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All set for the Youth Sailing World Championships 2025 in Vilamoura, Portugal © Nuno Fortinho Mendes : World Sailing
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Following a proud path, New Zealand youth sailors contest the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships...

Youth Worlds
The 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships are under way in Vilamoura, Portugal, with competitive ra...
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🆘 HELP!!! Support boats wanted as offshore powerboat racing heads to Napier

New Zealand Offshore Powerboating
Offshore Powerboat Racing New Zealand is calling on the wider boating community as it prepares for i...
Triple Threat // Photo credit: Shot 360 Photography
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Hydroplane Invitational Series fires up with tight racing at Mangakino

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Series
A big turnout, close clock starts, and a breakthrough win for Toni Lowe set the tone for the new thr...
Riptide Racing partnership strengthens late push toward AC38
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Riptide Racing partnership strengthens late push toward AC38

AC38
A new partnership with Pindar by Manuport Logistics gives the US syndicate vital momentum as it work...
New Zealand entry, Vixen Racing in the 2025 Cabbage Tree Island Race // Photo credit: Andrea Francolini / CYCA
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The shape of a season: how the Blue Water Pointscore and Maxi fleets defined Australia’s offshore ye...

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
From the chaos of the Gold Coast Race to URM’s iron grip on IRC, this season delivered a collision o...
Gizmo // Photo credit: Wendell Teodoro for SailorgirlHQ
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Gizmo vs the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: the Kiwi battler with a big heart

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In a fleet crowded with giants, Gizmo carries a story built on grit, generosity, and one of the most...
The Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team's new Wing Trimmer, Stuart Bithell // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP
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Stuart Bithell joins Emirates GBR SailGP Team for 2026 season

SailGP 2026
Olympic champions reconnect as Emirates GBR retools for another title push Stuart Bithell joins E...
Motorboat III // Photo credit: Suellen Hurling / Live Sail Die
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Motorboat III and the call of the Round North Island Yacht Race

Round North Island (RNI)
A seasoned crew, a rebuilt racer, and a circuit that remains New Zealand’s toughest offshore test. ...
Tugboat race charges back for the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta // Photo credit: Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
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Tugboat race charges back for the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta

Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
The harbour’s loudest, proudest spectacle returns with a call for working tugs to join the fleet. A...
Waitaki access restored as Rooneys Ramp brings the river back to life. // Photo credit: Paul Dickson
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Waitaki access restored as Rooneys Ramp brings the river back to life

Fishing
The Waitaki River boat ramp at State Highway 1 has had a long overdue upgrade, restoring safe access...
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New Zealand Jet Boat River Racing confirms 2026 calendar as focus shifts to World Championship years...

Jetboating
No marathon in 2026 as the sport gears up for back-to-back World Championship campaigns in 2027 and ...
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Australia comes out swinging: The 2026 Season SailGP BONDS Flying Roos reset the race

SailGP 2026
The Australians hit 2026 with a refreshed crew, a returning Olympic great, and the kind of momentum ...
// Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas / Boating New Zealand
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Racing on the edge: Percy Jones Memorial tightens the Gold Cup fight

Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series
A long coastal slog, a few bold moves, and a finish order that left every crew wide awake heading in...
Jack Lupton wins the GP at Round 2 of the Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder racing // Photo credit: Hydro Thunder
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Back on the charge: Jack Lupton at the Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder R2, Mangakino

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Series
A clear, fast weekend on Lake Maraetai as Round Two delivers decisive results across two full days o...
3rd Time Lucky // Photo credit: Shot 360 Photography
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Round 1 2025 New Zealand Jetsprint Championship launches with speed, drama, and new talent in Feathe...

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
Featherston delivers tight racing, breakout performances, and a strong start to the six round nation...
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Auckland Anniversary Regatta keelboats return to the Waitematā

Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
A refreshed Harbour Race format aims to bring keelboats back to Anniversary Day and rebuild one of A...
Tommy O'Connor, 16th in the Optimist White class. // Photo credit: Insight Media
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Racing toward the future: the next wave rises at the Sir Peter Blake Regatta

Sir Peter Blake Regatta
The 2025 Sir Peter Blake Regatta opened at the Torbay Sailing Club (Hauraki Gulf) with all the colou...
Vixen Racing in the 2025 PIC Coastal Classic // Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas Boating / New Zealand
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Four Kiwi boats, four Kiwi stories, four bold ambitions in the 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Rac...

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Four very different New Zealand boats take aim at the 80th Sydney Hobart. None share a design or a p...
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Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2026 approaches

Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Bay of Islands Sailing Week is just around the corner, returning from 19 to 23 January 2026. Now in ...
Another Duchess // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Hummingbird
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Percy Jones Memorial sets the stage for a decisive Gold Cup showdown

Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series
The second-to-last race of the Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series brings the season’s closest fight back to...
Lake Maraetai // Photo credit: Kirsten Thomas / Boating New Zealand
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Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder returns to Mangakino for Round Two

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Series
GP hydros, strong support classes and the first Hydroplane Invitational Cup round Lake Maraetai a...
// Photo credit: Ian Roman / World Match Racing Tour
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Riptide Racing America’s Cup bid: a late US challenger steps into the frame

AC38
An unexpected American bid brings new energy to AC38 as Riptide Racing races the clock to secure fun...
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Hydroplane Invitational Cup Series launches in New Zealand

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Series
The new Hydroplane Invitational Cup Series brings H2000, Mod H and naturally aspirated 2.4 litre hyd...
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Team New Zealand shifts into gear as momentum starts to build

AC38
Jo Aleh steps into Emirates Team New Zealand as the new Cup cycle kicks into gear. Her arrival lines...
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Four IRC heavy-hitters shape the contest for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race

RORC Transatlantic
Four IRC heavy-hitters shape the contest for the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race
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Handicap heroes and tight battles in the 2025 Doyle Sails Cavalli Islands Race

Doyle Sails Cavalli Island Race
A clear look at what really shaped the results of the 2025 Doyle Sails Cavalli Islands Race. Light ...
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Black Foils fall short in Abu Dhabi Grand Final

SailGP 2025
The Black Foils have suffered defeat in a tensely contested Rolex SailGP Championship Grand Final in...
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Line honours for Motorboat III in the Doyle Sails Cavalli Islands Race 2025

Doyle Sails Cavalli Island Race
Motorboat III wins the Doyle Sails Cavalli Islands Race 2025 after a tight 46-hour duel with Equilib...
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Denmark dominate Abu Dhabi as Rockwool Denmark storm to the SailGP win

SailGP 2025
France took the win in Race 6, but the weekend belongs to Nicolai Sehested and the Rockwool crew.
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Emirates GBR win the SailGP Season 5 Championship!

SailGP 2025
Fletcher’s crew stay sharp as Australia press hard and New Zealand run out of breeze The 2025 Sai...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 2, Fleet Race 6 – France close Abu Dhabi with a clean, confident win

SailGP 2025
France made the best start to Day 2 in Abu Dhabi, taking Race 6 in conditions that barely let the fl...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 2, Fleet Race 5 — GBR stay composed as penalties rattle the fleet

SailGP 2025
GBR nail the start and set the tone Fleet Race 5 began with slightly steadier breeze than anythin...
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Abu Dhabi weather report for SailGP Finale day 2

SailGP 2025
Sunday brings another hot, settled day in Abu Dhabi, almost a repeat of Saturday. Skies stay clear t...
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Black Foils finish ahead of grand final rivals on the opening day at Abu Dhabi

SailGP 2025
A mixed day of fleet racing has the Black Foils sitting in eighth overall in Abu Dhabi but crucially...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1 in review, a great day for Denmark!

SailGP 2025
Denmark rise above a windless harbour as the 2025 SailGP title heads for a tense final day.
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 4: Switzerland handle the pressure as penalties reshape the fleet

SailGP 2025
Light air and tight traffic define the final race of Day One. A tense start in drifting air SailGP...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 3: Denmark seals a masterclass in light air

SailGP 2025
A sharp start and clean air set Denmark up for one of their tidiest races of the season, leaving the...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 2: Denmark take control as France hit back

SailGP 2025
Light breeze, narrow lanes, and a tense scrap for season points shape a gritty second race in Abu Dh...
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 1: Germany strike first as light winds shake the fleet

SailGP 2025
You cannot win the regatta on Day 1 but you can definitely lose it. SailGP Abu Dhabi Race 1 opene...
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Weather forecast for Abu Dhabi for SailGP, Saturday (their local time)

SailGP 2025
This Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi will be warm, sunny and dry - and HOT, at least for those not u...

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