Greetings yachties, As you can see, Yachtyakka is changing. The store is filling up with all kinds of outdoor equipment, browse our bikini collection here And, as soon as I learn how to drive the back end, more developments will take place. Mothership, has told me that I need to restructure some of the content [...]

The Race Greetings Yachties, Welcome to New Zealand’s most popular coastal yacht race, 125miles ( in a strait line, 160 if it’s on the wind) from Auckland’s Devonport Wharf to Russell Wharf. The record of just over 7 hours 20minutes is held by Split Enz. Split Enz arrived in Westhaven Friday 25th September for this [...]

Greetings Yachties, My little yachtyakka is getting big. There are currently 7000 images and many, many more links to yachting all over the world. Below is an index of the feature stories so far. Sailors Abby Sunderland Abby Sunderland: The Adventure Begins Brainaid Brad Butterworth Disabled Sailors Geoff Holt Hilary Lister Jessica Watson Jessica Watson: [...]

Over a bottle of Inner Circle rum, they looked at the drawings of the wooden boat soon to be built by Greg Elliot and hatched a plan to make a mould from it, good enough for about five boats, which Roger thought he could sell reasonably easily, one of course to themselves. They persuaded the [...]

Mid 80’s, Its about 4 o’clock, Wednesday, I’m just finishing a few jobs before heading down to Westhaven, phone goes, Its Ray. “Not going today, too busy, sorry for the late notice.” Bugger, not going for a yacht. Well I am! I remember this day like it was yesterday. Funny how you remember things that [...]