Onewhero Bay BBQ a great day out
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 [...]
2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge
Government Events Boost Fund Support for 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge We’re thrilled to share some exciting news for the 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge. The event has secured funding through [...]
Summer in review
It has been a disastrous summer in New Zealand - but not-so-bad in the Bay of Islands. Kerikeri airport data below shows cold wet and windy snaps highlighted with circles. [...]
Seapower – Sponsor of the Month
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 [...]
Opua Cruising Club BBQ enjoyed by all
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 [...]
OCC Member Wins Ultimate Ocean Speed Challenge
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 [...]
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 [...]
Commodores Report – Dec’ 2025
Well, a busy month at the club and last week really topped it off. Friday had 30 for lunch from Kerikeri Retirement Village, on the Saturday a great visit [...]
Happy Holidays
This summer we are forecasting weak LA NINA conditions and these help keep the HIGH pressure systems as seen on the weather map over central New Zealand, so that [...]
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