A story of unexpected crew members…
While the weather hasn’t been playing along lately, this little moment from the water brought plenty of smiles. Last Friday week, when Nautilas hoisted her mainsail, two tiny sparrows [...]
Fishing competition a great sucess
The Kids Fishing Competition at Opua Wharf on Sunday 28th December was a fantastic day out, with an amazing turnout and plenty of excitement along the wharf. Open [...]
Commodores Report – January ’26
Thanks to everyone for holding things together over the busy Xmas / New Year period, it was a busy time while I was away. Great reports on Paulette’s fishing [...]
Last year’s weather
Here is a time-latitude plot of the air temperature measured over a north-south slice of Aotearoa/ NZ as it travelled through 2025. MetBob. Bob McDavitt is the [...]
Car Park Closed 15th to 24th Jan.
In order to set up the venue infrastructure for Bay of Islands Sailing Week, the Opua Cruising Club car park will be closed from 6pm on Thursday the 15th [...]
Volunteers Needed
Are you keen to be part of the iconic Bay of Islands Sailing Week? The team are looking for a few legends to help out both onshore and on [...]
New Year’s Cruise & BBQ
On New Year’s Day, Kotahi Rua (Les Alderton and his two granddaughters) and Libertee (Vera and Ernesto) welcomed the new year anchored in the beautiful waters of the [...]
Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Bay of Islands Sailing Week is on from 19–23 January 2026, delivering four action-packed days of racing in the stunning Bay of Islands. As one of New Zealand’s premier [...]
Now Open 7 Days a Week!
Opua Cruising Club will be open 7 days a week for the summer starting from Monday 5th January. Call in for a delicious meal, a glass of wine [...]
Opua General Store – Sponsor of the Month
Opua Cruising Club are thrilled to shine a spotlight on our club’s Sponsor of the Month for January, The Opua General Store. Nestled on the waterfront at Opua, [...]
A busy time for Opua Cruising Club
The Opua Cruising Club Car Park The Opua Cruising Club car park is for the use of members, guests & visitors to the club. Please note, overnight parking is [...]
In Memoriam of Martin Clark 1955-2025
Martin first started his sailing career at Bay of Islands College and I first raced against him sailing Cherubs at BOI Yacht Club in the mid 70’s. We [...]
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