City of Sails Championship

23/08/2026

✨🏆 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE 2026 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS! 🏆✨

🏆 6 Years & Under — Fiadh Hynd | Doyle Academy Auckland
🏆 7 Years — Charlotte Harris | Southern Cross Irish Dance Christchurch
🏆 8 Years — Kaia Brewer | McAleer Dance School, Victoria, Australia
🏆 9 Years — Elodie Jolly | Doyle Academy Auckland
🏆 10 Years — Isla Winstanley | Scoil Rince Kay Hallissey, Christchurch
🏆 11 Years — Candice Purvis | O'Connor School, Victoria, Australia
🏆 12 Years — Cameron Murray | Southern Cross Irish Dance Christchurch
🏆 13 Years — Georgia May Gregan Dancers Wellington
🏆 14 Years — Olivia Harvey | Connolly School Auckland
🏆 15 Years — Caroline Xiao | O'Neill School Christchurch
🏆 16 Years — Emma Grave | McAleer Dance School, Victoria, Australia
🏆 17 Years — Bonnie Kirkman | Connolly School Auckland
🏆 18 Years & Over — Brooke Elliott Forster | Doyle Academy Auckland
🏆 Adult B — Whitney Burfield | O'Neill School Christchurch

Congratulations to all the champions! 💚🏆✨

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17/08/2026

City of Sails Championships — what an incredible weekend! 🎭✨

A huge thank-you to our judges Fiona Gaye Moore, Charmaine May and Karen Gordan Clark for their time and expertise, to our PTA CESDIADI for their steadfast support, to photographer Mike Frogley for capturing so many wonderful moments, and to every volunteer, sponsor, dancer and supporter who helped make our 10th anniversary truly special. We couldn’t have done it without you. 🙏💃🕺

Please note: the City of Sails Championships will be on hiatus for a few years. We’re so proud of what this event has achieved and grateful to everyone who’s been part of the journey — we’ll keep you updated about future plans.

If you’ve got photos from the weekend, please share them below or tag our page — we’d love to see and re-share your highlights! 📸

16/08/2026

15/08/2026

18 & Over Championship, sponsored by Connolly Contractors.

15/08/2026

17 Years Championship, sponsored by Declan Weir

15/08/2026

Adult B Championship, sponsored by Scoil Rince Taiwan 台灣愛爾蘭舞團

15/08/2026

16 years Championship, sponsored by Connolly School of Irish Dance

15/08/2026

15 Years Championship, sponsored by Kemps Weir Lawyers