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 [...]
A Dinner Winner!!!
A winner has been chosen for the dinner for 2 at The Galley. We've reached out to them and we can now announce Jodi Campbell as our lucky winner! [...]
Draw Update
There was a great turnout of Members for our Annual Draw on Saturday. Adele Earnshaw was one of 12 lucky Members to win one of an impressive array of [...]
Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge 2026 – OCC Update
Planning and momentum are building fast for the 16th Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge, set to start from Opua on 30 May 2026. As the Organising Authority, Opua Cruising Club is [...]
Members Draw Saturday 6th
It's the Opua Cruising Club Members' draw this Saturday! To participate, members will need to be on the Club premises prior to 6.30pm this Saturday, 6th September, with their [...]
Bay of Islands Auto & Marine – September’s Sponsor of the Month
We’re thrilled to spotlight Bay of Islands Auto & Marine as Opua Cruising Club’s Sponsor of the Month for September. Located opposite our club right here in Opua’s [...]
Dinner is on us!
🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉 Win a three-course meal for two at our beautiful waterfront bistro The Galley PLUS a $50 bar tab! 🍷🍽️ How to enter 1️⃣ Like & [...]
Are the Oceans now struggling?
Are the Oceans now struggling to store extra earth heating? Since July 2023 it is as if the global averaged sea temperature has jumped into a new regime with less [...]
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