Do it yourself boating is about taking charge onboard — from simple fixes to clever upgrades, these hands-on projects keep your boat shipshape and adventure-ready.

Carbon weapon: light, strong game reel
Kiwi fishing reel manufacturer Seneca Offshore Crafts specialised high-end carbo...

Garmin unveils LiveScope 2 Series
Garmin has released the next generation of its live-scanning sonar, with three n...

Southern Spars appoints Uli Sommerlatt as Head of R&D
Southern Spars has appointed Uli Sommerlatt as Head of Research and Development,...

Behind the new boat ramp system covering Thames & Coromandel: we sat down with the team making ...
Last week we reported that the Thames Coromandel District Council had flicked th...

Navy and Fisheries team up to check compliance from Cape Reinga to East Cape
A three-week joint operation between the Royal New Zealand Navy and Fisheries Ne...

MC-ZERO 450 debut
MC-ZERO TENDERS made its world debut at the Palm Beach International Boat Show, ...

Tour Voile 2026 closes with celebration of growth, learning and competitive racing in Brittany water...
The Tour Voile 2026 Figaro Beneteau 3 series concluded in Larmor-Plage with 100 ...

2026 WingFoil Racing World Cup, Gizzeria: Sean Herbert claims career-best result as Kosta Gladiadis ...
New Zealand has added another major international sailing medal to an extraordin...

2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships: Back-to-back European crowns continue golden ...
New Zealand's Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have cemente...

U23 Team Ready to Take on the World
New Zealand’s next generation of rowing talent is set to take on the world, with...

Tour Voile 2026 Ends With Tight Finishes and Universal Praise for the Format
Région Bretagne – CMB Espoir took the overall crown, but Tour Voile 2026 proved ...

2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships, Day 5: Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush hold n...
Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush will take a hard-earned lead into the medal seri...

Three New Zealand crews finish strongly at 420 World Championships in Biscarrosse, France
New Zealand's three crews saved their best for last, producing their strongest p...

Hamrén and Södrelind Crowned Champions as Braaten’s Late Capsize Costs Him 3C Title at Tvedestrand
Rasmus Hamrén and Madeleine Samuelsson claimed the UIM Offshore European Champio...

Tour Voile 2026 Final Day Wind Finally Arrives for Lorient Showdown
Tour Voile 2026 reaches its climax Sunday in Lorient with forecast winds finally...

Seventy years on: The Outboard Boating Club of Auckland
The Outboard Boating Club of Auckland traces its roots to 1955, when Sea Spray e...

Maddalena Spanu wins silver at the Wingfoil racing cup in Gizzeria, Calabria
Porto Cervo, July 12, 2026. The fourth leg of the WingFoil Racing World Cup, he...

Oyster’s new 515 puts the swim platform at the centre of the design brief
Oyster Yachts has unveiled the Oyster 515, a new addition to the British builder...

Zeelander 8 Solea: The fastest flagship built for an owner, not a crew
Most 24-metre yachts are designed around crew. Solea wasn't. The latest Zeelande...

Dunkerque Wins First Grand Prix as La Réunion Closes on Third Place
Dunkerque – Kiloutou captured their first Grand Prix of the Tour Voile on Saturd...

2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships, Day 4: World champions Seb Menzies and George...
Reigning world champions Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have surged to the top ...

Tour Voile’s Final Stretch Tests Adaptability as Crews Move to Lorient’s Inshore Waters
Tour Voile's final inshore races promise turbulent conditions where adaptability...

Hamrén Recovers From Ninth to Win Red-Flagged Race 1 as Tvedestrand Championship Gets Underway
Rasmus Hamrén and Madeleine Samuelsson recovered from ninth place to win a chaot...

Sanlorenzo unveils SHE, a fresh nod to the navetta era
Italian builder Sanlorenzo has put the first hull of its new Heritage range in t...

Why New Zealand’s best boat recycling idea isn’t recycling at all
Back in 2018, we asked what happens to boats when they reach the end of their wo...

Custom Line’s new 35-metre displacement yacht hits the water in Ancona
Custom Line has launched the first hull of its new Navetta 35, the entry point i...

Tour Voile’s Figaro Fleet Locked in Battle
Tour Voile's Figaro fleet battled for nearly thirty hours across Brittany's most...

2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships, Day 3: New Zealand’s world champions Se...
Defending European champions and reigning world champions Seb Menzies and George...

2026 29er World Championship: New Zealand crowned top 29er nation as Bella Jenkins and Jess Handley ...
New Zealand has produced a new world champion crew and been crowned the world's ...

Tour Voile finale stays wide open as leaders hold razor-thin margin into Brittany finish
Tour Voile's final stage remains wide open with the leading Figaro Beneteau 3 bo...

One Year To The Match – The Countdown Is On
When Regatta Director Iain Murray, himself an America’s Cup finalist in 1987, be...

Maritimo composite construction, the hidden craft behind every hull
Inside the mould room, every Maritimo hull earns its strength months before the ...

Honda’s McLaren M300 Outboard Now Sold as a Standalone Repower Engine
Honda Marine’s McLaren-tuned outboard is no longer restricted to new boat ...

Tour Voile sails out of Camaret-sur-Mer, leaving lasting mark on Breton port
Tour Voile has departed Camaret-sur-Mer after a successful visit to the Breton p...

The Ocean Race Atlantic New York-Lorient
Five Days of Celebration to Mark the Arrival of the First 100% Mixed-Crew IMOCA ...

2026 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships, Day 2: Mattias Coutts and Oscar Gunn climb to...
Two race wins in four races have propelled Mattias Coutts and Oscar Gunn into se...

Nine boats race final Tour Voile leg as Brittany weather throws everything in play
Nine boats embark on Tour Voile's final offshore stage, a 168-nautical-mile test...

Final Offshore Stage Looms for Tour Voile 2026
The final offshore stage of Tour Voile 2026 puts decision-making and timing ahea...

Aegean 600: Aether closes in on the 100-hour mark
Kiwi sailor Andrew Hall and Greek co-skipper Evi Delidou are into the closing mi...

Caudwell Marine Strengthens North American Support Ahead of AX300 Diesel Launch
Caudwell Marine has strengthened its North American presence with the appointmen...







