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Foiling Week

J Curve Holds on to the lead on the Penultimate day of the J/70 cup and Italian Championship

Porto Cervo, October 3, 2026. The second day of racing offered the 17 teams comp...
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PRINCESS X90 WORLD DEBUT
Boat World

PRINCESS X90 WORLD DEBUT

Princess Yachts will showcase eight yachts at the 2026 Cannes Yachting Festival,...
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New season fishing licenses and new resources.
Boat World

New season fishing licence and new resources

Fishing licences are on sale ahead of the October 1 season opener, with Fish &am...
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Boat World

Bright shines again with silver

Aimee Bright has won silver at the Olympic Classes Regatta in Long Beach, finish...
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Boat Brief

Katinka – a gift that will keep giving

A donated keelboat has been given a new lease on life at Brin Wilson Boat Builde...
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Turner can now boast back to back podium finishes.
Boat World

Chloe Turner wins second international youth sailing bronze

New Zealand ILCA 6 sailor Chloe Turner has claimed bronze at the ILCA 6 Youth Wo...
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Stabicraft Grand Prize Boat
Boat Business

Stabicraft Grand Prize Boat

XPO Exhibitions has announced Stabicraft as the Official Grand Prize Boat Partne...
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ONETenders are designed for multiple roles and can be fitted with traditional ICE outboards or electric propulsion system alternatives.
Boat Business

One vision, two hulls

After three years of focused development, testing and refinement, carbon fibre t...
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Boat Brief

Safety essentials

ACR Electronics and its brand Ocean Signal are highlighting how the latest marin...
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Torbay’s Blake Regatta transforms Waiake Beach into a youth sailing hub.
Boat World

Torbay’s Blake Regatta

Every first weekend of December, Waiake Beach on Auckland’s North Shore becomes ...
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UIM F1 H2O

F1h2o returns to shanghai

The UIM F1H2O World Championship has made its much-anticipated return to China, ...
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Boat Brief

Is it time we raised the standard?

New Zealand enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the world’s great boating na...
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Le Francais.
Boat World

Le Français refit with International

Le Français, France’s renowned heritage tall ship, has been refitted with Intern...
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Ocean Signal rescueME PLB3 (hand).
Boat Business

PLB3 wins enterprise award

Ocean Signal’s rescueME PLB3 Personal Locator Beacon, distributed in New Zealand...
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Rayglass 2400 Australian debut
Boat Business

Rayglass 2400 Australian debut

Rayglass Boats, a Brunswick Corporation brand and a globally recognized designer...
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Boat Brief

Up first

NZ Marine has revealed the dates for the 2027 Auckland Boat Show, with the indus...
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13.5m Elite Express Sports Cruiser
Boat Business

13.5m Elite Express Sports Cruiser

A bold new custom build is taking shape with the construction of this 13.5m Elit...
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A rendering of the new Swift Trawler 43 Flybridge.
Boat World

New Swift Trawler 43 Fly debut

For New Zealand owners who want to go further and stay out longer, Beneteau’s ne...
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Tripcast Tauranga Bay of Plenty. SeaLegs AI delivers AI-powered marine weather forecasts and fishing intelligence and is now available for the New Zealand region.
Boat Business

SeaLegs AI for NZ

SeaLegs AI is now available across all of New Zealand, delivering AI-powered mar...
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Foiling Week

The J/70 cup and Italian J/70 Class Championship Kicks Off

Three races completed on the opening day Porto Cervo, October 2 2026. Racing got...
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August 2026

Scanstrut appoints Hatherley

As Scanstrut marks its 40th anniversary and the ninth year of its US operation...
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Boating Lifestyle

Maritimo Muster | Moreton Bay Australia 2026

Maritimo Muster to Moreton Bay: Protected waterways, relaxed cruising, easy dist...
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Boating Lifestyle

The Maritimo stateroom: A home away from home

Discover what makes Maritimo staterooms different. From midship master suites fo...
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Looking towards Silo Marine at Auckland's marine park.
Boat Brief

‘Oscars of the marina industry’

The New Zealand Marina Operators Association has announced the finalists in the ...
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Foiling Week

The J/70 cup and Italian J/70 Class Championship Conclude the YCCS Sporting Season

Windward-leeward racing runs from tomorrow through Sunday and will see a fleet o...
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Trimutic's Logbook iPad Track.
August 2026

Log it in

Trimutic’s new LOGBOOK app is the next generation of its Logbook Suite. By autom...
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Boating News

Farnley’s Yamaha marine dealership sold after 16 years under founding partners

Marine dealership Farnley's Yamaha has changed hands, with new owners Jack Ewen ...
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Power Equipment to distribute Tohatsu outboards
August 2026

Power Equipment to distribute Tohatsu outboards

Tohatsu Corporation has appointed Power Equipment Pty Ltd as its exclusive distr...
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Boats

Maritimo’s S50 Motor Yacht Americas launch at FLIBS

Maritimo
Maritimo will proudly showcase the Americas launch of the S50 Sedan Motor Yacht ...
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52 Super Series

Who will bring the winning magic to Valencia and clinch the 52 SUPER SERIES season title?

Almost every year it seems the 52 SUPER SERIES season title goes down to the wir...
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Boat World

The new Oyster 515

Oyster Yachts has unveiled the Oyster 515, the next generation of its 50-foot lu...
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Boat Brief

Fathers and Sons Fishing Weekend

You are invited with your crew to participate in a fishing and boating weekend. ...
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Boat Business

Sydney Boat Show delivers

Sydney’s largest marine and boating event has wrapped up another successful year...
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Boat World

Paua poacher sentenced

A Porirua fisher who illegally harvested 1,869 pāua using scuba gear and intende...
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St Mary's Bay.
Boat World

New berth regime at Westhaven

I am writing this letter out of concern for the owners of 10-12m cruisers/racers...
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Historic Harmsworth Trophy goes electric
August 2026

Historic Harmsworth Trophy goes electric

A new chapter has begun for the British International Harmsworth Trophy, one o...
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Victron Orion XS 12-12-70A.
August 2026

Packed with power

Victron Energy has expanded its Orion XS DC-DC charger range with a new 12V-12V ...
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Multiplex has expanded its range of carbon sun awning poles with a new 80mm Carbon Pole, developed for yachts up to 50 metres. // Supplied
August 2026

Maximum performance, minimum weight

Multiplex has expanded its range of carbon sun awning poles with a new 80mm Carb...
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August 2026

New owner for RAILBLAZA

RAILBLAZA has been acquired by Kayak Distribution, a Canadian manufacturing co...
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Raymarine's new RCU-1 autopilot remote.
August 2026

You’re on autopilot

Raymarine’s new RCU-1 Wireless Autopilot Remote Control is a handheld, waterproo...
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