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The “Changing of the Guard”, Cole Tapper (AUS) left, and runner-up Jeffrey Petersen (USA), right, at a Governor’s Cup press conference. Both have “aged out” of the under-23 event after collectively winning four of five GovCups in the last five years. // Photo credit: Tom Walker

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New guard set to emerge at 59th Governor’s Cup

Youth Match Racing (International)

For the first time in five years, the Governor's Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship h...

28 April 2026

2026 NZ RS Feva National Champs at Wakatere BC // Photo credit: Justin Mitchell www.justinmitchell.co.nz @jl_mitchell_

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Dolphins, microplastics, and a national title: Wakatere delivers a Feva weekend to remember

Dinghy Classes

It wasn't a straightforward path to the podium. Three days of shifting breeze, a Sunday postponement...

28 April 2026

2026 (Inaugural) Girls Match Racing Regatta // NZ Starling Class Association

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History made: Charlotte Handley wins inaugural Girls Match Racing Regatta

Starlings

The 2026 Starling Class Association Girls Match Racing Regatta has come and gone, and New Zealand wo...

28 April 2026

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Moonlit miles and a Ponui Island prizegiving: the Spartafit SSANZ Anzac Enduro

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Fifteen two-handed boats, a full moon, and a forecast that delivered. The 2026 Spartafit SSANZ Anzac...

28 April 2026

Will Smith's team, Westbrook Racing, win at Lake Como for Round 2 of the 2026 E1 Series // E1 Series

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Will Smith’s Westbrook Racing surges to Lake Como glory in 2026 E1 Series Round 2

E1 Series

Sara Price and Lucas Ordóñez repeated their 2024 victory on the lake to record Westbrook's second-ev...

28 April 2026

2026 International Multihull Show // International Multihull Show

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Record fleet and global reach mark International Multihull Show 2026

International Multihull Show

The International Multihull Show wrapped its 2026 edition in La Grande Motte, France last week, draw...

28 April 2026

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Record fleet and global reach mark International Multihull Show 2026

International Multihull Show

The International Multihull Show wrapped its 2026 edition in La Grande Motte, France last week, draw...

28 April 2026

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Bar Crusher co-founder Peter Cleland awarded BIAV Life Membership

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Peter Cleland has been awarded Life Membership of the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV...

28 April 2026

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The brands setting the pace through in this week’s awards bounty

Boat of the Year Awards

Two of the world's most prestigious multihull awards have now delivered their 2026 verdicts, and wit...

28 April 2026

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Swim4TheOcean petition heads to Parliament // Supplied

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Swim4TheOcean petition heads to Parliament

Marine Conservation

Jono Ridler and Live Ocean co-founder Blair Tuke will meet with cross-party MPs tomorrow, carrying 7...

28 April 2026

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Maritime NZ Certification

Boat World

As the Pacific sailing season is approaching, Maritime NZ is reminding anyone intending to take a re...

28 April 2026

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Ten gifts for the Mum who’d rather be on the water

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Mother’s Day falls on Sunday, 10 May — a brief pause in a fast-moving year to recognise that someone...

27 April 2026

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New guard set to emerge at 59th Governor’s Cup

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For the first time in five years, the Governor's Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship h...

28 April 2026

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Dolphins, microplastics, and a national title: Wakatere delivers a Feva weekend to remember

Dinghy Classes

It wasn't a straightforward path to the podium. Three days of shifting breeze, a Sunday postponement...

28 April 2026

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History made: Charlotte Handley wins inaugural Girls Match Racing Regatta

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The 2026 Starling Class Association Girls Match Racing Regatta has come and gone, and New Zealand wo...

28 April 2026

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Volvo Penta's next-gen autopilot // Supplied

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Volvo Penta’s next-gen autopilot

Boat Business

Volvo Penta has announced the launch of its next-generation marine autopilot system. Fully integrate...

28 April 2026

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ZF Marine unveils new POD 4900

Boat Business

ZF is extending its pod propulsion range with the new POD 4900, which was unveiled at the 2025 Canne...

28 April 2026

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PuRO

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Unlike traditional reverse osmosis desalination systems that process seawater into drinking water, P...

28 April 2026

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Empires end

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50 years have passed since the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald—still an unsolved mystery, yet a pi...

14 April 2026

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Coastal navigation and leadline: how early sailors found their way along the shoreline

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Modern boats carry everything. GPS, charts, sounders, radar. It wasn’t always like that. Before i...

7 April 2026

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