the turning point came in the eighth race, where New Zealand clawed back a four-minute deficit to win and edged ahead with a 5-3 lead. 2 more wins saw victory for ETNZ and their success has gone down in the history books once again.
R OYA L N E W Z E A L A N D YA C H T S Q U A D R O N 181 WESTHAVEN DRIVE WESTHAVEN, AUCKLAND
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