1. STERLING - an Ernie Lane creation, built in Picton in 1925 seen here charging down-harbour during the 2025 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta tug and towboat race.
Date: 27 January 2025
Image ID 14175

2. 2016 AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA TUG AND TOWBOAT RACE. STRATHALLAN (nearest camera), RONAKI (blue), STERLING (mostly obscured), WAKA KUME (2000/338grt/IMO 9212084) and WILLIAM C. DALDY...
Date: 1 February 2016
Image ID 10346

3. 2016 AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA TUG AND TOWBOAT RACE. STERLING, built in 1925, on her eighth appearance in the race, seen at speed crossing the finish line.
Date: 1 February 2016
Image ID 10333

4. 2016 AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA TUG AND TOWBOAT RACE. Her eighth appearance in the race, STERLING leads Thomson Towboats' MAHIA, the vintage steam tug WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935/348grt/IMO 5390345)...
Date: 1 February 2016
Image ID 10326

5. STERLING leads MAHIA and GLADIATOR into the first mark on the 2013 tug race.
Date: 28 January 2013
Image ID 8596

6. STERLING a first-time entrant in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat race, makes her way to Viaduct Harbour under Coastguard escort. Sadly she sustained considerable bow damage after...
Date: 26 January 2009
Image ID 5144

7. STERLING, a first time entrant in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat, race rounds the first mark with HAMAL bearing down to starboard.
Date: 26 January 2009
Image ID 5143

8. STERLING makes her way to the Viaduct Harbour after finishing the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat race under Coastguard escort. She was the only casualty of the day suffering bow damage...
Date: 26 January 2009
Image ID 5142

9. STERLING a first-time entrant in the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Tug and Towboat race, makes her way to the start line. Sadly she was not to finish the race in such fine condition sustaining...
Date: 26 January 2009
Image ID 5096