One season closes, another opens. The 2025 NZBMC series kicks off in Te Anau.
NZBMC starts up 5th April in Te Anau hosted by the Gore Boat Club, in what will ...
Drama at Whitianga Offshore Powerboat’s summer 2025 finale
Mechanical heartbreak and fierce competition mark the thrilling conclusion of Ne...
High-speed showdown: Coranto’s comeback and championship battles heat up at Lake Taupō
After the shortened opening round of the 2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Ch...
Mark Helms shows he still has what it’s got, beating son in a showdown, on Day 1 of NZ Offshore Powe...
The second round of the 2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championship roared ...
The Blue Pill makes a comeback in Taupō for the NZ 2025 Offshore Powerboat Series
After the first round of the 2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championships w...
Reflections on why Day 2 of the Napier series of the 2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championshi...
The second day of the First Series of the New Zealand Offshore Championships in ...
Maintenance is key
Keeping a racing boat together, on the water and competitive takes a great deal ...
Hull design and balance, Part II
There are many different hull designs and shapes, derived and refined largely as...
Power On : Gear ratio
Outboard manufacturers make engine/gearbox configurations for the ‘most common’ ...
Balance and weight
Getting the balance of a boat right is perhaps the most critical element in impr...
Power-on: Trim tabs for safety and speed
Trim tabs come in all shapes and sizes and can be fitted in a variety of ways.
Power On : Steering the way
Probably one of the most hotly-discussed topics within the powerboat racing comm...
Power-On: Ski-boat racers
Before going racing, taking the hull to a boatbuilder for a once-over is a smart...