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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...

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. ...

UKOPRA 2027 Calendar Takes Offshore Racing Further Afield
After two seasons centred on Solent race venues, the United Kingdom Offshore Pow...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

Black Foils target strong finish to European leg in Geneva
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Friday 18 September 2026. New Zealand’s Black Foils head in...

Naples Preliminary Regatta Line-Up
Emirates Team New Zealand has confirmed the two crews that will sail at the seco...

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...

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 ...

Leigh-Smith Yachts returns to the Reef as major sponsors
Joined by a passionate crew for the 60th Anniversary Cairns Black Marlin Tournam...

Mistral Wind Delivers Another Spectacular day at Rolex Swan cup
Standings tight across almost every class heading into the final day Porto Cervo...

One Week To Go To Pr2 Naples
The one thing that all teams battle in every America’s Cup is time. They never h...

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...

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 ...

Champagne Sailing on day 2 of Rolex Swan cup
Swan One Design classes complete up to three windward-leeward races Race around ...

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

Rayglass introduces new Protector Expedition Series designed for extended offshore adventures
Rayglass Boats, a Brunswick Corporation brand and leading designer and manufactu...

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...

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

ZGyro expands across Australia & New Zealand
ZGyro is gaining strong momentum across Australia and New Zealand following its ...

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

North Sails technical apparel sponsor for 38th America’s Cup
North Sails has been announced as the Official Technical Apparel Sponsor of the ...

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

Person taken to hospital after boat capsizes at Manawatū beach
One person has been hospitalised after emergency services responded to rep...

The Russell Pauling story
Fortunate fellow
During the 1970s and 80s, Epiglass was the leading force in th...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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








