Celebs take in the sun and America's Cup sailing in Bermuda

Rich and famous Kiwis have been living it up in Bermuda in celebration of Team New Zealand's America's Cup victory.

A number of celebrities have been making the most of the regatta being held on a subtropical island, sunning themselves while taking in the exciting race action.

Real Housewives of Auckland star Gilda Kirkpatrick took to Instagram to post a cheeky photo mocking Oracle Team USA.

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Just for the LolZ 😂 we got kiwi flag on #OracleTeamUSA go @emiratesteamnz #ETNZ

A post shared by Gilda Kirkpatrick (@gilda_kirkpatrick) on Jun 27, 2017 at 1:50pm PDT

Michelle Blanchard, another of the Real Housewives of Auckland, also had a front-row seat for the America's Cup action.

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She posted on Instagram to celebrate Team New Zealand's winning, captioning the photo "party party party, winning".

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Party party party,winning 🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

A post shared by Michelle Blanchard (@michelleblanchardnz) on Jun 25, 2017 at 6:26pm PDT

International celebrities were also soaking up the sun and the sailing.

Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones posted a photo of her children in front of Swedish yacht Artemis.

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The America's Cup in Bermuda. Home is where the heart is. #AmericasCup

A post shared by Catherine Zeta-Jones (@catherinezetajones) on Jun 15, 2017 at 9:00am PDT

Her husband, actor and former Bermuda resident Michael Douglas spent time with Dean Barker's SoftBank Team Japan at their base.