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 Sailing Two Handed Round The North Island

Total approx 1244 NM 

LEG ONE: Auckland Harbour to the entrance of Mangonui Harbour (approximately 154 nautical miles) 

LEG TWO: Entrance of Mangonui Harbour to Wellington Harbour (approximately 518 nautical miles) 

LEG THREE: Wellington Harbour to Napier Harbour (approximately 205 nautical miles) 

LEG FOUR: Napier Harbour to Auckland Harbour (approximately 367 nautical miles) 

History of the race: 

The Two-Handed Round North Island Race (RNI) was created over a number of jugs of beer at the Masonic Hotel in Devonport, Auckland in 1976 by Sir Peter Blake and Martin Foster.  The first race was started on Tuesday 22 February 1977 by HRH Prince Philip off Devonport Wharf as part of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee tour. The race attracted forty-five entries and thirty-nine starters.