The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is a New Zealand
yacht club
A yacht club is a sports club specifically related to yachting.
Description
Yacht clubs are mostly located by the sea, although there some that have been established at a lake or riverside locations. Yacht or sailing clubs have either a mari ...
, and the club behind New Zealand's
America's Cup
The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...
campaigns, under the guises of
New Zealand Challenge
New Zealand Challenge was a sailing team funded by Michael Fay that challenged for the America's Cup three times between 1987 and 1992. New Zealand Challenge was the first team from New Zealand to enter the competition.
1987: KZ 7 ''Kiwi Magic' ...
and
Team New Zealand
Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Team New Zealand became a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in ...
. It held the America's Cup from
1995
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until
2003
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, becoming in
2000
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the first non-American holder to successfully defend the trophy. After Team New Zealand's victory in the
2017
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event, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are the current holders of the America's Cup. On March 21, 2021, they beat
Circolo della Vela Sicilia
Circolo della Vela Sicilia is a yacht club in Mondello, a northern borough of Palermo, Sicily. The club was the "Challenger of Record" for the 36th America's Cup where they were represented by their team, Luna Rossa Challenge.
See also
* Italy at ...
's
Luna Rossa Challenge
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, originally named Prada Challenge, then Luna Rossa Challenge, is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate first created to compete for the 2000 America's Cup. It won the Louis Vuitton Cup on their first attempt in 2000, but ...
to again win the 2021 America's Cup.
The club was established in 1871 in
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
with the name of the "Auckland Yacht Club". Its name was changed to "Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron" when it was granted royal patronage in 1902.
It is located in Westhaven Marina, Auckland, close to the
Auckland Harbour Bridge
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is an eight-lane motorway bridge over the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It joins St Marys Bay on the Auckland city side with Northcote on the North Shore side. It is part of State Highway 1 and the ...
facing on to the
Waitemata Harbour Waitemata or Waitematā may refer to:
* Waitematā Harbour, the primary harbour of Auckland, New Zealand
* Waitematā (local board area), a local government area in Auckland, New Zealand
** Waitematā Local Board, a local board of Auckland Council, ...
and
Hauraki Gulf
The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,[International Council of Yacht Clubs
The International Council of Yacht Clubs (ICOYC) is an international organization that operates at the level of Commodores of yacht clubs through a Commodores’ Forum.
Its vision is to improve the quality of the services yacht clubs provide to th ...](_blank)
.
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Royal yacht clubs
1871 establishments in New Zealand
America's Cup yacht clubs
Sailing in New Zealand
Sport in Auckland
Organisations based in New Zealand with royal patronage
Team New Zealand
Waitematā Harbour
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