23-25 February, 2024 – Auckland February 2024, will again see the waters of Waitemata Harbour in Auckland come alive with classic yachts, as the CYANZ hold their annual ABD Group Classic Yacht Regatta. A pilgrimage
Based on AMS/PHS handicaps, Mercedes lll was the 8th slowest in a fleet of 82 yachts; hence the Division 3 allocation. Skipper, Martin Ryan: “Winning our Division was the first objective and equally important was
Melbourne, 26 December, 2023 The 2023 edition of the Ronstan Cock of the Bay race, hosted by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) will feature a intriguing aside; the race within a race, the
History Built to contest the Admiral’s Cup of 1975, Mercedes IV was Ted Kaufman’s successor to Mercedes III, the leading member of the 1967 winning Australian team. At Cowes in 1975 with team members Love
Sunday 10th Dec, Race 5- Pursuit Race It’s all good for this Sunday’s race and a pursuit start. The bad news is that ‘time flies’. We’re already at the last race for 2023; its been
Forecast issued for 10:00 am EDT on Sunday 26 November: Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the south. Seas: Around 1 meter, increasing to 1 to 1.5 meters in
Melbourne, 26 November, 2023 Cutting a forlorn figure in a cradle in the back blocks of Altona, Victoria sits Australia’s reputedly oldest yacht, Zephyr. After many years on the hard at Yaringa Boat Harbour, she
23-25 February, 2024 – Auckland February 2024, will again see the waters of Waitemata Harbour in Auckland come alive with classic yachts, as the CYANZ hold their annual ABD Group Classic Yacht Regatta. A pilgrimage
The Classic Yacht Association recently awarded Life Membership to Peter Costolloe, only the fourth since the association’s inception.
Col Anderson’s Acrospire III turns 100 years old in February 2024. Considered Royalty amongst the Melbourne fleet, “little Ack”, as she came to be known, was commissioned by malt baron, and St.Kilda Yacht Club Commodore