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2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Race: Kiwi veteran Malcolm Dickson return to lead fleet for gruelling 1200-mile crossing
Kiwi veteran Malcolm Dickson is back to lead the charge across 1,200 unforgiving miles, as a new fleet...
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Twin transplant
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27 May 2026
2026 Maritimo Apprentices Drive. Investing in the future success of the marine industry.
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20 years and counting: Maritimo strikes gold at SCIBS 2026
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27 May 2026
NAUSICAÄ: Lürssen Delivers Marc Newson-Designed 114.2m Superyacht
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26 May 2026
70th Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show reels in 31,000 visitors
The 70th edition of the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show has closed out four big days at the...
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27 May 2026
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The Maritimo S50 Sedan Motor Yacht Development Update
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27 May 2026
Bill Kidman and Pretty Boy Floyd: Most wanted on the Tasman
There is a deliberate irony painted on the transom of Bill Kidman’s 1994 Murray Ross 12. Pretty Boy...
27 May 2026
The little boat with a big past: Peter Bourke and Diablo take on the Solo Trans-Tasman
At 29 feet Diablo the smallest boat in the fleet by 2 metres. And one of the most...
27 May 2026
Postcard From Sardinia
It was the fondest of farewells to Sardinia and the port city of Cagliari at the end of...
27 May 2026
Twin Disc Pacific appointed official distributor for Spot Zero® Water Purification Systems in the Pacific Region
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4 May 2026
Innovation for the win
Boating NZ travels to the Netherlands for a peek inside the world's largest marine equipment trade show, and...
1 May 2026
Volvo Penta’s next-gen autopilot
Volvo Penta has announced the launch of its next-generation marine autopilot system. Fully integrated with its Electronic Vessel...
28 April 2026
Tubby makes a splash
Kate, the oldest still-sailing boat in Aotearoa New Zealand, a utilitarian Hauraki Gulf trading cutter, built in 1898...
25 May 2026
John Chapple Part 1: Brilliant allrounder
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Once were wreckers: Whakatahuri Family Boatbuiders
Whakatahuri in outer Pelorus Sound was once home to a family boatbuilding business and the most remote boat-wrecking...
5 May 2026
The little boat with a big past: Peter Bourke and Diablo take on the Solo Trans-Tasman
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27 May 2026
Sydney Hobart legends to contest 2026 Great Veterans Race
Sydney Harbour will sparkle when a fleet of classic yachts compete in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's...
3 May 2026
Loloma: A living piece of New Zealand Maritime History
There are boats, and then there are boats with stories. Loloma is firmly in the second category. Built...
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