SY Celandine wins first NZ Marine Cup

The smallest superyacht in the field, the 95 ft (29m) cruising yacht Celandine won the first New Zealand Marine Cup, the Kiwi Kawau Challenge, sailed on Thursday 4 March. 

Race director Hal director Hal Wagstaff, of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, advised Celandine won on handicap by 12 minutes, 48 seconds from SY Shenandoah with SY Drumbeat a further 23 minutes, 33 seconds behind in third place. 

“All three yachts enjoyed a fantastic day’s racing through the beautiful islands of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf,” said Mark Wightman, chairman of the New Zealand Marine Export Group (NZ Marine) which hosted the event. More...

First NZ Marine Cup set to sail

With scenic Kawau Island as their destination, a small fleet of superyachts will set sail from Auckland Harbour late in the morning on Thursday 4 March for the first NZ Marine Cup. 

Hosted by the New Zealand Marine Export Group (NZ Marine), the one-off race sees the beautifully-crafted superyachts SY Drumbeat, SY Shenandoah and SY Celandine as the official entries for the Kiwi Kawau Challenge. 

NZ Marine chairman Mark Wightman says other superyachts presently in Auckland may sail alongside the official competitors as they head for Kawau, making for a truly spectacular sight on the Waitemata Harbour. More...

NZ Marine Cup attracts classic mega-yacht Shenandoah

The beautiful, classic three-masted schooner SY Shenandoah is confirmed as an entrant in the superyacht event, New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge, scheduled for Thursday 4 March.

Built in 1902 with a traditional timber superstructure, the 54m (177 ft) steel-hulled mega-yacht has a strong link to New Zealand and the local marine industry, says Captain Gavin Reid. More...

SY Celandine confirms NZ Marine Cup entry

18 February 2010: SY Celandine has entered the New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge, a one-off superyacht race from Auckland to Kawau Island on 4 March.

Captain Pierre-Marie Feuille says the 95 ft (29m) cruising yacht is visiting New Zealand while on a round-the-world cruise in a westerly direction. Celandine arrived in New Zealand in October and, with the assistance of NZ Marine group member Thirty Seven South, yacht management and yacht support agents, has been undergoing some repairs and maintenance after more than a year at sea covering 17,000 nautical miles. More...

NZ Marine Cup gains support from Harken, Events Clothing and ENL

17 February 2010: A one-off superyacht event in New Zealand on 4 March 2010, the NZ Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge, has secured the support of more leading marine industry companies.

Harken New Zealand, Electronic Navigation (ENL) and Events Clothing have signed up to sponsor the one-day race to Kawau Island for superyachts currently in or around Auckland. More...

SY Drumbeat first entry for NZ Marine Cup

8 February 2010: The organisers of the New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge have secured the first entry from SY Drumbeat.

The 174 ft (53 m) Dubois-designed, Alloy Yachts-built ketch is back in New Zealand having scheduled maintenance work done according to Captain Michel Personnic, and will take the time to compete in the NZ Marine Cup one-day race to Kawau Island. More...

Fitzroy Yachts supports NZ Marine Cup

5 February 2010: Fitzroy Yachts has confirmed its sponsorship of the New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge, a one-day event for superyachts in Auckland on 4 March 2010.

New Zealand-based Fitzroy Yachts team believes sailing events like the NZ Marine Cup, and the others supported by the company, are great for the industry, says the company’s managing director Rodney Martin. MORE...

NZ Marine Cup secures more support

3 February 2010: Momentum is building with one month until the New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge with three more companies extending their support to the special one-off superyacht race to Kawau Island.

Integrated Marine Group (IMG), Yachting Developments and Villa Maria Wines have confirmed their sponsorship of the event which involves a day race to Kawau Island from Auckland Harbour and an evening function on the island for the superyacht owners and their guests on Thursday 4 March. MORE...

Alloy Yachts signs as first sponsor of NZ Marine Cup

28 January 2010: The New Zealand Marine Cup: Kiwi Kawau Challenge has its first official sponsor, New Zealand’s world-class superyacht builder Alloy Yachts Ltd. “We’re delighted to welcome Alloy Yachts as our first confirmed sponsor of this year’s NZ Marine Cup,” says Mark Wightman, chairman of the New Zealand Marine Export Group Inc. (NZ Marine).  MORE...

NZ Marine hosts Kiwi Kawau Challenge for superyachts

11 December 2009: The New Zealand Marine Export Group Inc. (NZ Marine) is inviting superyachts – both sail and motor – to participate in a one-off race and social event as part of the build-up to the Louis Vuitton World Series in Auckland in March 2010.    MORE...

'On Deck' December Newsletter

Attached is our most recent NZ Marine ‘on Deck’ newsletter. We trust you find the contents informative and interesting.