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AK Council Long-term Plan 2024-2034 Submission

Submission to Auckland Council: The Auckland Plan and Long-term Plan (10-year Budget) Lodged on behalf of the Auckland Yacht & Boating Association Inc. ...

AYBA Delegates & Clubs Meeting - 8th April 2024

We have a delegates & clubs meeting coming up on the 8th April 2024 and we have 5 special guest speakers from other yacht clubs coming to share what innovative and/or interesting things their clubs are doing.Please come along and see what other yacht clubs are doing around Auckland.Monday 8th April 2024 at 7pmPonsonby Cruising ClubALL WELCOME - Supper will be served...

The Inaugural Auckland Wooden Boat Festival was a huge success!

It’s hard to believe it’s been over two weeks since 11,700 people visited the 93 boats in the marina and the 60 boats and displays within the Viaduct Events Centre. The team has been busy following up the incredible number of positive emails, wrapping up the event and beginning talks about the future.The New Zealand Maritime Museum kids zone was a huge hit (future sailors enjoying the activities right on our doorstep), along with the TUIA education display with Sonny and Tony plus the Te Tok...

Caulerpa Newsletter Update - 26 February 2024

The exotic caulerpa work programme has just received a $5 million boost from the Government to fast-track the development of removal methods and understand more about this fast-spreading pest.The funding is primarily an investment in technology to stop caulerpa where it is and then, potentially, eliminate it from affected areas. The key project to benefit from the additional funding is the large-scale suction dredge trial currently underway at Omākiwi Cove in the Bay of Islands where there...

164 boats on display at free Auckland event

From tiny model boats, perfect in every detail through to a steam tug that helped build the Auckland Harbour Bridge, to our most famous race yachts: more than 160 boats will on display at the Jellicoe Harbour in Auckland’s Viaduct from 1-3 March for the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival....

Be sure to get your entry in for the Evolution Sails Women on Water Weekend

Be sure to get your entry in for the Evolution Sails Women on Water Weekend hosted by @Gulf Harbour Yacht Club, 15-17 March.Open to both novice & experienced women sailors - the aim of this event is enncourage women of all ages, and regardless of experience, to enjoy a weekend of sailing and networking. Boat owners - this is a fantastic opportunity to bring you own boat up to Gulf Harbour and experience the stunning and stress free sailing courses Gulf Harbour has to offer!Ent...

Rough seas don’t deter small sailors at the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

Rough conditions for the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta yesterday sent many of the keelboat entrants packing. But the high winds, at times gusting 25 knots or more, weren’t enough to dissuade the hundreds of hardy dinghy sailors who took to the water to race at locations across the city.One of the biggest fleets taking part in the regatta, which is New Zealand’s oldest sporting event, comprised 177 Optimist and Starling sailors. The regatta’s smallest sailors braved the...

Thank you Auckland! What a way to celebrate 184 years.

Celebrating its 184th year, the City of Sails lived up to its name on Anniversary Day, as hundreds of mariners turned out to race in the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta.While conditions were very fresh - with winds gusting in excess of 25 knots at times - there was no dissuading the regatta’s smallest sailors. An impressive fleet of 177 young Optimist and Starling sailors braved the elements to compete in their Auckland Championships hosted by the Royal Akarana Yacht Club.Fleets o...

Just 10 days to go - but they need your support!

In just over a week, Auckland’s harbours will once again come alive with vessels of all shapes and sizes, in celebration of the founding of the ‘City of Sails’ 184 years ago.The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is New Zealand’s oldest sporting event, pre-dating even the America’s Cup by 11 years. It’s also one of the biggest one-day regattas in the world! It’s a much-loved tradition for the city of Auckland and an important link to our rich maritime history, and it’s ...

Tribute to a Legend

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of John Street - Vice-Patron of the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Committee.John was and will remain an absolute icon in this country for his amazing achievements, from supporting the endeavours of the average bloke who just wanted to be able to sail his boat, to the top echelons of NZ Sailing.His legacy in the classic yachting world will live on in the many beautifully restored boats he saved from destruction, all of which now grace the Auckland Har...

A must read on Auckland capacity for 'clean bottoms'

Published by NZ Boating Magazine - January 2024The report by Council officers received by the Planning, Environment and Parks Committee in March 2023 did not answer this key question – “Is there sufficient capacity in suitable locations to enable boat owners to comply with the objectives of biosecurity policy and Council’s rules and regulations.”...

Entries are now being accepted for WOWW 2024

A fun weekend on and off the water.Open to crews and individuals, experienced and inexperienced.15th - 17th March 2024Organised by Gulf Harbour Yacht Club in association with AYBA.Enter Here...

Summer 2023 Caulerpa Rules

Please:If you need to anchor on the western side of Aotea, use the anchoring zone, which is the yellow-marked area of Port Fitzroy. This is a permit-free anchoring area.Before moving on, check your anchor, anchor chain and other equipment for any attached seaweed.If you find seaweed on your gear, remove it and bag or contain it securely.Dispose of it ashore – in household rubbish or compost, or in rubbish bins away from the sea.Report any sightings of suspected exotic caulerpa from areas outsi...

Exotic Caulerpa Response Update

An updated Controlled Area Notice (CAN) comes into force (1 December 2023) for Aotea Great Barrier Island and Ahuahu Great Mercury Island, replacing the one which expires tonight.In recent weeks there have been discussions with affected people from Mana Whenua, local authorities, the fishing industry and local communities about the most appropriate measures.The update to the CAN reflects those discussions and manages the risk of human spread of caulerpa, while minimising the impacts on local peo...

Exotic caulerpa in Tāmaki Makaurau - info for summer holiday boating

An updated Controlled Area Notice (CAN) is in place over parts of Aotea Great Barrier Island and Ahuahu Great Mercury Island with changed restrictions on anchoring and fishing. While we recommend avoiding these areas as much as possible, if you do visit them, please ensure you are familiar with the specific restrictions in each location that affect activities like anchoring and fishing.For any updates visit www.biosecurity.govt.nz/caulerpa...

100th year of the Duder by DYC

The Devonport Yacht Club are celebrating the 100th year of the Duder on Saturday 10th February 2024. All YNZ affiliated club members are invited to take part in this historic race and, consider attending the anniversary ball at the DYC on the evening of the 10th February....

The very first Auckland Wooden Boat Festival to be held in March 2024

From 1-3 March 2024 a festival celebrating Auckland’s maritime heritage will be held for the first time on the waterfront.“Wooden boats are in our DNA,” says founder of the event, Tony Stevenson. “We are an island nation, connected by waterways and boats are truly integral to our way of life. Wooden boats are that connection back to our heritage.”The inaugural Auckland Wooden Boat Festival, which is part of the Moana Auckland Festival, is organised by members of the Tino Rawa Trust and...

The Landing hardstand has been thrown a lifeline!

Here’s what was passed:Approve The Landing concept plan refresh as presented in the attachment below subject to two amendments to the plan that would reduce the planned passive green space area as described in i. and ii. below:i) subject to commercial viability, retain approximately 50 per cent of the 2022 managed hardstand area (about 2,750 square metres, including the washdown pad and associated existing filtration system) to establish a smaller, flexible-use site for a short-stay haul-out f...

Enter now for the 2024 Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

It’s time to get your entry in for one of the world’s biggest and most iconic one-day regattas.Whatever floats your boat - sailing, paddling, powercraft, classic boats, vintage tugs or radio controlled yachts - the Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is your chance to be part of history in the making, by competing in an event that’s even older than the America’s Cup!If you're taking part in the Keelboat, Tugboat or Classic Launch Races, you can enter online now. All ot...

Orakei Local Board Public meeting this Thursday on future of The Landing hardstand

Ōrākei Local Board hold their next meeting this Thursday and the future of the hardstand is top of the agenda. It’s a public meeting open to all.Details:Thursday 16th November, 3pmSt Chads Church & Community Centre40 St. Johns RoadMeadowbank The Ōrākei Local Board will receive feedback on their recent public consultation on The Landing. The majority of respondents submitted against the plan and there is a high level of negative public response to the Ōrākei Local Board’s ...

Clear public support for a hardstand at The Landing

Ōrākei Local Board asked for feedback on their decision to close the hardstand at The Landing and the response from ratepayers is NO.Results of the Ōrākei Local Board public consultation on retention of the hardstand at Okahu Bay shows a clear majority (64%) support retention of a short stay haul out and hardstand facility for boat cleaning and/or anti-foul application.There were 1,558 respondents of which 617 were Ōrākei residents. The response shows the hardstand is a regional issue and ...

Caulerpa Newsletter Update

This short update is to notify that the Controlled Area Notice (CAN) for Aotea Great Barrier Island and Ahuahu Great Mercury Island has had its timeframe extended for a month with the support of mana whenua and  local community representatives. The CAN was set to expire on 31 October 2023, but will now remain in place until 11.59pm on 30 November 2023. The conditions of the CAN remain exactly the same.  Extending the CAN conditions for an extra month will give the exotic caulerp...

The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

New Zealand’s oldest sporting event and an iconic fixture on the City of Sails’ calendar has secured a new naming rights sponsor for its 184th edition on Monday 29 January, 2024. The Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta will be the event’s official new title from today.After two years in which the regatta has operated without a naming rights sponsor, organisers are celebrating the sponsorship agreement with Oceanbridge Shipping as a welcome endorsement of this much-loved and timele...

Exotic Caulerpa Response Update

Aotea suction dredge trialsStage one of the first trial operation has wrapped up this week in Tryphena Harbour at Aotea Great Barrier Island.A team from NIWA, the Cawthron Institute, and suction dredge firm Bay Underwater Services, with the support of mana whenua, have spent the past 10 days removing the pest seaweed from three defined areas in Schooner Bay, Shoal Bay and Puriri Bay.Divers used a device like a large vacuum cleaner to suck up all visible caulerpa in marked plots on the seafloor a...

Okahu Bay Management Plan Hearing – 28 September, 2023

Janet Watkins attended the Okahu Bay Management Plan Hearing and this is her submission:...