2025/2026 Event Calendar

Year	Month	Event
2025	September	Sat 13th Sep - Compound Maintenance Day (9am start) Sat 27th Sep - Compound Open Day / Mast Raising - Kawakawa Bay (10am onwards) 27th Sep - 4 Oct (School Holidays) - Inner Hauraki Shakedown cruise
	October	Sat 25th Oct - Passage Event 1: Trailer Yachts - Course TBC (Waiheke Channel finish) Keelers - Tamaki Strait Beach Gathering - Waiheke Channel area ​Sun 26th Oct - Crew-on-a-Keeler Fun Race - all welcome
	November	Sat 8th Nov - Passage Event 2: Trailer Yachts - Course TBC (North Waiheke Channel finish) Keelers - Hooks Bay Beach Gathering - North Waiheke Channel area, ready for Sunday departure to Great Barrier Island Cruise 9th - 16th Nov - Great Barrier Cruise week (All Yachts) 22nd Nov TBC - Rotoiti Classic - BOPTYS (doubles as Alan Civil Memorial Regatta)
	December	Sat 6th Dec - Passage Event 3: Trailer Yachts - Course TBC (Waiheke Channel finish) Keelers - Tarahiki Beach Gathering - Waiheke Channel area ​Sun 7th Dec - Round the Buoys Series 1 (Trailer Yachts)  Tue 9th Dec - Christmas BBQ at Hamilton Yacht Club 31st Dec - New Years Eve Beach gathering?
2026	January	Sat 24th Jan (Anniversary Weekend) - Dress-up Cruise & Social Event
	February	6th - 9th Feb (Waitangi Weekend) - Midsummer Cruise Fri 6th Feb - Keeler Passage Event 7 - Race to Kawau (and Cruise long weekend) Kawau Cruise  for Trailer yachts (could be Rakino/Tiri if wind doesn't allow for Kawau) 14th - 15th Feb - SailGP Auckland ​Sat 21st Feb - Passage Event 4: Trailer Yachts - Ponui (doubles as TY North Island Championship) Keelers - Ponui Beach Gathering - Close to Kawakawa Bay Sun 22nd Feb - Round the Buoys Series 2 (Trailer Yachts) - doubles as TY North Island Championship)
	March	7th-8th Mar - Noelex 25 Nationals in Tauranga Sat 14th Mar - Passage Event 5: Trailer Yachts - Round Waiheke - course may be shortened Keelers - Round Waiheke - course may be shortened Beach Gathering - TBA but intention is for fleets to be together 20th - 22nd March - Gulf Classic Open (Endurance race)
	April	3-9 Apr - Easter/School Holidays Coromandel Cruise​ Fri 3rd Apr - Passage Event 6:​ Trailer Yachts - Coromandel (possible Mark Foy start?) Keelers - Coromandel (possible Mark Foy start?) Beach Gathering - Te Kouma area Sat 4th Apr - Fishing Competition
	May	Fri 1st May - Night Race: Trailer Yachts - Passage Event 7 Keelers - Night Race to Chamberlains Bay (not part of keeler Passage series)  Sat 2nd May - Round the Buoys Series 3 - for Trailer Yachts AND Keelers Tue 26th May - End of Season prize giving dinner 29th May - 1 Jun - Kings Birthday weekend - Tarawera Cruise (for Trailer Yachts)
	June	​Tue 23rd May, 7:30pm at Hamilton Yacht Club - AGM Sun 14th Jun - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Kawakawa Bay #1 Sat 20th Jun - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Kawakawa Bay #2​​
	July	Sun 5th Jul - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Rotoiti #1 Sat 11th Jul - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Rotoiti #2
	August	Sun 9th Jul - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Taupo #1 Sat 15th Jul - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Taupo #2

OLD (2024/2025) Event Calendar

Year	Month	Event
2024	October	5th October Open Day / Mast Raising - Kawakawa Bay compound (10:00am onwards) 5- 9th (School Holidays) - Inner Hauraki Shakedown cruise 26th Oct - 28th Oct (Labour weekend) 26th Oct  - Passage Event 1 - Tamaki Strait - Keelers  26th Oct - Passage Event 1 (Waiheke Channel area) - Trailer Sailers (9:30am) 27th Oct - Crew on a keeler fun race (with Prize) - Rotoroa Island area
	November	9th - 17th Nov - Great Barrier Cruise week (all) 23rd November - Rotoiti Classic - BOPTYS (doubles as Alan Civil Memorial Regatta) 23rd Nov  - Passage Event 2 - Ponui (Keelers & Trailer yachts) 24th Nov - Round the Bouys Round 1 (Trailer sailers)
	December	9th Dec - Passage Event3 (North Waiheke channel finish) 10th Dec - Christmas BBQ at Hamilton Yacht Club 31st Dec - New Years Eve Beach gathering?
2025	January	18th-19th Sail GP Auckland 25th Jan (Anniversary Weekend)  25th Jan - Passage Race 4 (Motuihe) 26th Jan - Sail a Noelex 25 Fun race (crew on a Noelex or bring your own)
	February	6th - 9th Feb (Waitangi Weekend) - Midsummer Cruise 6th Keeler Passage Event 8 - Race to Kawau (and Cruise long weekend) Kawau Cruise  for Trailer yachts (could be Rakino/Tiri if wind doesn't allow for Kawau) 22nd Feb - Dress up Cruise and Social Event
	March	1st March - Passage event 5 (Round Waiheke - course may be shortened) ​ 14th - 16th March - Gulf Classic Open (Endurance race) ​29th March - Passage Event 6 Trailer Yachts - Course TBA - Waiheke Channel finish Keelers - Tarahiki (possible late start due to tide) 30th March - Round the Buoys Series 2 (Trailer yachts)
	April	11th April (Friday) Trailer yachts Passage Event  8 - Night Race (Course TBA) Keelers Night Race to Chamberlains bay 12th April (Saturday)  - Round the Buoys Series 3 (Trailer yachts and Keelers) 18th April (Friday) Passage Event 7 - Coromandel 19th April (Saturday) Fishing Competition 20th - 27th April (School holidays) - Coromandel / Mercury Cruise
	May	27th (Tuesday) End of Season prize giving dinner 31st - 2 Jun Kings Birthday weekend - Tarawera Cruise
	June	24th (Tuesday 7:30pm) Hamilton Yacht Club - AGM 28th - 30th National Trailer Yacht Championships (Evans Bay, Wellington)

OLD (2023/2024) Event Calendar

Year	Month	Event
2023	October	4- 8th (School Holidays) - Inner Hauraki Shakedown cruise 22nd Oct - 23rd Oct (Labour weekend) 21st Oct - Kawau Island Race - Keelers ( 10:30am) 21st Oct - Passage Race 1 (Owhanake) - Trailer Sailers (21st - 11:00am) 23nd Oct - Have a go fun race
	November	4th Nov - Round the Bouys Round 1 (Trailer sailers) 11th - 19th Nov - Great Barrier Cruise week (all) 18th November - Alan Civil Memorial Regatta (Rotoiti BOPTYS) 25th Nov - Passage Race 2
	December	9th Dec - Passage Race 3 10th Dec - Round the Buoys 2 ​12th Dec - Christmas BBQ at Hamilton Yacht Club 31st Dec - New Years Eve Beach gathering
2024	January	27th Jan (Anniversary Weekend)  27th Jan - Passage Race 4 28th Jan - Have a go Fun Race
	February	3rd -6th of Feb (Waitangi Weekend) - Midsummer Cruise Tiri /  Kawau / Rakino Cruise (destination TBC) 24th Feb - Passage Race 5
	March	​8th - 10th March - Gulf Classic Open (Endurance race) 16th - 17th March - North Island Trailer Yacht Championship - BOPTYS Rotoiti 23rd - 24th March - Man o War Winery Cruise ​29th March - Passage Race 6 (Coromandel) 30th March - Fishing Competition (Coromandel)
	April	13th - 19th April (School holidays) - Coromandel / Mercury Cruise 26th April - Night Race (Friday  night) 27th April - Round the Bouys - Round 3 (Saturday day)
	June	25th (Tuesday 7:30pm) Hamilton Yacht Club - AGM