Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta 2025

The Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta is New Zealand's oldest sporting event, first held in 1840 to celebrate the founding of the province of Auckland. It's a fantastic on-water spectacle showcasing the vintage superstars of the past and the high tech heralds of the future.

The regatta attracts a huge fleet of vessels including lovingly restored classic yachts, modern racing keelers and multi-hulls, sailing dinghies and tugboats, along with waka ama, dragon boats and radio controlled yachts.

With events taking place at evnues across the city, it’s a great day out for mariners and thousands of spectators who can see the maritime and trading history of our city in action, and the future of the sport of sailing, all together on the shimmering waters of the Waitemata.