
Williams Jet Tenders and Evene Tenders head to Fort Lauderdale for US debutes of TurboJet MX range a...
Williams Jet Tenders and sister brand Evene Tenders are set to make a strong sho...

Māhia yacht rescue brings injured solo sailor safely to Gisborne
Coastguard Gisborne volunteers spent 11 hours helping an injured skipper return ...

Honda Marine takes its outboards to five North Island demo days
North Island · Spring 2026
On the water · Five locations
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Whale strike sinks Ōpua-bound yacht on return passage from Fiji
An RNZAF P-8A Poseidon located the four crew of Tai Tam, including a New Zealand...

Gulfland Marine enters a new era after 29 years with the Lewises
Craig and Tess Lewis have handed the Stanmore Bay dealership, where Jay MacDonal...

Record fleet starts racing in Portimão as para sailing awaits a Paralympic decision
Forty nations, new boats and a Wellington father-and-son crew line up at the sec...

StabiX launches first amphibious 250UCC walkaround
Invercargill amphibious boatbuilder StabiX has completed its first 250UCC, expan...

Equilibrium takes Roy McDell double as Wired wins on the water
Rob Bassett's Wired was first home in under four hours, Graham Matthews' Equilib...

Four days in Bon Accord Harbour to open the summer
As the Coastal Classic fleet heads for Russell on 23 October, a smaller fleet wi...

Funding injection approved for aquatic weed control at Lake Karāpiro
Waikato Regional Council will give aquatic pest plant control at Lake Karāpiro a...

Scanstrut to debut wireless-powered navigation light at IBEX
A Perko all-round pole light plugs into a Scanstrut base with no metal-on-metal ...

OceanLED goes smaller with new Sport Mini underwater light
The new 1,500-lumen surface-mount light weighs 150g and swaps the Sport Series' ...

Beneteau unveils Flyer 30 day boat
The 9.22 m twin-outboard boat has had its Americas premieres at Newport and head...

Simrad brings NEON OS 2.5 to NSO 4, adds ActiveTarget and Power-Pole integration
The update also brings native CZone control, expanded Mercury and Yamaha engine ...

Dragonfly marks 60 years with 2027 anniversary gathering
Danish trimaran builder Quorning Boats has set dates for a special edition of it...

Tarakihi catch limits slashed as minister moves to rebuild stocks
Commercial catch limits for tarakihi have been cut by up to 55 per cent and a na...

New Princess X90 hull claims a 10% power saving
The first X90, Jenny X, made her physical debut at Cannes in September, two year...

650-tonne 17th-century ship replica moved into dry dock for final voyage ashore
The 1628 VOC ship reconstruction has been afloat for 31 years. Now engineers hav...

Clockwork edges Equilibrium on handicap as Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series opens at Richmond YC
The five-race Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series is under way, with defending...

Building south-westerly tests Spring Regatta fleet around Waiheke
Twenty-seven boats headed out for Richmond Yacht Club’s Spring Regatta on Saturd...

Whitianga’s Esplanade ramp closed for dredging
Boaties who use the Whitianga Esplanade Boat Ramp will need to work around a thr...

Kiwi RIBs to power Australian sailing’s Olympic push
Southern Pacific Boats, the Kumeu-based inflatable manufacturer, has secured a s...

Sacs adds a third design strand with Hyper 5S
Italian builder Sacs, whose Strider and Rebel ranges already move between maxi-R...

All available boats answered the call on 9/11
Twenty five years ago, ferries, tugs, fishing boats, fireboats and private vesse...

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...

A week of shifting Sardinian breeze ends in six champions
The 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup opened in Porto Cervo under light easterly breeze ...

Kiwi champion Xervier Doney returns to world stage
Xervier Doney will return to international competition this October, confirmed t...

Nelson Harbours team completes jet ski training with veteran educator
Nelson's Harbours team has completed two days of training in personal watercraft...

Garmin’s GMI 40 brings clarity back to the helm
The GMI 40 is a dedicated instrument display, not a chartplotter. It displays re...

Four codes shape New Zealand’s powerboat racing season
Hydroplanes at more than 250km/h, offshore boats racing around the coast, jetspr...

Five Kiwis spread through three classes at Porto Cervo
Five New Zealand sailors hold afterguard or tactical...

Mercury and BlueNav trial a retrofit hybrid outboard
A joint demonstration at Cannes keeps a 250hp petrol outboard in place and adds ...

Jeanneau launches new EX 34 motorboat range
The French builder's new EX line debuts with a Hardtop and Cabin version, built ...

Five Kiwis spread through three classes at Porto Cervo
Five New Zealand sailors hold afterguard or tact...

Melges 24 Europeans mark 30 years with familiar champion
Ante Cesic defended his European title in Tønsberg as the championship marked th...

Why the AC75 hull is now a fuselage, not a hull
Naval architect Juan Kouyoumdjian, unattached to any team this cycle, explains w...

Toyota New Zealand marks 50 years of Hilux
Since arriving in New Zealand in 1976, the Hilux has become a trusted part of Ki...

Valencia showed just how quickly SailGP fortunes can turn
Tom Slingsby had this one won.
The final started in barely 7.5 knots of breez...

A backroom deal that kept Dennis Conner alive
Thirty years ago, a defender trial in San Diego produced a result few expected. ...

Dutch Boat of the Year 2026 winners announced at Hiswa te Water
The 2026 Dutch Boat of the Year Awards have been presented in Lelystad, with the...







