Our Promo Winner
Jodi Campbell, Winner of the 3-course meal for 2 and $50 bar tab at The Gallery Bistro & Opua Cruising Club bar. Congrats Jodi!
Commodore’s Party A Big Hit
Saturday nights Commodore’s Party delivered exactly what everyone hoped for — a night full of good vibes, great company, and festive cheer.With music from vinyl-spinning DJ Vintage Vinyl (Mike Preece), [...]
BBQ in the Bay
Opua Cruising Club members and guests enjoyed a fantastic day out on Sunday for our monthly ‘BBQ in the Bay’, which this month was held at beautiful Motuarohia (Roberton) Island. [...]
Commodore’s Party 6th December
Join us at the Opua Cruising Club for a festive night of great music, great company and plenty of Christmas cheer this Saturday, 6th December from 7pm. We’re thrilled [...]
Bay Cabs – December’s Sponsor of the Month
Opua Cruising Club are thrilled to shine a spotlight on our club’s Sponsor of the Month, Bay Cabs. For the last 18 months, Bay Cabs has been [...]
Commodores Report – November 2025
It’s great to see our racing fleet steadily growing, with several new boats joining in and bringing fantastic enthusiasm to the club. A big thank you to Andy and [...]
Lightning
Marine forecasts give a situation statement that lists the location and movement of features seen on weather maps… Highs, Lows, Convergence zones and fronts. They give warnings of areas [...]
Total Yacht Care – November’s Sponsor of the Month
Opua Cruising Club are thrilled to shine a spotlight on our club’s Sponsor of the Month, Total Yacht Care. Established in 2012 by seasoned skipper Mike Levings, Total [...]
Cheese & Cheers a great success!
The Cheese & Cheers night on Saturday was a great success. The event was sold out and everyone enjoyed themselves sampling our local wines, beers, cheeses and sausages, with [...]
The Biggest Race Ever – and It’s Coming to Opua!
With just days to go before entries close, we’re excited to share some incredible news — the 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge will feature a record-breaking fleet of EIGHTEEN [...]
Pomare Bouy
At last, we have Pomare buoy back in the water. Many thanks to Gary Ardern for much help and supply of chain and shackles. We also moved Oyster buoy a [...]
Cheese & Cheers Evening – 1st Nov.
6.30pm Saturday 1st November - join us for an evening of tasting local cheeses, wines, beer and sausages.There will be a range of New Zealand wines from amongst others Villa [...]
BBQ in the Bay
Our first BBQ in the Bay is fast approaching on Sunday 19th of October. The destination will be chosen hopefully by Wednesday 15th and it will be posted on [...]
Why so windy this spring?
Why so windy this spring? Bay of Islands wind and barometer over past month….. There has been a SSW (sudden stratospheric warming) in Antarctica. The following notes are from [...]
Bay of Islands ITM – October’s Sponsor of the Month
We are delighted to spotlight Bay of Islands ITM as Opua Cruising Club’s Sponsor of the Month for October. As part of the wider ITM network – New [...]
Open day a great sucess
The Opua Cruising Club’s Open Day on Sunday couldn’t have asked for better weather – warm, sunny, and just right for being out on the water! The clubhouse was [...]
Quiz night raises over $10K
The OutFit North Fundraiser quiz night at Opua Cruising Club was a resounding success, drawing in a full house of supporters eager to rally behind a worthy cause. Thanks to [...]
Introducing RONI
A more indicative measure of ENSO…Introducing RONI ENSO stands for El Nino- Southern Oscillation The EN part of this parameter deals with sea temperature. We have been using the [...]
Open Day 2025
Spring is finally here and with it comes the highly anticipated Opening Day of the 2025-26 sailing season at Opua Cruising Club. The Commodore invites you to celebrate the [...]
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