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Rayglass introduces new Protector Expedition Series designed for extended offshore adventures. // Supplied
Boats

Rayglass introduces new Protector Expedition Series designed for extended offshore adventures

Rayglass
Rayglass Boats, a Brunswick Corporation brand and leading designer and manufactu...
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Multi Offshore World Champion Jennings joins the Revolution
UKOPRA

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...
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Southern Pacific Boats takes Kiwi RIBs onto the Olympic stage. // Photo credit: Beau Outteridge
Boating News

Kiwi RIBs to power Australian sailing’s Olympic push

Southern Pacific Boats, the Kumeu-based inflatable manufacturer, has secured a s...
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Boat Business

ZGyro expands across Australia & New Zealand

ZGyro is gaining strong momentum across Australia and New Zealand following its ...
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Ferretti Group appoints Stassi Anastassov as CEO
Boat Business

Ferretti Group appoints Stassi Anastassov as CEO

In May 2026 Ferretti Group S.P.A. has appointed Stassi Anastassov as Chief Execu...
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AC38

North Sails technical apparel sponsor for 38th America’s Cup

North Sails has been announced as the Official Technical Apparel Sponsor of the ...
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Boat Business

Senator Boats 30 years

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

Person taken to hospital after boat capsizes at Manawatū beach

One person has been hospitalised after emergency services responded to rep...
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Russell Pauling. // Photo credit: John Macfarlane
History

The Russell Pauling story

Fortunate fellow During the 1970s and 80s, Epiglass was the leading force in th...
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A classic line-up at the 2026 Auckland Wooden Boat Festival. // Photo credit: Roger Mills
Boating history

Wooden wonders

The second time round for the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival set up an expectatio...
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Apache 555 Repair Uncovers Rot Beyond the Poole Bay 100 Hole
UKOPRA

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...
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SACS 5S // Photo courtesy SACS Marine
Boats

Sacs adds a third design strand with Hyper 5S

Italian builder Sacs, whose Strider and Rebel ranges already move between maxi-R...
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Workboats head toward Manhattan to assist with evacuations on Sept. 11, 2001. // Photo credit: New York Council of the Navy League
History

All available boats answered the call on 9/11

Twenty five years ago, ferries, tugs, fishing boats, fireboats and private vesse...
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Boats

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...
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Golden Globe Race

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...
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - Grand Prix Day 4 // Photo credit; Studio Borlenghi
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

A week of shifting Sardinian breeze ends in six champions

The 36th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup opened in Porto Cervo under light easterly breeze ...
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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

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 ...
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2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship, Day 5: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington falls agonisingly short of medal series in Ireland
ILCA 6

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...
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Xavier with his crew mate and Dad, Paul Doney. // Photo courtesy RPAYC media
World Sailing Inclusion Championships

Kiwi champion Xervier Doney returns to world stage

Xervier Doney will return to international competition this October, confirmed t...
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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

Ocean Race Atlantic: Kiwi entry MSIG Europe races the weather for final finish

Five boats are home. Conrad Colman's Aotearoa Ocean Racing crew aboard M...
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Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to host 2027 World Sailing Youth and Women's Match Racing World Championships
Women's Match Racing

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron to host 2027 World Sailing Youth and Women’s Match Racing Wor...

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) is proud to announce that it will h...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Veerle ten Have strengthens grip as medal series looms
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Veerle ten Have strengthens grip as medal...

Veerle ten Have has further strengthened her position at the iQFOiL World Champi...
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2026 ILCA 6 Women's World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington mounts big comeback on chaotic day of gold-fleet racing
2026

2026 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington mounts big...

Greta Pilkington has launched herself back into medal contention at the ILCA 6 W...
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Safety & Education

Suddenly in Charge workshops – helping more boaties stay safe on the water

What would you do if you were suddenly in charge on the water? It's a question C...
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Nelson's harbourmaster team has spent two days on the water with Raglan based water safety educator Mark Haimona, focusing on jet ski operations ahead of the summer boating season. // Nelson Harbour Master
Safety & Education

Nelson Harbours team completes jet ski training with veteran educator

Nelson's Harbours team has completed two days of training in personal watercraft...
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United by the Ocean wins the Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 // Photo courtesy: The Ocean Race
Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

Eight minutes after eight days: United by the Ocean wins, Kiwi crew races on

Paul Meilhat's United by the Ocean has won the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic by ...
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Boat Business

Tiwal 3R Max

Tiwal continues its mission of making sailing accessible in a format that is eas...
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Garmin GMI 40 // Photo courtesy Garmin
Boat gear

Garmin’s GMI 40 brings clarity back to the helm

The GMI 40 is a dedicated instrument display, not a chartplotter. It displays re...
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Boat Business

Beyond tested

Gill has launched a global campaign, Beyond Tested, showcasing the rigorous engi...
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Boat Business

McConaghy acquires Cure Marine

McConaghy has agreed to acquire the brand and intellectual property of Cure Mari...
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Boat Business

Ovlov and Hydraulink

Ovlov Marine Westhaven is a Hydraulink Distributor. Together, Ovlov and Hydrauli...
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Peter Busfield
June 2026

Busfield inducted to Hall of Fame

Boating New Zealand has learned that recently retired Executive Director of NZ M...
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2026 Formula Kite European Championships, Day 3: New Zealand's Lukas Walton-Keim holds top-20 spot as Lucy Bilger climbs in Türkiye
2026

2026 Formula Kite European Championships, Day 3: New Zealand’s Lukas Walton-Keim holds top-20 ...

Lukas Walton-Keim has maintained his place inside the top 20 at the 2026 Formula...
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2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 3: Veerle ten Have surges back into top 10 as Kiwis make gains in Weymouth
IQFoil

2026 iQFOiL World Championship, Day 3: Veerle ten Have surges back into top 10 as Kiwis make gains i...

Veerle ten Have has surged back into the top 10 at the 2026 iQFOiL World Champio...
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ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand's Greta Pilkington inside top 20 after challenging first day of gold-fleet racing
ILCA 6

ILCA 6 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand’s Greta Pilkington inside top 20 after challengi...

Greta Pilkington remains within striking distance of the top 10 despite losing g...
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Queenstown
Boat Business

Freedom Boat Club, Sports Marine now in Queenstown

Both Freedome Boat Club and Sports Marine are now in Queenstown, right on the ma...
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Sealegs 12 Cabin RIB. // Photo credit: Lissa Photography
Boat Business

Lancer repair, refit and new build

Lancer is seeking repair, refit and new build work from recreational owners, bro...
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Wairarapa's Diversion. // Photography by Diana and Kevin Cudby
Featured article

Ruamāhanga Diversion: New Zealand’s fastest water

Nature endowed the vast, thinly populated Wairarapa with just about everything, ...
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New Plymouth Yacht Club // Courtesy New Plymouth Yacht Club
Yacht and Boat Clubs

New Plymouth Yacht Club launches adult learn-to-sail

New Plymouth Yacht Club opens its season with a new website and on Saturday 26 S...
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Boating News

Exhibition highlights efforts to protect and restore Hauraki Gulf

Waikato Regional Council and the Department of Conservation are encouraging peop...
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