DIY BOATING

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.
Photo credit: Rowing New Zealand
Rowing

Welcome to the Bosbaan, world rowing’s Autobahn

The venue for this year's World Rowing Championships has a reputation for produc...
Read more
Photo credit: Rowing New Zealand
Rowing

2026 Rowing NZ Pathway List Announcement

Rowing New Zealand is pleased to announce the athletes selected to the 2026 Rowi...
Read more
Boating News

Lake Brunner’s classic boats return for a seventh year

The Lake Brunner Classic Boat Gathering returns to Moana, on the West Coast, fr...
Read more
The BONDS Flying Roos win ROCKWOOL Germany SailGP 2026 // Photo credit: SailGP media team
SailGP 2026

Speed records and a photo finish as BONDS Flying Roos extend their lead over the Black Foils’ ...

Australia's BONDS Flying Roos extended their championship lead in erratic Baltic...
Read more
21 May 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Sardinia. Official Practice Race. GB1 and EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
AC38

One Month To Go To Sensational Naples

The storylines are virtually writing themselves. All across the fleet of the Lou...
Read more
Marcin Zielinski Wins Fourth Straight F-500 World Title at Ruse
UIM Hydros

Marcin Zielinski Wins Fourth Straight F-500 World Title at Ruse

Marcin Zielinski secured his fourth consecutive UIM F-500 Hydro GP World Champio...
Read more
St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festival // St Katharine Docks Classic Boat Festiva
Events

St Katharine Docks readies its 17th Classic Boat Festival

St Katharine Docks has confirmed its Classic Boat Festival for Saturday 12 and S...
Read more
Peter Morin Ends China CTIC Association After Nine Seasons
UIM F1H2O

Peter Morin Ends China CTIC Association After Nine Seasons

Peter Morin announced the end of his time with China CTIC Team on Facebook on Sa...
Read more
Photo credit: Mike Magnin / F1H2O
UIM F1 H2O

Peter morin and china ctic team part ways

: Peter Morin and China CTIC Team have announced that the two parties have parte...
Read more
SailGP 2026

Black Foils NZ book their spot in Sassnitz’s Super Sunday final as SailGP’s fastest-ever...

A new fastest boat in the world DS Team France hit 107.63km/h rounding the firs...
Read more
Taihoro sailing at 50 knots /// AC75 America's Cup training
AC38

Emirates Team New Zealand Wraps Up High-Octane Mid-Winter Ac75 Auckland Testing Block

Emirates Team New Zealand has officially concluded another intensive mid-winter ...
Read more
Vessev's VS–9s, electric hydrofoiling catamarans designed and built in Auckland, New Zealand
Boating News

NZ marine tech company Vessev raises $32 million in funding for US expansion

A New Zealand marine tech company that makes electric hydrofoiling passenger boa...
Read more
The world's most famous tea clipper carries the figurehead of Nannie the Witch.
Featured Article

A safe pair of eyes

Satellite navigation, accurate weather forecasts and seaworthy vessels are a giv...
Read more
Photo credit: Rowing New Zealand
Rowing

Kiwis embrace the international umpiring pathway

Becoming an rowing official and engaging in international regattas is a very rea...
Read more
June 29, 2024. America's Cup on Tour: Tarragona, Serrallo.
AC38

The America’s Cup At 175 – A Fine Legacy And A Bright Future

When John Cox Stevens caught his steamship home across the Atlantic and back to ...
Read more
Boating is already undergoing electrification, with. certain brands like Greenline leading the way.
Boating News

Is the fuel crisis changing boating faster than you think?

There's a quiet shift happening in Australasia. The kind that builds over season...
Read more
Photo credit: The Ocean Race
Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic to recognise ocean action

An expanded Racing for the Ocean Teams Challenge features new awards for ocean i...
Read more
The 26 Seaborg Tough Mega Monster
Events

Daiwa unveils 2026/27 tackle range ahead of AFTA show

Daiwa Australia's new-season lineup includes electric reels and lever-drag gear ...
Read more
// Supplied
Boating News

GOfuel adds 24/7 diesel stop at Hobsonville Marina

GOfuel has opened a new 24-hour diesel refuelling facility at Hobsonville Marina...
Read more
The Black Cat after the grounding. Photo shows obvious list and passengers beginning to transfer to responding boats. Photo taken by witness, supplied to TVNZ (via TIAC / Facebook).
Safety & Education

Black Cat grounding: TAIC reveals what happened aboard

TAIC's interim factual report details what happened aboard the passenger catamar...
Read more
Photo credit: 52 SUPER SERIES
52 Super Series

52 SUPER SERIES fleet is ready for a Royal Cup rumble at Puerto Calero, Lanzarote.

Next week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup is the fourth rega...
Read more
PPL PHOTO AGENCY – COPYRIGHT RESERVED 1988 America's Cup: Stars & Stripes catamaran, skippered by Dennis Conner which beat New Zealand's 130ft monohull 2-0 off San Diego, the one sided event became known as "the coma off Point Loma" PHOTO CREDIT:Nick Rains/PPL *** Local Caption *** 1988 America's Cup: Stars & Stripes catamaran, skippered by Dennis Conner which beat New Zealand's 130ft monohull 2-0 off San Diego, the one sided event became known as "the coma off Point Loma"
AC38

175 Years Of Technology In The America’s Cup

“If she is right, why, we must all be wrong” was the famous quote, made by the M...
Read more
Black Foils launch new F50 ahead of Halifax SailGP return
SailGP 2026

Kiwis spread across grid for Germany SailGP return

New Zealand sailors will front several different teams when the ROCKWOOL Germany...
Read more
Bay of Islands Sailing Week

Bay of Islands Sailing Week shifts HQ, seeks sanctuary permit for 2027

The Notice of Race for the 24th Bay of Islands Sailing Week has landed, and the ...
Read more
Photo credit: Women's WMRT
Women's Match Racing

World match racing Tour Finals Set for Historic Double-header at Amaala Yacht Club

– World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour Finals to be stage...
Read more
The stand-out result of the week belonged to David Davenport and Ken Stevenson, who made the trip from Western Australia with their Bethwaite 89er, Don't Panic!, and won every race in the Trailable Yachts and Sports Boats division.
Airlie Beach Race Week

Kiwis front up at Airlie Beach Race Week

The 38th Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week wrapped up in the Whitsu...
Read more
Palanad 4 // Supplied
Race Around Britain and Ireland

New Zealand sailors top Round Britain and Ireland fleet

Two New Zealand sailors look set to finish first and second (IRC) overall in the...
Read more
Boat 2, Josh Hydes boat and team in the 2026 Chicago Grand Slam. // Courtesy of Chicago Yacht Club.
World Match Racing Tour

Josh Hyde wins Chicago Grand Slam after big turnaround

Josh Hyde has claimed his first senior international title, winning the Chicago ...
Read more
8 August 2026, America’s Cup Recon, Emirates Team New Zealand, Taihoro, AC75, Day 21 Sam Thom / America's Cup
AC38

America’s Cup week in review as Naples build takes shape

It has been a week where the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup stopped being pape...
Read more
NZ Boat Register AquaGPS
Boat gear

AquaGPS

Wellington-based New Zealand Boat Register, in partnership with One NZ, has laun...
Read more
Cruising the Pacific- Rarotonga's merciless seawall and a harbour that never sleeps
Destinations

Cruising the Pacific: Rarotonga’s merciless seawall and a harbour that never sleeps

In early 2013, boating journalist Steve Raea returned to Mexico's west coast to ...
Read more
Stabicraft at the 2025 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show
Boating News

Stabicraft returns as Boat Show grand prize partner

Stabicraft has been named the Official Grand Prize Boat Partner for the Hutchwil...
Read more
Makai 42 a new benchmark
Boat Business

Makai 42: a new benchmark

Makai Yachts has unveiled the Makai 42, a power catamaran that sets a new standa...
Read more
Some of the best weather in the tropics is during cyclone season.
Destinations

10 cyclone seasons in the South Pacific

Each year in May/June once the cyclone season is coming to an end, a fleet of Ki...
Read more
2027 Sea-Doo RXP® -X® // Supplied
Boating News

Sea-Doo unveils 350hp jet skis and Senna special edition

Sea-Doo has pushed its personal watercraft range to 350 horsepower for 2027, the...
Read more
2023 Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 for sale through 36 Degrees Brokers
Boats

2023 Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 listed in Auckland at $349,000

A 2023 Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 is for sale in Auckland, with the asking price rece...
Read more
Riva 96' Argo Super // Supplied
Boats

Riva launches 96′ Argo Super flybridge yacht

Riva
The Riva 96' Argo Super, a 28.79-metre flybridge yacht featuring an updated layo...
Read more
How Yamaha Outlasted Evinrude, Johnson and OMC
Outboards

How Yamaha Outlasted Evinrude, Johnson and OMC

Yamaha built its outboard business on a single idea: an engine that survives its...
Read more
NZ Boat Fish & Dive Expo. // Supplied
Events

NZ Boat, Fish & Dive Expo new boats confirmed

The NZ Boat, Fish & Dive Expo is just under two week away, and the exhibitor...
Read more
Photo credit: Rowing New Zealand
Rowing

2026 Rowing NZ Summer Performance Hub Announcement

Rowing NZ is pleased to announce the list of invited Pathway athletes for the Su...
Read more

Recent articles