
Seventy years on: The Outboard Boating Club of Auckland
The Outboard Boating Club of Auckland traces its roots to 1955, when Sea Spray e...

Oyster’s new 515 puts the swim platform at the centre of the design brief
Oyster Yachts has unveiled the Oyster 515, a new addition to the British builder...

Zeelander 8 Solea: The fastest flagship built for an owner, not a crew
Most 24-metre yachts are designed around crew. Solea wasn't. The latest Zeelande...

Sanlorenzo unveils SHE, a fresh nod to the navetta era
Italian builder Sanlorenzo has put the first hull of its new Heritage range in t...

Why New Zealand’s best boat recycling idea isn’t recycling at all
Back in 2018, we asked what happens to boats when they reach the end of their wo...

Custom Line’s new 35-metre displacement yacht hits the water in Ancona
Custom Line has launched the first hull of its new Navetta 35, the entry point i...

Aegean 600: Aether closes in on the 100-hour mark
Kiwi sailor Andrew Hall and Greek co-skipper Evi Delidou are into the closing mi...

Sports car thinking meets luxury cruising in the Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 Alpine Edition
Deep Abyss Blue paintwork that shifts with the light. Navy and black finishes, a...

Singapore Yachting Festival 2027 dates revised to 22–25 April, following record-breaking 2026 editio...
The Singapore Yachting Festival has confirmed revised dates for its fifth editio...

MV Jocelyn: a 1968 Brin Wilson 49 sportfisher with a family history
Few names carry the weight in New Zealand boatbuilding that Brin Wilson does. Fo...

Norseman 500C: a name from another world entirely — for sale
The name Norseman 500 might ring a bell for the wrong reason. In vintage off-roa...

New from Solaris Power: the 64 Grand Coupé
Solaris Power has pulled the wraps off its latest model, the 64 Grand Coupé, ext...

Fast start to the 2026 Aegean 600, Andrew Hall and Aether settle into the pack
A brisk Meltemi of 25 to 30 knots greeted the 6th edition of the Aegean 600 at C...

Three pulled from water after Poor Knights launch sinks
A 28-foot launch went down near the Sugar Loaf Rocks at the Poor Knights Islands...

Raymarine’s new RCU-1 handheld ‘Point & Go’ waterproof wireless autopilot rem...
Solo sailors and short-handed crews are the clear winners with Raymarine's new R...

Marine veteran appointed to lead MC-ZERO
MC-ZERO, the builder of carbon fiber electric jet tenders, has named Chris Baird...

New 70A option joins Victron’s Orion XS DC-DC charger lineup
Victron Energy has expanded its Orion XS DC-DC charger series with a 12V to 12V ...

Gareth Hodson marks 30 years helping grow ENL into a globally recognised marine technology business
Gareth Hodson was twelve years old when he first worked in the marine industry, ...

Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series returns for 2026/27, with a 90th Balokovic and a new shorthanded divisio...
Auckland's premier offshore passage racing series is back, with dates confirmed ...

Keel trouble on the Channel, then a dive — Oakley Marsh fights back on Tour Voile’s opening le...
The Tour de France à la Voile's first offshore passage, from Cherbourg to Saint-...

Luptons battle gremlins on debut at Brockville
The season finally found its rhythm at the 1000 Islands Regatta in Brockville, ...

When the boats are the argument: inside the 2026 Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
Nobody has fully solved the question of what powers the next generation of boats...

Caribbean 420 Express – Now for sale
The Caribbean 420 Express made its official global debut back in August 2015 at ...

Thames-Coromandel introduces new digital boat ramp permit system
Boaties heading out on the water in the Thames-Coromandel district will soon not...

Artemis Technologies launches world’s first electric hydrofoil pilot boat
Belfast-based Artemis Technologies has put the world's first fully electric hydr...

Scanstrut DS-HSL-01 Horizontal Cable Seal
Fitting a Starlink dish to a boat is the easy part. Routing the cable through th...

Grand Soleil’s biggest blue-water weapon yet pushes 26 metres
Cantiere del Pardo has quietly been building something significant in its Forlì ...

Marex Boats commits €20 million to major Kaunas expansion
The Lithuanian shipyard behind the Marex range of cabin cruisers has announced a...

Pershing GTX90: New 28m sport utility yacht sets new standard for deck space
Italian performance yacht builder Pershing has unveiled the GTX90, the fourth mo...

Greenline Yachts closes in on launch of all-new 50-footer
Slovenia's Greenline Yachts is putting the finishing touches to its new Greenlin...

Grand Banks and Palm Beach Motor Yachts open first-of-its-kind Owners Club in Newport
Grand Banks and Palm Beach Motor Yachts have launched a dedicated Owners Club in...

The simple tech trick finally getting boaties to slow down
Digital speed signs are actually working to slow down boaters across South Austr...

Beyond the Milk Run: how the new Asia-Pacific Alliance benefits NZ superyacht hubs
For decades, the global superyacht fleet has stuck to a pretty predictable routi...

Notices to Mariners June 2026: New charts, harbour updates and navigation changes
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) has released the latest Notices to Mariners ...

French Polynesia expands world’s largest marine protected area across key Pacific cruising wat...
If you've done the passage north from New Zealand into the Pacific, you'll know ...

French racer David Helluin just set the first UIM World Record of 2026
French racer David Helluin just kicked off the 2026 racing season by locking in ...

Meet Seika: A classic Sparkman & Stephens built for real ocean sailing
It is always great to see an older boat that has actually been taken care of, an...

Los Gallos win it at the wire as Halifax serves up its first four-boat final
Race Day 2 in Halifax brought sunshine and a building breeze, a welcome turnarou...

Propeller-free and still turning heads: Rowdy Dowty went back to the lake where it all began
A rare 1950s speedboat with a New Zealand connection at its mechanical heart has...

Groupe Beneteau realigns its global fleet
A major industrial transition has reshaped the American recreational boating lan...







