Sailing America's Cup Racing on Auckland Harbour - 3 Hours
Sailing America's Cup Racing on Auckland Harbour - 3 Hours
Highlights
- Set sail on the beautiful Viaduct Harbour
- No experience necessary
- The closest you'll get to actual grand prix racing regatta
For the ultimate thrill, join the crew and participate in match racing America's Cup style. Your three hour experience begins in the Viaduct Harbour where you will go through a short race and safety briefing. Then the action really starts, when you line up in the pre-start and compete head to head.
- Duration - 3 hours
- Location - View Map
What's Included?
- Sail on a real America's Cup yacht
- All safety briefings and instruction
- Race, with the help of the crew, against another group
The America’s Cup is the world’s oldest and most prestigious sporting trophy and ultimate yachting regatta. Usually the domain of billionaires and elite professional yachties, NZL 40 and NZL 41 offer the unique opportunity for everyone to participate sailing on these grand prix racing machines.
With the America’s Cup being sailed in New Zealand in 2000 and 2003, no trip is complete without experiencing the real Auckland, ‘City of Sails’.
Session Length
- This experience is 3 hours in duration
- This experience takes place once a week on a Saturday at 2:00pm, from December to March
- Between Dec - Feb there is an additional departure on Thursday at 2:00pm
Numbers on the Day
There will be a maximum of 30 participants on this experience.
Weather
NZL40 and NZL41 sail in all but the most extreme weather.
Dress Code
Comfortable casual clothing and soft soled shoes are required.
Guidelines
- No experience is necessary
- Trip not suitable for children under 10, for pregnant women or people with medical disabilities
- Wheelchairs can be accommodated with favourable weather
Cancellation
Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to their policy.
