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Auckland Anniversary Weekend

Sun 25 Jan 2015 19:00 NZDT to Sun 25 Jan 2015 23:00 NZDT
Sun 25 Jan 2015 17:00 AEDT to Sun 25 Jan 2015 21:00 AEDT
Sun 25 Jan 2015 06:00 UTC to Sun 25 Jan 2015 10:00 UTC

Monday 26 January 2015 is Auckland’s Anniversary Day celebrating the founding of the province. And to commemorate the day, one of the world’s single biggest one day sailing regattas will take place – 173 years after the first one back in 1840, with a glorious spectacle featuring the vintage superstars of the past and the high tech heralds of the future,.

The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta attracts a huge fleet of vessels including, tall ships, gaff riggers, sloops, racing keelers, multi-hulls, sailing dinghies, radio controlled boats, waka ama, elegant sea scout craft, perfectly restored classic yachts, an armada of over 20 vintage tugboats and America’s Cup prototypes.

It’s a great day out for sailors and thousands of spectators who can see the maritime and trading history of our city in action under paddle, sail and steam power.

We expect to see the whole of the Viaduct and Wynyard Quarter area turning into ‘party central’ with free entertainment for all the family including exciting dragon boat and waka ama racing.

VATNZ prepares for the Regatta by gettings pilots flying in and around the airports of Auckland in an open event where you can fly from/to anywhere that includes one or more of the Auckland airports listed below.

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