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Start of the 2026 Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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Stars, sails and something on the stove — the Three Kings fleet checks in the AM on Fri 17

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If the first night of the Three Kings Offshore had a theme, it was glamour. Not the red carpet kind....
Ākonga at the start of the race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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Wet, fast and a long way from home — the Three Kings fleet at 24 hours

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The pies were in the oven on Ākonga yesterday. This morning the crew of Motorboat III were up their ...
Steve Mair firmly at the helm of his Shaw 12, Clockwork // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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Clockwork leads the charge north as Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race fleet splits in two

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Steve Mair's Shaw 12 roared into the lead after a blistering start, with the seven-boat fleet dividi...
Clockwork following Mr Kite II, still in Waitemata Harbour // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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LIVE: 2026 Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race

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17:00 MR KITE II TURNS HOME Mr Kite II has rounded Ōhau Island, the westernmost point of the Thr...
Motorboat III provisionally wins Race 1 from Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui Harbour in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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The night before: Three Kings briefing at the Squadron

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The weather and safety briefing for the Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race was held very close to whe...
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​​Higher Ground: Small boat, big ambitions

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Higher Ground, the Ross 1066 is not a big boat. At 10.66 metres she will be the second smallest on t...
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Seizing the day: Carpe Diem heads to the Three Kings

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Thirty years after Greg Elliott drew her lines and Phil Bish of Bish Marine built her in Auckland, C...
Ken Lupton // Photo credit: Shot 360 Photography
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Lupton vs Australia: The E.C. Griffith Cup is on

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The E.C. Griffith Cup is widely described as the world's second oldest motorsport competitive trophy...
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Clockwork heads north again

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Steve Mair and the Clockwork crew are back for the Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race. The Shaw 12, sta...
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Three Kings spearfishing trip: chasing kingfish at New Zealand’s edge

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A raw look at a spearfishing mission to the Three Kings Islands and the platform aiming to tell more...
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North Haven finale set to decide Australian offshore superboat championship

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The 2025 to 2026 Australian Offshore Superboat Championships will conclude next month in North Haven...
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The canting Kite that loves a fight

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Nathan Williams has owned Mr Kite II for six years, been to the Three Kings twice, and finished near...
Motorboat III provisionally wins Race 1 from Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui Harbour in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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Déjà vu for Motorboat III as she heads back to the Three Kings (with a different name!)

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Motorboat III last raced the Three Kings in 2024, though she was called Serena back then, and Josh A...
Equilibrium // Photo credit: Insight Media - Formerly Jacob Fewtrell Media
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Equilibrium heads to Three Kings again, the skipper is the oldest in the fleet!

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Graham Matthews knows this race well, and he knows how to win it. In 2024 he took overall honours on...
BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby ahead of Artemis SailGP Team driven by Nathan Outteridge, on Race Day 2 of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sunday 12 April 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Jason Ludlow for SailGP.
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The Rio showdown: Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos complete a perfect Sunday

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The final race of 2026 SailGP Rio: three boats, one race, winner takes all. The Flying Roos, Artemis...
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Australia wins again, France goes out in flames in the last fleet race in SailGP Rio

SailGP 2026
The final fleet race of the Rio event had barely started when France's regatta ended. Quentin Delapi...
BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team driven by Tom Slingsby in action by the grand stand and the adrenaline lounge on Race Day 1 of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Saturday 11 April 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP.
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Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos make it back to back in SailGP Rio

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Tom Slingsby and the BONDS Flying Roos are on fire in the 2026 SailGP Rio event. Tom Slingsby and...
Christ the Redeemer and the Rio de Janeiro skyline, on Race Day 2 of the ENEL Rio Sail Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sunday 12 April 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 4 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Gabriel Heusi for SailGP.
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Emirates GBR are out of the finals in SailGP Rio

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Guanabara Bay finally delivered on Sunday. With 25 knot breeze in the bay, Race 5 got away cleanly a...
Vixen Racing in the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic // Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas Boating / New Zealand
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Vixen Racing withdraws from Three Kings as Cyclone Vaianu intervenes (Sharon’s video in this a...

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The Three Kings Offshore Race will start without one of the exciting entries this year, after the Vi...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 4 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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After a slow SailGP Rio opener, the Aussie leads while GBR scramble to recover

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SailGP finally made it to South America. On Saturday, Guanabara Bay lived up to pre-race expectation...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 4 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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Germany wins Race 4 in SailGP Rio in a dying breeze

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The breeze finally gave up in race four after testing the fleet all day in Guanabara Bay. What littl...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 3 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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Kiwi Phil Robertson and Red Bull Italy break through in Race 3 of SailGP Rio

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Brazil finally makes the start The third fleet race brought 12 boats to the line for the first time...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 2 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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SailGP Rio Race 2: Los Gallos deliver for new owners

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Brazil remained out of contention in this race, while GBR returned to the fleet after retiring from ...
SailGP Rio Fleet Race 1 // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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SailGP hits South America: Artemis draws first blood in Rio

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Finally, Rio Rio de Janeiro was always going to bring drama in some way, and Race One under Sugarlo...
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American Magic wins court battle with US SailGP team ahead of Rio

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A legal dispute between two SailGP teams went before a Delaware judge last week and was done by Apri...
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Quantum Pacific backs champtions as Los Gallos enter new era

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The team that brought Spain its first SailGP championship has new owners, and the money behind them ...
Palm Beach Motor Yachts named as Destination Partner of the 2026 52 SUPER SERIES season // Photo credit: 52 Super Series
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts named as Destination Partner of the 2026 52 SUPER SERIES season

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Following a successful partnership of the 2024 XS 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Trophy and the Rolex TP52 ...
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Code X reborn: Fabio Buzzi’s radical powerboat returns

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A striking, angular powerboat that looks uncannily like a modern Tesla Cybertruck has resurfaced aft...
The Emirates Team New Zealand Youth Training Programme is a key component to the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s performance sailing offerings. A fleet of 10 one-design Elliott 7s are used for the programme, with each boat also sponsored. Toyota New Zealand is a also a proud supporter of the programme. // Photo credit: Suellen Hurling / Live Sail Die
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Emirates Team New Zealand announced as naming rights Partner of RNZYS Youth Training Programme

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The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is proud to announce Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) a...
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North to the Three Kings: where Ākonga’s Hobart campaign starts

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The Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race is one of the tougher offshore races on the New Zealand calendar...
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America returns to the America’s Cup: US challenge confirmed for AC38

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American Racing Challenger Team USA has been confirmed as an Official Challenger for the Louis Vui...
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Auckland teenager Zofia Wells makes NZ sailing history with Optimist nationals triumph

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Auckland teenager Zofia Wells has etched her name into New Zealand sailing history, becoming the fir...
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Sailing the edge of New Zealand: the Three Kings offshore yacht race

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The Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race is now just over a week away, starting on 16 April. Early signs ...
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Black Foils absent in Rio, but return is coming

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New Zealand's SailGP team won't be on the start line at this weekend's Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix — bu...
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Marzio Perrelli Named First CEO of America’s Cup Partnership

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The America's Cup Partnership has appointed Marzio Perrelli as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer...
Emirates Team New Zealand sail their AC40 in Auckland. // Photo credit: Emirates Team New Zealand
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Seb Menzies steps into co-helm pathway with Emirates Team New Zealand

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When Seb Menzies first started sailing at the age of eight, he reckons his dad signed him up without...
M Grael // Photo credit: SailGP Media
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SailGP Rio preview: why light air could decide the regatta

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In just over a week, SailGP has its debut in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most visually striking stops...
Mermaid with Charlotte Porter (photo insert) // Photo credit: YouRowGirl
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From SailGP to 45 days at sea: Kiwi physio takes on the world’s toughest row

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Charlotte Porter, a Kiwi SailGP physiotherapist prepares for what could be 45 of the toughest days s...
Gunboat 72 Layla. // Photo credit: Andrea Azzopardi
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BVI Spring Regatta 2026: tight racing, shifting breeze, and standout performances

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The 53rd BVI Spring Regatta delivers tactical racing, international fleets, and standout performance...
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Riptide Racing pulls out of 38th America’s Cup — already looking to 2029

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Four months. That's all the time the US challenger gave itself to mount a Cup campaign. It nearly wo...

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