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“I’ve done a Coastal!!!” Emmy – Live Sail Die intern
It was an amazing experience that motivated me to keep doing offshore sailing. I still have a lot to learn, and I hope that when I come back to New Zealand, I can do it again.
Live from 22 Oct
Photo Credit: Marcus Brummel / Live Sail DieCoastal Classic
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The Great Race North from Auckland off Devonport Wharf to Russell in the Bay of Islands
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PIC Coastal Classic: Stars align for Starmaker
Sometimes the stars just align – That’s exactly what happened in the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic when a 41-year-old Farr 1020 called Starmaker sailed two-handed and won the whole damn thing.
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Photographers Favourites: 2025 PIC Coastal Classic
Here are our favourite photos from the start of the PIC Coastal Classic – Friday 24th October, 2025 + A complete list of all the winners from another great race north.
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Lucky leads the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic fleet into Russell
Early line honours results as New Zealand’s great race north continues
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PIC Coastal Classic – The official start of summer sailing!
The great race north is on! From 0930, Friday 24th October, over 100 yachts and multihulls will race from Devonport Wharf in Auckland to Russell in the Bay of Islands – 119nm of fun!
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Keeping an eye on the CLOCKWORK
2018, New Caledonia. I’m 12 years old, and like every time, I went to the “rocher à la voile” to watch the start of the Groupama Race. It was hard to distinguish all the boats, except one, an orange boat with a strange logo that stood out from the crowd: Clockwork.
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Fleet takes shape for 2025 PIC Coastal Classic
The stage is set for the 42nd PIC Coastal Classic, New Zealand’s most iconic coastal yacht race, which will see more than 100 boats charge north from Auckland to Russell this Labour Weekend.
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Lucky joins the PIC Coastal Classic Fleet after record-crushing Tasman run
The New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club, organisers of the PIC Coastal Classic are proud to welcome Lucky, the 88-foot Juan K-designed maxi that has just rewritten the record books in the 2025 Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race.
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Ready for anything: lessons from the PIC Coastal Classic Boat Prep and Safety Clinic
Auckland, New Zealand – With less than three weeks until the start of New Zealand’s biggest yacht race, competitors packed into the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron on Tuesday night for the annual PIC Coastal Classic Boat Prep and Safety Clinic, hosted by the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club.
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Familiar faces and fierce competition in the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic
In just under three weeks, New Zealand’s great race north will once again light up the Hauraki Gulf, with the first gun scheduled for 09:30 on Friday 24 October.
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Romanza set the pace last year – who will be the challenger?
Last year, Romanza blazed a trail to line honours, leaving the fleet chasing in her wake. With four weeks to go, the question is: who will rise to the challenge this year and write their own Coastal Classic story?
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Entries Open for the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic Yacht Race
Entries are now officially open for the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic, New Zealand’s biggest and most iconic coastal yacht race. With many sailors overseas in Barcelona for the America’s Cup and some tricky spring conditions in 2024, anticipation is high for a big turnout this October Labour weekend.