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Offshore powerboat racing celebrates 2025 season in style
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The New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Racing community came together last weekend for its annual prizegiving, capping off a fast and furious 2025 season with a night of celebration.
A night to recogni...
Offshore powerboat racing celebrates 2025 season in style
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The New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Racing community came together last weekend for its annual prizegiving, capping off a fast and furious 2025 season with a night of celebration.
A night to recogni...
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Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race 2025: Good Boy Vodka claims breakthrough victory
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Good Boy Vodka triumphed in the Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race 2025, ending Silverline’...
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HRL GP 2025 Final: Warwick Lupton seals title for Lucas Oil
The HRL GP 2025 Final at Beauharnois saw Warwick Lupton step in for son Ken and deliver Lucas Oil ba...
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Cowes Torquay Cowes offshore powerboat race: timeless endurance
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The Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race 2025 returns, testing crews with endurance, speed, a...
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Warwick Lupton returns to the wheel for HRL finale in Beauharnois
A New Zealand legend of hydroplane racing, Warwick Lupton, steps in for the championship-leading GP5...
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Australian Offshore Superboat Championship 2025/26 season calendar announced
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Australia’s premier offshore powerboat series returns with four action-packed rounds, building on mo...
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Ken Lupton takes on the Top O’ Michigan Marathon Nationals
From Tonawanda to Northern Michigan, New Zealand’s GP champion proves his grit on the marathon circu...
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Grand Prix America points and San Diego Bayfair preview
After four rounds, the GP hydroplane season heads for San Diego Bayfair, a festival with a touch ove...
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Mercury Racing updates the 300R and introduces the 300 ROS into the same race-ready league
Two V8s, one DNA – but very different personalities.
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Lymington Challenge cut short as Solent seas turn wild
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The Lymington Challenge has long been one of the UK offshore powerboat season’s most spectator-frien...
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Origins of offshore powerboat racing
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From riverside wagers to open-sea warfare — the wild ride to the world’s first offshore race.
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Offshore powerboating: from timber testbeds to carbon speed machines
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The story of how a six-metre wooden boat called Rems sparked a marine revolution that still echoes i...
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From farm to first: Ken Lupton claims victory at Thunder on the Niagara
Ken Lupton wins Thunder on the Niagara, extending his HRL lead with a gritty, high-speed performance...
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EXCLUSIVE: Flying the flag. Ken Lupton’s high-speed life between farm and finish line
Exclusive interview: Ken Lupton talks to Boating New Zealand about chasing the HRL title and jugglin...
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New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Association launches 2025/2026 race season calendar
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NZOPA’s 2025/26 season brings offshore powerboat racing back to Auckland, adds new classes, and prom...
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Kennedy crowned champion as Grand Prix Hydroplane Series wraps for 2025
Final standings revealed after dramatic end to Régates de Valleyfield
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Caroline Bay delivers tight racing as NZ Boat Marathon Series heats up
Following the alpine drama of Tekapo, the 2025 NZBMC series descended on Timaru’s Caroline Bay for R...
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Team Blue Rising stuns in Monaco as E1 Championship tightens
Electric drama on the Riviera as Virat Kohli’s team claims first win, and the leaderboard flips in t...
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Solent spectacle: newcomer stuns in 2025 UKOPRA Solent 80
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Newcomer Alexander Welham stuns the field with a Class 2 victory at the 2025 UKOPRA Solent 80 in Por...
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Flying Kiwis finish strong: storm-shortened finale wraps 2025 Régates de Valleyfield
A storm-shortened finale capped off a dramatic weekend for the Luptons at Régates de Valleyfield’s 3...
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Flying Kiwi battles on: drama for the Lupton brothers at Régates de Valleyfield 2025
Drama unfolds at Régates de Valleyfield 2025 as the Lupton brothers face mechanical setbacks and pen...
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The E1 Series hobnobs it with the Goodwood Festival of Speed before heading into Monaco
Team Brady storms back into title contention as the E1 Series heads to Monaco for a high-stakes elec...
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Flying Kiwi leads the charge: Ken Lupton tops time trials at Valleyfield
Ken Lupton, the 'Flying Kiwi,' tops Valleyfield time trials, setting the pace for a thrilling hydrop...
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Final showdown: Will Kiwis decide The GPA/HRL 3 Round Challenge 2025 at Valleyfield?
Kiwi contenders take the lead in 2025 Grand Prix American Hydroplane Championship
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Team Brady storms to victory at electric E1 showdown on Lake Maggiore
Tom Brady’s electric race team surges back into championship contention with thrilling win in Italy
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Ice, engines and precision: Lake Tekapo host midwinter boat marathon
Set beneath the snow-dusted peaks of Aoraki/Mount Cook, Lake Tekapo delivered a spectacular winter b...
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Ken Lupton claims heat victory at weather-marred Guntersville HydroFest
The 2025 Grand Prix Challenge roared into life at Guntersville Lake HydroFest in Alabama last weeken...
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Electrifying racing, historic backdrop: Aoki Racing claims victory at E1 Dubrovnik GP
The crystal-clear waters of the Adriatic delivered drama, excitement and high-stakes competition as ...
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South Island lakes come alive in NZBMC 2025 racing series
Lake Tekapo hosts Round 6 on 21 June – Entry open now
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50 years of service to the marine industry
Family Boats’ Tony Singe is marking
50 years in the marine industry.
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Electrifying the future, E1 Series keeps pushing what’s possible while making history
There’s been plenty of talk lately about how boating’s evolving, and we’ve been ...
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Dubrovnik set to host all-electric powerboat showdown as E1 Championship heads to Croatia in June
E1 The historic Adriatic jewel, Dubrovnik, has just been announced as a hos...
2025 NZBMC Series blasts off in Te Anau with fierce racing and familiar faces
The 2025 NZ Boat Marathon Championship (NZBMC) kicked off on 5 April in Te Anau, marking a major mil...
Masport Cup and Lucas Oil winners collide in Twizel Hydrothunder
The 100th Masport Cup rematch at Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel, held on March 29-30, 2025, marked an excit...
High-stakes Masport Cup 100th rematch at Lake Ruataniwha
New Zealand powerboat racing is gearing up for one of the biggest showdowns in its history. This com...
One season closes, another opens. The 2025 NZBMC series kicks off in Te Anau.
NZBMC starts up 5th April in Te Anau hosted by the Gore Boat Club, in what will be their 60th runnin...
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Drama at Whitianga Offshore Powerboat’s summer 2025 finale
Mechanical heartbreak and fierce competition mark the thrilling conclusion of New Zealand’s offshore...
Rotoiti Powerboat Club 102nd Annual Regatta: Andy Knight’s return prompts another Lupton winning str...
The Rotoiti Powerboat Club’s 102nd Annual Regatta delivered an unforgettable weekend of powerboat ra...
Kiwi Olympic medalist Micah Wilkinson leads charge in a groundbreaking UIM E1 racing season
In a season already turning heads on the global stage, Kiwi Olympic medalist and renowned Nacra sail...
Heading into Day 2 Team Rafa leads the UIM E1 qualifiers in Doha
Whether you’re a seasoned powerboat enthusiast or a curious boating aware fan, today’s action-packed...
Electric racing revolution hits Doha
The UIM E1 World Championship returns for its second round in Doha, Qatar, tomorrow and Saturday (21...
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