Sailing

Tall Ships - graceful Masters of the Seas
Majestic sailing ships on photographs
Yes, sailing ships are still truly masters of the seas. Maybe not as powerful and fast as their steel, engine-driven younger sisters, but nevertheless they are beautiful and graceful. There are many different types of sailing ships, some of them are smaller vessels, like ketch (two masts) or sloop (one-mast), some belong to a category called "tall ships". A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs ...

Auckland Anniversary Regatta
The World's Largest One Day Yacht Racing Regatta on Auckland Anniversary Weekend - 2010
Yacht racing is a great way to celebrate Auckland Anniversary! The birthday of the city of Auckland New Zealand has been celebrated since 1840 and will be next celebrated on February 1, 2010. It is one of my favourite New Zealand holidays, as it is fun, festive, a day off work for nearly everyone and involves yacht racing. As Auckland's nick name is the "City of Sails," it is fitting that the world's largest one day yacht racing regatta take place on Auckland Anniversary Day. Kiwi's don't jus...

Our Auckland Cruise on the Ted Ashby Sailing Scow
Sailing In New Zealand Is Awesome And Cruising Auckland Harbour On The Ted Ashby Sailing Scow Is Gre
There is no better way to see Auckland, New Zealand than from the sea! We recently headed to the city and took an Auckland cruise on the Ted Ashby Sailing Scow. Although launched in 1993, the Ted Ashby is a scow (flat bottomed boat), built as a replica of a scow in the type of scow which had operated in the late 1800s to early 1900s in northern New Zealand waters. Ted Ashby is ketch-rigged, which means it has two masts both in front of the rudder. The Ted Ashby Sailing Scow is available for t...