New Zealand Millennium Cup

25/11/2025

Due to the schedule changes of several entrants, the New Zealand Millennium Cup 2026 is postponed to January 2027. Event Manager Stacey Cook says “planning is underway for the 2027 event, and in the meantime we are excited to support our long time friends at North Sails with their North Sails Super Yacht Rally - as part of The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Commodores Cup and the iconic Yacht Sales Co Squadron Weekend".

The North Sails Super Yacht Rally, hosted in conjunction with RNZYS from 29th January - 1st February follows the original race track from Auckland to Kawau Island with the ‘night race to Kawau’, followed by a days’ racing around Kawau Island with an epic party as part of the Yacht Sales Co Squadron Weekend on the lawns of Lidgard house and then the race back to Auckland.

Stacey Cook adds “This weekend of fun racing should be on the cards for all visiting superyachts in January 2026, our team will hopefully see you there"

02/08/2025

It’s official. Our Notice of Race has been released and we will be back in 2026! 

Entries are now open for the 2026 NZ Millennium Cup which will be raced January 31 to February 3rd.

The regatta will be raced in Auckland, against the backdrop of the Waitemata Harbour. “Racing the regatta in the heart of our harbour city is an experience we love to give to our guests. We’ve had yachts waiting to enter, which makes us very excited for the racing to come in 2026,” says organiser, Stacey Cook.
Find the notice of race at the link in our bio.

04/02/2025

The final race of the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup has come to a close and we have a winner - congratulations Kawil!

The 2020 champion has performed strongly throughout the regatta, though coming into the final race it was Sea Eagle, Sassafras, and Sharlou all within striking distance of a win.

But the two ’s couldn’t hold off Kawil’s charge to be champion. Nailing the final race off Rakino island on a perfect Auckland day and cementing her place as a two time NZ Millennium Cup champion

03/02/2025

We’re racing on the waters which have raised generations of world-class sailors, and we’ve had a few generational battles of our own this regatta.

From the young guns on Lion New Zealand taking on the masters on Steinlager, to the keen crew on Innismara taking on their mentors on Sharlou and Janice of Wyoming; 2025’s racing is all about whose skills will come out on top.

03/02/2025

Sassafras has showed her skill on her local waters, with the Auckland-based yacht making light work of moving into second place overall.

“Sassafras’ owners and crew are rapt with our performance after two days of enjoyable sailing,” says Sassafras Captain Matt Lovett.

“We’re excited to be in the mix at the top of the leader board, and will be racing to win on day three.”

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02/02/2025

As the first day of the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup got underway, there was no stopping Sea Eagle’s romp to victory.

race day marked the opening of the regatta, which runs from 1-4 February, on the waters of Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.

It was a day of two races on day one of the 2025 edition of the Cup, and a two-yacht race at the line. The big 81 metre Royal Huisman looked in control as she took the win on the first race of the day - her first ever regatta event - and then secured a second place as Kawil took the top spot in race two, with only two seconds between them on corrected time.

Read the full story at the News link in our bio.

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02/02/2025

As the first day of the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup got underway, there was no stopping Sea Eagle’s romp to victory.

Orams Marine race day marked the opening of the regatta, which runs from 1-4 February, on the waters of Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.

It was a day of two races on day one of the 2025 edition of the Cup, and a two-yacht race at the line. The big 81 metre Royal Huisman looked in control as she took the win on the first race of the day - her first ever regatta event - and then secured a second place as Kawil took the top spot in race two, with only two seconds between them on corrected time.

Read the full story here https://bit.ly/4hYG0JJ

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01/02/2025

The 2025 NZ Millennium Cup is underway and we got things started in style with our Southern Spars Welcome Function last night.

Read the full story here, and watch this space as we update today's racing, beginning at 1100 today. https://bit.ly/3EjUIwd

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29/01/2025

The NZ Millennium Cup gets underway from Saturday, with ten entries, returning campaigners and a special regatta debut.

With courses dotted amongst the volcanoes, islands and channels of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, this year’s regatta is shaping up to be a showdown of epic proportions with yachts returning to the race, and those making their regatta debut.

In the second consecutive edition to be raced in Auckland after its Bay of Islands tenure, the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup will welcome back Kawil for the first time after her Bay of Islands win in 2020. Also returning to the Cup are two regatta favourites.

Read the full story at the link in our bio on the yachts to watch in this year’s Cup.

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29/01/2025

The NZ Millennium Cup gets underway from Saturday, with ten entries, returning campaigners and a special regatta debut.
With courses dotted amongst the volcanoes, islands and channels of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf, this year’s regatta is shaping up to be a showdown of epic proportions with yachts returning to the race, and those making their regatta debut.

In the second consecutive edition to be raced in Auckland after its Bay of Islands tenure, the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup will welcome back Kawil for the first time after her Bay of Islands win in 2020. Also returning to the Cup are two regatta favourites.

Read the full story here on the yachts to watch in this year's Cup.

The NZ Millennium Cup gets underway from Saturday, with ten entries, returning campaigners and a special regatta debut.

27/01/2025

“This is a very large yacht to be throwing around on a race course with several other superyachts,” says Sea Eagle captain, Henry Say, of the approaching debut.

“Hopefully the weather behaves itself. We have a very experienced race crew who specialise in sailing yachts of this calibre. We are all excited to try something new and see what the boat can do; though I guess you could say we are a little nervous.”

The NZ Millennium Cup gets underway this week, setting the scene for 81 metre Royal Huisman-built Sea Eagle’s first ever appearance in a regatta.​

Read the full story and find out why we're looking forward to seeing Sea Eagle on the course, here.

The NZ Millennium Cup gets underway next week, setting the scene for 81 metre Royal Huisman-built Sea Eagle’s first ever appearance in a regatta. ​ One of the world’s top ten largest sailing...

21/01/2025

Colossal, striking, and a world-cruiser, ’s 81 metre Sea Eagle will make her global regatta debut at the 2025 NZ Millennium Cup. However, she’s just one of a stable of exceptionally-large, well-performing sailing yachts from Royal Huisman. The team at Royal Huisman fill us on what they’ve built, where they’re going and how they’re doing things differently. Follow the link in our bio to read the full story.