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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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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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SailGP 2026

Black Foils target strong finish to European leg in Geneva

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Friday 18 September 2026. New Zealand’s Black Foils head in...
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Back to Racing /// Preview to: Preliminary Regatta Naples
AC38

Naples Preliminary Regatta Line-Up

Emirates Team New Zealand has confirmed the two crews that will sail at the seco...
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AC38

Statement from Emirates Team New Zealand: Statement on legal action with North Sails

We have not yet been served with any filings although have only just become awar...
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The 2026 edition of the show promises 1.3km of boats on the water.
Events

Future audiences, new boating modes and sea trials focus of 2027 Auckland Boat Show

More sea trials, shared boating and creative approaches to getting on the water ...
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Tradition, the iconic Dickward 49ft custom-built gamefisher.
Events

Leigh-Smith Yachts returns to the Reef as major sponsors

Joined by a passionate crew for the 60th Anniversary Cairns Black Marlin Tournam...
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Photo credit: YCCS / Young Azzurra
Foiling Week

Mistral Wind Delivers Another Spectacular day at Rolex Swan cup

Standings tight across almost every class heading into the final day Porto Cervo...
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Tudor Team Alinghi AC40 training day. 27 August 2026. Tudor Team Alinghi. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup
AC38

One Week To Go To Pr2 Naples

The one thing that all teams battle in every America’s Cup is time. They never h...
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Photo credit: Mike Magnin / F1H2O
UIM F1 H2O

Jonas andersson shares his goal on his return to racing in shanghai: To win

For the third round of the 2026 UIM F1H2O World Championship season, the sport r...
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21 May 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Sardinia. Race Village Opening Ceremony. Ricardo Pinto / America’s Cup
AC38

A Race Village Like No Other – The Centrepiece Of Pr2 Naples

With just a few days to go before the ‘regatta of the year’, PR2 Naples, starts ...
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Photo credit: YCCS / Young Azzurra
Foiling Week

Champagne Sailing on day 2 of Rolex Swan cup

Swan One Design classes complete up to three windward-leeward races Race around ...
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Whitianga's Esplanade ramp. // Photo courtesy Waikato Regional Council
Boating News

Whitianga’s Esplanade ramp closed for dredging

Boaties who use the Whitianga Esplanade Boat Ramp will need to work around a thr...
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Rayglass introduces new Protector Expedition Series designed for extended offshore adventures. // Supplied
Boats

Rayglass introduces new Protector Expedition Series designed for extended offshore adventures

Rayglass
Rayglass Boats, a Brunswick Corporation brand and leading designer and manufactu...
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Multi Offshore World Champion Jennings joins the Revolution
UKOPRA

Multi Offshore World Champion Jennings joins the Revolution

A new name joins the Class 1 fleet for the final round of the 2026 UKOPRA Offsho...
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Southern Pacific Boats takes Kiwi RIBs onto the Olympic stage. // Photo credit: Beau Outteridge
Boating News

Kiwi RIBs to power Australian sailing’s Olympic push

Southern Pacific Boats, the Kumeu-based inflatable manufacturer, has secured a s...
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Boat Business

ZGyro expands across Australia & New Zealand

ZGyro is gaining strong momentum across Australia and New Zealand following its ...
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Ferretti Group appoints Stassi Anastassov as CEO
Boat Business

Ferretti Group appoints Stassi Anastassov as CEO

In May 2026 Ferretti Group S.P.A. has appointed Stassi Anastassov as Chief Execu...
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AC38

North Sails technical apparel sponsor for 38th America’s Cup

North Sails has been announced as the Official Technical Apparel Sponsor of the ...
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Boat Business

Senator Boats 30 years

Senator Boats turned 30 in June and marked the occasion with an eight-minute min...
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Safety & Education

Person taken to hospital after boat capsizes at Manawatū beach

One person has been hospitalised after emergency services responded to rep...
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Russell Pauling. // Photo credit: John Macfarlane
History

The Russell Pauling story

Fortunate fellow During the 1970s and 80s, Epiglass was the leading force in th...
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A classic line-up at the 2026 Auckland Wooden Boat Festival. // Photo credit: Roger Mills
Boating history

Wooden wonders

The second time round for the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival set up an expectatio...
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Apache 555 Repair Uncovers Rot Beyond the Poole Bay 100 Hole
UKOPRA

Apache 555 Repair Uncovers Rot Beyond the Poole Bay 100 Hole

Team Apache 555 have started work on the hull damage from June’s Poole Bay...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship: New Zealand's Veerle ten Have claims career-best fifth place in Weymouth
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship: New Zealand’s Veerle ten Have claims career-best fifth place i...

Veerle ten Have has secured the best finish of her windfoiling career at a world...
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SACS 5S // Photo courtesy SACS Marine
Boats

Sacs adds a third design strand with Hyper 5S

Italian builder Sacs, whose Strider and Rebel ranges already move between maxi-R...
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Workboats head toward Manhattan to assist with evacuations on Sept. 11, 2001. // Photo credit: New York Council of the Navy League
History

All available boats answered the call on 9/11

Twenty five years ago, ferries, tugs, fishing boats, fireboats and private vesse...
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Boats

Ducati marks 100 years with a 1,500hp Pirelli 44

Ducati is celebrating 100 years with a move onto the water. SACS Marine and Duca...
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Golden Globe Race

Golden Globe leaders stretch to 60-mile lead as fleet splits on breeze

Six days into the 2026 Golden Globe Race, the fleet is dividing itself along a c...
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - Grand Prix Day 4 // Photo credit; Studio Borlenghi
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

A week of shifting Sardinian breeze ends in six champions

The 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup opened in Porto Cervo under light easterly breeze ...
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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

Aotearoa Ocean Racing: A class of its own in the Ocean Race Atlantic

The Ocean Race Atlantic was really two races in one. Five foiling IMOCAs fought ...
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2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship, Day 5: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington falls agonisingly short of medal series in Ireland
ILCA 6

2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, Day 5: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington falls agon...

Greta Pilkington’s bid for an ILCA 6 World Championship medal has ended, with th...
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Xavier with his crew mate and Dad, Paul Doney. // Photo courtesy RPAYC media
World Sailing Inclusion Championships

Kiwi champion Xervier Doney returns to world stage

Xervier Doney will return to international competition this October, confirmed t...
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