Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta & Tugboat Race 2016
29 PHOTOS
Tomorrow Monday 1 February 2016, Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta & Tug Race.
This is the world’s largest one day regatta.
Auckland's 176th birthday celebrate with activities and entertainment for all ages: Ports of Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta, selection of historic photographic displays, indoor and outdoor installations, markets, food and entertainment.
Different water sports and sailing clubs worked hard for the Regatta 2016. This is one of the biggest one day regatta in the world! And Auckland celebrates its’ birthday which already beyond its 176th year.
It features not only yachts of all shapes and sizes but also tugboats, modern water sports such as Stand Up Paddleboarding, Dragon Boating, and Waka Ama.
Action includes a spectacular tug boat race within the Waitemata Harbour, the fleet of stately classics showcasing what they do best, remote control sailing, dinghies, waka ama, dragon boating and more. You join in the action from a picnic spot, wharf or waterfront cafe and feel a part of it.
Interesting fact: Auckland has more 100-year old yachts sailing than anywhere else in the world. And some of them we will see tomorrow.
Some of the best spots are:
Princes Wharf
Viaduct
North Head
East Coast Bays
Tamaki Drive
Orakei Wharf
8.30am: Tugboat Parade Tugboats young and old will gather at the entrance to the Viaduct Harbour and parade up to their start line off North Head.
10.00am: Tugboat Race off North Head Watch this amazing display of maneuverability and speed as these wonderful craft roar up the channel, round Narrow Neck Buoy and return to finish off Devonport Wharf – best vantage points are North Head, East Coast Bays beaches, Devonport and Devonport Wharf.
11.30am Firefighting display off the Viaduct followed by a Parade through the Viaduct.
11.00am: First Start off Princes Wharf
Races start off Princes Wharf, Downtown Auckland at 5 minute intervals from 11.00am.
• 11.35 & 11.45am: Classic division starts
• 11.55am: Tall Ships and Waka start
• 12.00noon: Harbour Blast starts off Orakei Wharf
• There will also be aerial displays by the War Birds and the Red Checkers
The fastest boats on the water ‘blast’ off in a vision of colour and speed as they head off around the harbour.
See below photos from the previous Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta. And visit SoftFern.com for the photos and videos from Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2016.
| Ocean fire fighting |
| Auckland harbour view |
| Ocean fire fighting drills |
| Pirates! |
| barque Picton Castle |
| Yachts racing |
| This guy performed unbelievable stunts: he dives in a sea, he jumped out from water up like a missile launched from submarine, he hovered above water at about 6 meters height |
| he dives in a sea, he jumped out from water up like a missile launched from submarine, he hovered above water at about 6 meters height. |
| Pirates at Princes Wharf |
| Tall ship ‘Spirit New Zealand’ |
| Jet boat |
| Royal New Zealand Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel WELLINGTON. |
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