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Hydroplanes, clinker dinghies and a rare aluminium speed boat star at Lake Rotoiti
From hydroplanes to clinker dinghies, the 2026 NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show delivered a weekend ...
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NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show results 2026 March 7-8
High temperatures, a steady breeze for the yachts and clear skies for the aircraft flyover made a pe...
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2026 NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show weekend promises two days of action on and off the water
Visitors heading to the boat show this coming weekend, on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 March 2026, can ex...
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NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show returns to Lake Rotoiti in March 2026
The NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show will return to Lake Rotoiti on 7 and 8 March 2026, bringing tog...
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Flak Too: The hydroplane that broke 100mph on Lake Rotoiti
In April 1968, on the long freshwater reach of Lake Rotoiti near Nelson, Flak Too became the first b...
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Glorious hydrodynamic relaxation
Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park, framed by glacial slopes and native beech forest, co...
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NZ Antique & Classic Boatshow returns to Lake Rotoiti in March 2026
Wooden classics, lake racing, and heritage stories return to St Arnaud with Boating NZ once again su...
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Happy anniversary: 25th NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show
Blue skies, sparkling water, big crowds and a record number of interesting boats
of every sort mad...
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The winner of the NZ Retro Boat 2025: Tugboat
The winner of Boating New Zealand magazine’s inaugural NZ Retro Boat Trophy went to Tugboat, a Savag...
A spectacular showcase of classic boating at Lake Rotoiti
The 2025 NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes, was nothing short of specta...
The waters that bind us
On March 1 boats of every description will descend on Lake Rotiti for the Antiques and Classics Boat...
A true find: a Riva Tritone at the New Zealand Antique and Classic Boat Show
To my delight I have discovered a 1960's Riva Tritone speedboat at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes at the...
World-class show
Nelson’s Antique and Classic Boat Show has been named the ‘most unique boat show on the planet’,
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Shaken & Stirred – Antiques & Classic Boat Show 2023
If you’ve never been to the Antique & Classic Boat Show, I’d urge you to add it to your 2024 dia...
Expect the unusual
Kiwis short of ‘staycation’ ideas should check out the NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show. Held annu...
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Beattieful – an immaculately-restored wooden clinker runabout built by Jim Beattie and restored in 2...
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