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22 September 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Naples Next Gen opening at Race Village Ailsa Whitehead / America's Cup
AC38

Inspiring The Next Generation In The Pr2 Naples Race Village

The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup represents an extraordinary opportunity not...
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22 September 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Naples. Official Host Opening
AC38

Stunning Opening Ceremony For The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Naples

With a wind that whipped up over the Bay of Naples, and the sun setting, the Off...
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AC38

Gb1 Suffers Damage To Ac40 Race Boat Following Training Incident On Gulf Of Naples

GB1, the British America’s Cup Challenger, has sustained damage to its AC40 race...
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Boat gear

Scanstrut to debut wireless-powered navigation light at IBEX

A Perko all-round pole light plugs into a Scanstrut base with no metal-on-metal ...
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OceanLed Sport Mini. // Photo courtesy OeanLed
Boat gear

OceanLED goes smaller with new Sport Mini underwater light

The new 1,500-lumen surface-mount light weighs 150g and swaps the Sport Series' ...
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The Beneteau Flyer 30 sits just offshore, its shallow-water access making it easy to move between the boat and the beach. // Photo courtesy Beneteau
Boating News

Beneteau unveils Flyer 30 day boat

Beneteau
The 9.22 m twin-outboard boat has had its Americas premieres at Newport and head...
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Simrad brings NEON OS 2.5 to NSO 4. // Photo courtesy Simrad
Boat gear

Simrad brings NEON OS 2.5 to NSO 4, adds ActiveTarget and Power-Pole integration

The update also brings native CZone control, expanded Mercury and Yamaha engine ...
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All new and raring to go. The Dragonfly is an exhilarating performer. // Photo credit: Kevin Green
Events

Dragonfly marks 60 years with 2027 anniversary gathering

Danish trimaran builder Quorning Boats has set dates for a special edition of it...
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Shallow water opens up productive fishing grounds, but a quiet approach and careful positioning can make the difference when targeting fish close to shore. // Photo credit: Terry Williams King
Fishing & Diving

Shallow water fishing

Shallow water fishing can be very rewarding, offering big fish and plenty of var...
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21 September 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Naples. Ken Read, USA, CEO AMERICAN RACING CHALLENGER TEAM USA
AC38

Ac40 Teams Weigh-In For Pr2 Naples

A bit like a prize-fight, Tuesday was the official crew weigh-in, held dockside ...
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Tudor Team Alinghi Rolls Into Naples In Style

Tudor Team Alinghi rolls into Naples in style
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22 September 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Naples. Countdown clock unveiling at Lungomare.
AC38

The Countdown Clock To The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup In Naples Has Lit Up On Lungomare Caracc...

With all the focus now on the Naples Preliminary Regatta; the ultimate goal rema...
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17 September 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Naples Sailbuoy, a wind and sun powered unmanned surface vehicle.This instrument is produced by the Offshore Sensing in Norway and is part of the equipment of the Oceanography and Meteorology University Parthenope in Naples. The Sailbuoy runs entirely on wind power for the movement and is solar powered for the scientific payload, it has no engine, no propeller, wind and sun are enough to realise long monitoring missions at sea. It collects oceanographic, biological and meteorological data in coastal and open ocean areas with no environmental impact and no human presence. University Parthenope Naples
AC38

Autonomous Buoys And A Very Famous America’s Cup Name

With frontier technology being the very essence of the Louis Vuitton 38th Americ...
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21 September 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Naples MIghty Mary screening at Foqus Foundation.
AC38

America’s Cup Community Comes Together For European Premiere Of Documentary ‘mighty Mary’

The Spanish Quarter, the lively bustling area of Naples built by Don Pedero de T...
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Princess X90 // Photo courtesy Princess Yachts
Boats

New Princess X90 hull claims a 10% power saving

The first X90, Jenny X, made her physical debut at Cannes in September, two year...
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Cook's charts of New Zealand and Botany Bay, Australia, and a Dutch copy of his map of Tahiti. // Supplied
A Very Brief History

A very brief history of marine charts (part 2 of 2)

From around the middle of the 18th century, marine charts start to look more fam...
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AquaGPS // Supplied
Boat Bling

Ready for take-off

Wellington-based NZ Boat Register, in partnership with One NZ, has launched Aqua...
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Batavia sails through central Amsterdam. 650-tonne 17th-century ship replica moved into dry dock for final voyage ashore. // Photo courtesy Museum Batavialand
Boating News

650-tonne 17th-century ship replica moved into dry dock for final voyage ashore

The 1628 VOC ship reconstruction has been afloat for 31 years. Now engineers hav...
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Clockwork in Richmond YC's 2026 Spring Regatta, the first event of the 2026 Doyle Sails Gold Cup. // Photo courtesy Richmond Yacht Club
Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series

Clockwork edges Equilibrium on handicap as Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series opens at Richmond YC

The five-race Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series is under way, with defending...
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2026 Spring Regatta (Richmond Yacht Club) from onboard General Lee. // Photo credit: Bevan Hill (courtesy Josh Tucker).
Spring Regatta

Building south-westerly tests Spring Regatta fleet around Waiheke

Twenty-seven boats headed out for Richmond Yacht Club’s Spring Regatta on Saturd...
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New Zealand Ocean Ski Team for 2026 World Championships. // Photo courtesy Canoe Racing New Zealand
Canoeing

New Zealand Ocean Ski Team for 2026 World Championships

Canoe Sprint, Surf Ski & Marathon. Canoe Sprint Racing is one of the best-kn...
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Boating News

Brunswick names Aine Denari as new CEO, Foulkes to retire

The changeover doesn't stop at the CEO's office. David Everitt, Brunswick's Lead...
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20 May 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Sardinia Crew Portraits - Luna Rossa Team 1. Maria Giubilei, trimmer.
AC38

Friends Reunited – Luna Rossa Announce Exciting Crew Line-Up With Maria Giubilei Confirmed In The Pr...

The much talked-about ‘pathway’ that was created in 2024 with the inaugural Wome...
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Have your say: Yachting New Zealand launches Club Engagement Survey
Yachting New Zealand

Have your say: Yachting New Zealand launches Club Engagement Survey

Yachting New Zealand is asking club members across the country to share their ex...
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Megan Thomson leads New Zealand crew to 14th at inaugural Women’s International Championship
Yachting New Zealand

Megan Thomson leads New Zealand crew to 14th at inaugural Women’s International Championship

Megan Thomson and her New Zealand crew finished 14th at the inaugural New York Y...
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AC38

Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | Geneva: Ds Automobiles Sailgp Team France Ends European Tour On ...

Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | Geneva: DS Automobiles SailGP Team France en...
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UKOPRA Round 5 Cancelled: Gunwharf Quays Grand Prix Called Off as 2026 Season Closes on Points
UKOPRA

UKOPRA Round 5 Cancelled: Gunwharf Quays Grand Prix Called Off as 2026 Season Closes on Points

Round 5 of the 2026 UKOPRA Offshore Championship, the Gunwharf Quays Grand Prix,...
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Boating News

Scandinavian Marine named Flexofold distributor for Australia and New Zealand

Danish folding propeller maker Flexofold has a new distributor for Australia and...
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Our dinghy on the public boat ramp, a Google Earth view of Leigh Harbour, right. // Photo credit: Alex Stone
Destinations

Leigh and its surrounds, the virtues of slowing down

It was a slow sail back from Whangarei. That gave us an opportunity to anchor ov...
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SailGP 2026

Black Foils narrowly miss Geneva final

New Zealand’s Black Foils finished fifth at the Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Pri...
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Munthe-Kaas Wins Crazy Peso da Régua as Title Race Blows Wide Open
UIM F2

Munthe-Kaas Wins Crazy Peso da Régua as Title Race Blows Wide Open

Tobias Munthe-Kaas took his first UIM F2 World Championship win at Peso da Régua...
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SailGP 2026

Black Foils miss Geneva final by a point as Los Gallos win and BONDS clinch

The Black Foils led the first mark of their last pool race and finished second. ...
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UKOPRA 2027 Calendar Takes Offshore Racing Further Afield
UKOPRA

UKOPRA 2027 Calendar Takes Offshore Racing Further Afield

After two seasons centred on Solent race venues, the United Kingdom Offshore Pow...
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Golden Globe Race

Golden Globe Race week one: two leaders clear, two contenders lost to Chichester Class

The rules make sure of that. Entrants sail identical-era yachts, production boat...
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Ouzel lies alongside the dock at Rockport Marine in Rockport, Maine. // Photo credit: Russell Kaye
Boats

Bluewater contemporary classic Ouzel, a 95′ masterclass in New England boatbuilding

The multi-year commitment of a team spanning the North Atlantic has created the ...
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SailGP 2026

Black Foils right in the mix after opening day in Geneva 

New Zealand’s Black Foils are right in the mix for the Rolex Switzerland Sail Gr...
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Nelson Morin Takes Pole at Peso da Régua Amid Protest and Technical Drama
UIM F2

Nelson Morin Takes Pole at Peso da Régua Amid Protest and Technical Drama

Nelson Morin claimed pole position for Round 4 of the UIM F2 World Championship ...
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SailGP 2026

Black Foils second in Group B after a light-air opening day in Geneva

Peter Burling's crew finished second, third and fourth in their three races with...
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SailGP 2026

Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | Geneva: Ds Automobiles Sailgp Team France Determined To Finish E...

Rolex Switzerland Sail Grand Prix | Geneva: DS Automobiles SailGP Team France de...
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Photo credit: YCCS / Young Azzurra
Foiling Week

Record-breaking Rolex Swan cup Concludes in Porto Cervo

More than 1,800 sailors aboard 170 Swan yachts filled the docks in front of the ...
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