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Following a proud path, New Zealand youth sailors contest the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships...
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
Offshore Powerboat Racing New Zealand is calling on the wider boating community as it prepares for i...

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Hydroplane Invitational Series fires up with tight racing at Mangakino
A big turnout, close clock starts, and a breakthrough win for Toni Lowe set the tone for the new thr...

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Riptide Racing partnership strengthens late push toward AC38
A new partnership with Pindar by Manuport Logistics gives the US syndicate vital momentum as it work...

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The shape of a season: how the Blue Water Pointscore and Maxi fleets defined Australia’s offshore ye...
From the chaos of the Gold Coast Race to URM’s iron grip on IRC, this season delivered a collision o...

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Gizmo vs the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: the Kiwi battler with a big heart
In a fleet crowded with giants, Gizmo carries a story built on grit, generosity, and one of the most...

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Stuart Bithell joins Emirates GBR SailGP Team for 2026 season
Olympic champions reconnect as Emirates GBR retools for another title push
Stuart Bithell joins E...

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Motorboat III and the call of the Round North Island Yacht Race
A seasoned crew, a rebuilt racer, and a circuit that remains New Zealand’s toughest offshore test.
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Tugboat race charges back for the 2026 Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
The harbour’s loudest, proudest spectacle returns with a call for working tugs to join the fleet.
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Waitaki access restored as Rooneys Ramp brings the river back to life
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...
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
The Australians hit 2026 with a refreshed crew, a returning Olympic great, and the kind of momentum ...

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Racing on the edge: Percy Jones Memorial tightens the Gold Cup fight
A long coastal slog, a few bold moves, and a finish order that left every crew wide awake heading in...

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Back on the charge: Jack Lupton at the Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder R2, Mangakino
A clear, fast weekend on Lake Maraetai as Round Two delivers decisive results across two full days o...

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Round 1 2025 New Zealand Jetsprint Championship launches with speed, drama, and new talent in Feathe...
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
A refreshed Harbour Race format aims to bring keelboats back to Anniversary Day and rebuild one of A...

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Racing toward the future: the next wave rises at the Sir Peter Blake Regatta
The 2025 Sir Peter Blake Regatta opened at the Torbay Sailing Club (Hauraki Gulf) with all the colou...

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Four Kiwi boats, four Kiwi stories, four bold ambitions in the 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Rac...
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 is just around the corner, returning from 19 to 23 January 2026. Now in ...

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Percy Jones Memorial sets the stage for a decisive Gold Cup showdown
The second-to-last race of the Doyle Sails Gold Cup Series brings the season’s closest fight back to...

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Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder returns to Mangakino for Round Two
GP hydros, strong support classes and the first Hydroplane Invitational Cup round
Lake Maraetai a...

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Riptide Racing America’s Cup bid: a late US challenger steps into the frame
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
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
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
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
A clear look at what really shaped the results of the 2025 Doyle Sails Cavalli Islands Race.
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Black Foils fall short in Abu Dhabi Grand Final
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
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!
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
Light air and tight traffic define the final race of Day One.
A tense start in drifting air
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SailGP Abu Dhabi Day 1, Race 3: Denmark seals a masterclass in light air
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
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
You cannot win the regatta on Day 1 but you can definitely lose it.
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Weather forecast for Abu Dhabi for SailGP, Saturday (their local time)
This Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi will be warm, sunny and dry - and HOT, at least for those not u...












