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Lake Taupō’s foul mood sinks race boat, now safely lifted
Rough Taupō conditions sink a race boat, but a careful salvage brings it home.
Last Saturday the ...
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Taupō dishes out a hammering as NZ Offshore Championship hits Round Two
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Short steep chop and cold wind made Taupō one of the toughest rounds in recent years.
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Race World Offshore 2025: From Lake Michigan to Key West glory
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Race World Offshore’s first fully independent season began on the cold rollers of Lake Michigan and ...
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Monster Energy, Dirty Money and Nautical Ventures crowned in Key West
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The 44th Annual Key West World Championship closed in style, wrapping up Race World Offshore’s 2025 ...
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From fire to flip: Day 1, Key West World Championship 2025
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Monster Energy / M•CON leads Key West World Championship 2025 opener as a spectacular Mead Family Ra...
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Showdown in the Straits: Race World Offshore crowns champions in Key West
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Key West hosts the 2025 Race World Offshore finale as champions are crowned ahead of New Zealand’s T...
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Australian Offshore Superboat Championships 2025 results: Boost Mobile and The Sting dominate Lake M...
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The 2025 Australian Offshore Superboat Championships roared to life at Lake Macquarie under warm ski...
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Taupō race back on for NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship
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Taupō event saved by community effort
The New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Association (NZOPA) has co...
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Australian Offshore Superboat Championships 2025/26 – Lake Macquarie delivers a thunderous Day 2
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Boost Mobile / 222 Offshore and The Sting sweep their classes as Lake Macquarie roars back to life f...
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Australian Offshore Superboats start a new year: Superboats roar into the season
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Day 1 delivers emotion, precision, and high-stakes racing as Australia’s premier offshore series ope...
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The 2025/26 Australian Offshore Superboat Championships roar to life
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Lake Macquarie hosts the season opener for the Australian Offshore Superboat Championships 2025/26, ...
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Full throttle: Australian Offshore Superboats hit Lake Macquarie for season opener
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The 2025/26 Australian Offshore Superboat Championship bursts back into life as part of the Lake Mac...
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Roar across Hobbs Bay: NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship blasts into Gulf Harbour
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The 2025–26 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championship opened with high-speed racing and early-seas...
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Tomorrow’s the day — and your chance to compete in a landmark Auckland offshore powerboating e...
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Tomorrow’s the day — and this is your last chance
It’s the night before the historic 2026 NZ Offs...
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Scrutineering day kicks off New Zealand offshore powerboat season
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Scrutineering day clears offshore powerboats for racing, with safety checks and a community BBQ befo...
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Clearwater Nationals crowns new winners as season heats up
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Clearwater Offshore Nationals 2025 ended with M•CON on top, GC Racing strong, and Graydel, Nautical ...
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Clearwater Nationals opens with GC Racing breaking XINSURANCE streak
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GC Racing broke XINSURANCE South’s winning streak as Clearwater delivered high drama in the 2025 Off...
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Race World Offshore heads to Clearwater as 2025 season heats up
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Race World Offshore turns south as Clearwater sets the stage before the Key West World Championship ...
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Superboats roar back at Lake Macquarie for 2025/26 season opener
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The Australian Offshore Superboat Championship launches at Lake Macquarie, 18–19 October 2025, with ...
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Offshore powerboat racing roars back to Auckland
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Offshore powerboat racing roars back to Auckland with new boats, family racing, and the return of th...
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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 prizeg...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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50 years of service to the marine industry
Family Boats’ Tony Singe is marking
50 years in the marine industry.
The Blue Pill makes a comeback in Taupō for the NZ 2025 Offshore Powerboat Series
After the first round of the 2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championships was called off on the...
2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championships: Day 1 sees high attrition rates during the racing...
But Day 1 proved to be as much a test of endurance as of speed, with only five boats managing to fin...
An impressive 60 years on. What does NZ Offshore Powerboating look like today?
Boating New Zealand will be following this weekend's racing offshore at Napier. Join us throughout t...
High-Speed thrills in Hawke’s Bay: The 2025 NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship begin
The anticipation is palpable as Napier gears up to host the inaugural round of the 2025 New Zealand ...
Maintenance is key
Keeping a racing boat together, on the water and competitive takes a great deal of ongoing maintenan...
Hull design and balance, Part II
There are many different hull designs and shapes, derived and refined largely as a result of trial a...
Power On : Gear ratio
Outboard manufacturers make engine/gearbox configurations for the ‘most common’ applications, but th...
Balance and weight
Getting the balance of a boat right is perhaps the most critical element in improving real race perf...
Safety first
Crashing a boat at high speed is not something anyone wants to experience, but it is a very real pos...
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