2026/2027 Event Calendar

Year
Month
Event
2026
September
Sat 26th Sep - Compound Mast Raising / Working Bee / Boat Checks / BBQ Lunch - Kawakawa Bay (10am onwards)
26th Sep - 3 Oct (School Holidays) - Inner Hauraki Shakedown cruise
 
October
Sat 24th Oct - Passage Event 1:
  • Trailer Yachts - Course TBC (Waiheke Channel finish)
  • Keelers - Tamaki Strait
  • Beach Gathering - Waiheke Channel area
​Sun 25th Oct - Crew-on-my-boat-please Fun Race - all welcome
 
November
8th - 15th Nov - Great Barrier Cruise week (All Yachts)
14-15th Nov - Rotoiti Classic - BOPTYS (doubles as Alan Civil Memorial Regatta)
Sat 28th Nov - Passage Event 2:
  • Trailer Yachts - Course TBC (Waiheke Channel finish)
  • Keelers - Tarahiki
  • Beach Gathering - Waiheke Channel area
​Sun 29th Nov - Round the Buoys Series 1 (​Trailer Yachts)
 
December
Tue 8th Dec - Christmas BBQ at Hamilton Yacht Club
Sat 12th Dec - Passage Event 3:
  • Trailer Yachts - Course TBC (North Waiheke Channel finish)
  • Keelers - Hooks Bay
  • Beach Gathering - Waiheke Channel area
​31st Dec - New Years Eve Beach gathering?
 
 
 
2027
January
Sat 23rd Jan - Dress-up Cruise & Social Event 
 
February
Sat 6th Feb:
  • Trailer yachts - fun race to Kawau (could be Rakino/Tiri if wind doesn't allow for Kawau)
  • Keelers - Passage Event 4 - Race to Kawau (and Cruise long weekend)
6th - 9th Feb (Waitangi Weekend) - Midsummer Cruise (Rakino/Tiri/Kawau)
Sat 13th Feb - Passage Event 5:
  • Trailer Yachts - Motuihe
  • Keelers - Motuihe
  • Beach Gathering - West Waiheke (Islington, Owhanake?)
Sun 14th Feb - Trailer Yacht Passage Event 4:
  • BBYC Browns Island Small Boats Race #1
Sat 20th Feb - Trailer Yachts - Alan Civil Round Rotoiti Race (BOPTYS) (not part of WYS series)
Sat 27th Feb - Passage Event 6:
  • Trailer Yachts - Ponui
  • Keelers - Ponui
  • Beach Gathering - Close to Kawakawa Bay
Sun 28th Feb - BBYC Browns Island Small Boats Race #2 (for trailer yachts) (not part of WYS series)
 
March
Sat 6th Mar - Passage Event 7:
  • Trailer Yachts - Round Waiheke
  • Keelers - Round Waiheke
  • Cruisers - Partially round Waiheke
  • Beach Gathering - TBA but intention is for fleets to be together
Sun 14th Mar - BBYC Browns Island Small Boats Race #3 (for trailer yachts) (not part of WYS series)
19th - 21st March - Lawson's Dry Hills Gulf Classic Open (Endurance race)
  • Doubles as WYS Keeler Passage Event 10
26th Mar - 2nd Apr - Easter/School Holidays Coromandel Cruise​
Fri 26th Mar - Passage Event 8:​
  • Trailer Yachts - Coromandel (possible Mark Foy start?)
  • Keelers - Coromandel (possible Mark Foy start?)
  • Beach Gathering - Te Kouma area
Sat 27th Mar - Fishing Competition
 
April
Sat 3rd - Sun 4th Apr - NZTYA Nationals, hosted by BOPTYS (Rotoiti)
Sat 10th Apr - Reserve Day or Fun/Rum Race
Sat 17th - Sun 18th Apr - NZTYA North Islands, hosted by Lake Taupo Yacht Club (Taupo)
​Fri 23rd Apr (ANZAC weekend) - Night Race: 
  • Trailer Yachts - Passage Event 8
  • Keelers - Night Race (not part of series)
  • Sunset 17:45, Moonrise 18:46
Sat 24th Apr - Passage Event 9:​
  • Trailer Yachts - Rangitoto
  • Keelers - Rangitoto
  • Beach Gathering - West Waiheke (Islington, Owhanake?)
​Sun 25th Apr - ​Round the Buoys Series 1 (​Trailer Yachts)
 
May
Sat 1st May - Reserve Day or Fun/Rum Race
Sat 22nd May - Reserve Day or Fun/Rum Race
Tue 25th May - End of Season prize giving dinner
 
June
​4-7 Jun - Kings Birthday weekend - Tarawera Cruise (for Trailer Yachts)
Tue 22nd June, 7:30pm at Hamilton Yacht Club - AGM
Sat 26th Jun - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Kawakawa Bay #1
Sun 27th Jun - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Kawakawa Bay #2​​
 
August
Sat 7th Aug - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Taupo #1
Sun 8th Aug - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Taupo #2
 
September
Sat 4th Sep - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Rotoiti #1
Sun 5th Sep - Trailer Yacht Travelling Series - Rotoiti #2

OLD (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