We Have Our Winners! After receiving nearly 60 amazing entries, we’re thrilled to announce the winner of our Opua Cruising Club Wedding Venue Giveaway! A huge congratulations to our [...]

This year's Opua Cruising Club Easter Cruise will kick off on Good Friday at 5pm with a BBQ at Indico Bay on Urupukapuka Island. Once we’re all there and [...]

Coming up on Saturday, the 11th April at Opua Cruising Club. An evening of amazing vocal talent, from local talent Thera van Poppel!

This Sunday's Otehei Bay Cup Weekend Sailing Festival has been postponed due to the weather forecast. A tropical low is moving into the Tasman Sea and is set to bring strong [...]

Sunday's Club BBQ in the Bay at the southern end of Onewhero Bay was a small, relaxed afternoon. Due to a slightly wobbly weather forecast, we only had five [...]

Imagine challenging the world - not in a sprint, but in the longest, most daring marathon of all: circumnavigating the globe by sailboat, non-stop, without assistance, and faster than [...]

As preparations continue for the Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge, the Race Management team recently had the opportunity to visit two of New Zealand’s key maritime safety operations: the Maritime Operations [...]

Our next Club BBQ is next Sunday the 15th of March. It looks like we have a bit of a weather event coming our way this week but it [...]

Opua Cruising Club is proud to shine our spotlight this month on March’s sponsor of the month, Cater Marine. Your One-Stop Marine Supply Hub in Opua For half a [...]

It was an outstanding result for Opua Cruising Club, with members Wayne Limbrick and Sally Tait securing third place at the 2026 Tornado National Championships at Tauranga Yacht and [...]

Fisher & Paykel Interclub / Russell Cup – This Sunday 12pm! The rivalry continues this weekend as Opua Cruising Club takes on the Russell Boating Club in the annual [...]

On a glorious summer's day with a light westerly breeze, 25 Opua Cruising Club members and their friends gathered on Baylys Beach (Onewhero Bay) last Sunday for our February [...]

Opua Cruising Club is proud to shine our spotlight this month on February’s sponsor of the month, Seapower. Located right on the waterfront at Opua Marine Estate, Seapower [...]

Last Sunday’s Opua Cruising Club 'BBQ in the Bay' at Motuarohia (Roberton) Island was a great success, with a solid turnout of boats and crews making the most of this [...]

Imagine challenging the world - not in a sprint, but in the longest, most daring marathon of all: circumnavigating the globe by sailboat, non-stop, without assistance, and faster than [...]

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 [...]