The Sailing Kiwi

24/01/2024

24/01/2024

2 best things in Whakatane 😂👍🍻

18/09/2023

99 DAYS TO BOXING DAY | 66 ENTRIES TO DATE.

6 x international boats from Germany, Hong Kong, New Caledonia, New Zealand & the USA.

4 x 100-footers.

10 x Two-Handed entries.

View the fleet: https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/the-yachts/

Entries close at 1700hrs (AEDT) on Friday 27 October 2023: https://topyacht.com.au/db/kb2/1687

07/09/2023

Waiting for the day… celebrating 54 times around the sun ☀️ … where will I be this time next year? A new adventure awaits

23/07/2023

Incident-packed start for Rolex Fastnet Race fleet led to multiple rescues, retirements and one yacht sunk in early stages of the race

02/05/2023

The Whakatane Yacht Club has developed a concept to expand its existing Marina to better cater for the future of its members.
Based upon preliminary concepts for an enlarged marina facility, we envisage the following key features:
• An expansion downriver to the Information centre wharf
• An enclosing breakwater that will protect berths from siltation and NE winds that have created hazards to the boats in the past.
• 30 additional recreational vessel berths, ranging from 12 – 18 m.
• Additional security to the survival of the club in the creation of increased scale.
• Construction costs will be funded by the sale of berth licences. Using the same model as the existing marina, the Yacht Club will own and operate the expanded facility.

the Club is seeking interested parties who may be interested in owning a berth in the new facility. At this early stage the cost of ownership has yet to be defined.
If potential berth owners are interested they can express their interest by email to [email protected]

27/04/2023

Bravo 👏👏

She's done it!
Crossing the line in Les Sables-d'Olonne, Kirsten Neuschäfer wins the Golden Globe Race. She becomes the first woman to win a solo, non-stop round-the-world race.

Let the fun begin!

14/04/2023

The captain on the private vessel that collided with the Russell ferry needs to be charged with reckless endangerment and have his boat confiscated… WTF 🤬

17/03/2023

Shaky start to the day, biggest so far - 4:46 AM Magnitude: 4.8

Weak earthquake (9 minutes ago)
Sat Mar 18 2023 9:03 AM
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 6 km
20 km south-west of Whakatane

Weak earthquake (10 minutes ago)
Sat Mar 18 2023 9:02 AM
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 5 km
20 km west of Whakatane

Weak earthquake (11 minutes ago)
Sat Mar 18 2023 9:01 AM
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 4 km
20 km south-west of Whakatane

Light earthquake (14 minutes ago)
Sat Mar 18 2023 8:58 AM
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 3 km
25 km west of Whakatane
Felt It?
Weak earthquake (48 minutes ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 8:24 AM
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 6 km
25 km south-west of Whakatane

Weak earthquake (An hour ago)
Sat Mar 18 2023 7:27 AM
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 4 km
20 km west of Whakatane

Weak earthquake (An hour ago)
Sat Mar 18 2023 7:15 AM
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 3 km
25 km south-west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (3 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 5:40 AM
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 13 km
10 km west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (3 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 5:37 AM
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 3 km
25 km south-west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 5:07 AM
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 4 km
20 km south-west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:53 AM
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 4 km
25 km west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:51 AM
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 2 km
25 km south-west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:49 AM
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 3 km
25 km west of Whakatane
Light earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:46 AM
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 5 km
25 km west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:45 AM
Magnitude: 3.2
Depth: 5 km
20 km east of Palmerston North
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:40 AM
Magnitude: 3.7
Depth: 3 km
25 km south-west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:38 AM
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 5 km
25 km west of Whakatane
Weak earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:34 AM
Magnitude: 3.4
Depth: 4 km
15 km south-west of Whakatane
Light earthquake (4 hours ago)

Sat Mar 18 2023 4:31 AM
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 5 km
25 km south-west of Whakatane