Milford Cruising Club is a sailing club on the Wairau Estuary at Milford, on Auckland's North Shore. Its clubhouse at 24 Craig Road sits among pōhutukawa trees at Milford Reserve. The club first met in 1923 and has about 400 members, across family, individual and corporate memberships. It has two divisions, one for keen sailors and one for launch owners, and holds regular races, social events and club nights, including Thursday club nights and Jackpot Fridays. After most races, members head ashore for a barbecue. It is the only North Shore boat club with access to a sheltered marina, which is managed by a separate entity, Milford Mariners Inc.
The club runs an all-inclusive sailing programme from junior to senior sailors, with term-based junior classes and school holiday programmes. The clubhouse can be hired for weddings and functions, and there is plenty of free parking. The club describes itself as affordable. It bought an old house in 1924 and moved it to the estuary, and the present clubhouse was built on the site in 1970. Our pick in Milford for learning to sail on the North Shore.