POWERBOATING
Hold on tight as we bring you full-throttle coverage of the offshore powerboat racing scene—where speed, engineering, and ocean conditions collide. From local legends to international events, we’ll be tracking the action all season long.
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Scrutineering day kicks off New Zealand offshore powerboat season
Scrutineering day clears offshore powerboats for racing, with safety checks and a community BBQ befo...
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Clearwater Nationals crowns new winners as season heats up
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Clearwater Offshore Nationals 2025 ended with M•CON on top, GC Racing strong, and Graydel, Nautical ...
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Clearwater Nationals opens with GC Racing breaking XINSURANCE streak
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GC Racing broke XINSURANCE South’s winning streak as Clearwater delivered high drama in the 2025 Off...
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Race World Offshore heads to Clearwater as 2025 season heats up
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Race World Offshore turns south as Clearwater sets the stage before the Key West World Championship ...
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Superboats roar back at Lake Macquarie for 2025/26 season opener
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The Australian Offshore Superboat Championship launches at Lake Macquarie, 18–19 October 2025, with ...
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Offshore powerboat racing roars back to Auckland
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Offshore powerboat racing roars back to Auckland with new boats, family racing, and the return of th...
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Offshore powerboat racing celebrates 2025 season in style
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The New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Racing community came together last weekend for its annual prizeg...
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Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race 2025: Good Boy Vodka claims breakthrough victory
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Good Boy Vodka triumphed in the Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race 2025, ending Silverline’...
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Cowes Torquay Cowes offshore powerboat race: timeless endurance
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The Cowes Torquay Cowes Offshore Powerboat Race 2025 returns, testing crews with endurance, speed, a...
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Australian Offshore Superboat Championship 2025/26 season calendar announced
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Australia’s premier offshore powerboat series returns with four action-packed rounds, building on mo...
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Mercury Racing updates the 300R and introduces the 300 ROS into the same race-ready league
Two V8s, one DNA – but very different personalities.
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Lymington Challenge cut short as Solent seas turn wild
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The Lymington Challenge has long been one of the UK offshore powerboat season’s most spectator-frien...
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Origins of offshore powerboat racing
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From riverside wagers to open-sea warfare — the wild ride to the world’s first offshore race.
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Offshore powerboating: from timber testbeds to carbon speed machines
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The story of how a six-metre wooden boat called Rems sparked a marine revolution that still echoes i...
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New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Association launches 2025/2026 race season calendar
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NZOPA’s 2025/26 season brings offshore powerboat racing back to Auckland, adds new classes, and prom...
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Solent spectacle: newcomer stuns in 2025 UKOPRA Solent 80
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Newcomer Alexander Welham stuns the field with a Class 2 victory at the 2025 UKOPRA Solent 80 in Por...
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50 years of service to the marine industry
Family Boats’ Tony Singe is marking
50 years in the marine industry.
The Blue Pill makes a comeback in Taupō for the NZ 2025 Offshore Powerboat Series
After the first round of the 2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championships was called off on the...
2025 New Zealand Offshore Powerboat Championships: Day 1 sees high attrition rates during the racing...
But Day 1 proved to be as much a test of endurance as of speed, with only five boats managing to fin...
An impressive 60 years on. What does NZ Offshore Powerboating look like today?
Boating New Zealand will be following this weekend's racing offshore at Napier. Join us throughout t...
High-Speed thrills in Hawke’s Bay: The 2025 NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship begin
The anticipation is palpable as Napier gears up to host the inaugural round of the 2025 New Zealand ...
Maintenance is key
Keeping a racing boat together, on the water and competitive takes a great deal of ongoing maintenan...
Hull design and balance, Part II
There are many different hull designs and shapes, derived and refined largely as a result of trial a...
Power On : Gear ratio
Outboard manufacturers make engine/gearbox configurations for the ‘most common’ applications, but th...
Balance and weight
Getting the balance of a boat right is perhaps the most critical element in improving real race perf...
Safety first
Crashing a boat at high speed is not something anyone wants to experience, but it is a very real pos...
Ballast balance
At face value ballast is the most counter-intuitive system when it comes to going fast.
Power-on: Trim tabs for safety and speed
Trim tabs come in all shapes and sizes and can be fitted in a variety of ways.
Engine height
Engine height is critical for getting the most from any given boat setup – social, pleasure or race....
Power On : Steering the way
Probably one of the most hotly-discussed topics within the powerboat racing community is steering ty...
Power-On: Ski-boat racers
Before going racing, taking the hull to a boatbuilder for a once-over is a smart way to ensure the t...
Let’s go powerboat racing
New Zealand is home to two major series for long course power boat racing: The New Zealand Offshore ...
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