America's Cup sailing: Auld Mug coming to Northland

The Auld Mug will be touring Northland next weekend. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES

Northlanders will finally get to see the Auld Mug in person as it makes its tour through the province.

The America's Cup, four of the crew who helped win it for Team NZ and representatives of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron will be at the Taipa Sailing Club on Friday (October 6) from 5.45pm to 7pm, Kerikeri Domain the next day from noon to 2pm and at Whangarei Cruising Club from 5-7pm.

The Team NZ representatives had not been named yesterday, although sailing club spokesman Roger Hall suspected that Andy Maloney, who began sailing with the Kerikeri Cruising Club and the Kerikeri High School sailing programme before moving to Auckland, would be among them.

The Taipa visit will begin with a formal powhiri and private viewing for club members and sponsors at the Ramada Resort Reia Taipa Beach.

At Whangarei Cruising Club, the Young Mariners, Coastguard and Parihaka Waka Ama will be on hand to provide entertainment while the Northland Sail Club will be providing food.

An open invite has been extended to anyone wanting to check out the cup that Northlanders Blair Tuke and Andy Maloney helped bring home.