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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

BREAKING NEWS: Aotearoa Ocean Racing forced into late crew change as Aaron Hume-Merry withdraws inju...

With less than a day before Aotearoa Ocean Racing's Conrad Colman leads his crew...
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New Zealand kitefoiler Hugo Wigglesworth goes back-to-back as Hydrofoil Big Air world champion
Yachting New Zealand

New Zealand kitefoiler Hugo Wigglesworth goes back-to-back as Hydrofoil Big Air world champion

New Zealand kitefoiler Hugo Wigglesworth has successfully defended his Hydrofoil...
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championship: Tom Saunders finishes 12th as New Zealand's campaign ends in Ireland. // Photo credit: Down Under Sail
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championship: Tom Saunders finishes 12th as New Zealand’s campaign ends in I...

New Zealand's Tom Saunders narrowly missed out on a spot in the medal series at ...
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Secondary Schools Teams Sailing Nationals to expand with new Championship and Cup format in 2027
Sailing

Secondary Schools Teams Sailing Nationals to expand with new Championship and Cup format in 2027

New Zealand’s premier secondary schools team sailing event will expand in 2027, ...
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GKA Kite World Cup Sylt // Photo credit: Lukas K. Stiller
Hydrofoil

Auckland teen Wigglesworth retains Hydrofoil Big Air world title

Hugo Wigglesworth held off Germany's Finn Flügel and Spain's Lorenzo Casati to d...
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Jonatán Vadnai HUN is the new ILCA 7 Men’s World Champion, sealing the title today with a 4-1 in the Final Series races for 47 points. It’s the first time a Hungarian sailor has won the ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship, and also the country’s first-ever medal in the event.
ILCA 7

Vadnai stuns for historic Hungary win at ILCA 7 Worlds

Thomas Saunders led New Zealand's charge into the world championship's top fleet...
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand's Tom Saunders charges into medal-series contention in Ireland
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 4: New Zealand’s Tom Saunders charges into medal-series co...

Tom Saunders made his move on Day 4 of the ILCA 7 World Championship in Dún Laog...
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Four-year pathway set for return of Round New Zealand in 2030
Yachting New Zealand

Four-year pathway set for return of Round New Zealand in 2030

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2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand trio hang tough after challenging first day of gold fleet racing in Ireland
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championship, Day 3: New Zealand trio hang tough after challenging first day of go...

The New Zealand trio of sailors are hanging tough after a challenging first day ...
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52 Super Series

With two days to sail still, Platoon surges towards a fourth Royal Cup win in Lanzarote

Three times winners of the event’s major trophy, Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon Av...
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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic to feature first-ever 50/50 gender-equal crews

The Ocean Race is the toughest test of a team in sport – and sailing's greatest ...
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championships, Day 2: New Zealand's Tom Saunders, George Gautrey and Caleb Armit qualify for gold fleet in Ireland
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championships, Day 2: New Zealand’s Tom Saunders, George Gautrey and Caleb A...

Three New Zealand sailors have booked their places in the gold fleet after a str...
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26 August 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - AC38 Recon. Luna Rossa Team DAY 20. Ivo Rovira / America’s Cup
AC38

Luna Rossa Aim For The Moon

An eventful yet highly productive and intense training day for Luna Rossa who ca...
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52 Super Series

Tied at the top of the Royal Cup table, Provezza and Platoon Aviation decipher tricky Lanzarote bree...

Still racing in light, shifty offshore breezes Ergin Imre’s Provezza and Harm Mü...
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2026 ILCA 7 World Championships, Day 1: Race win lifts New Zealand's Tom Saunders into top 20 in Ireland
ILCA 7

2026 ILCA 7 World Championships, Day 1: Race win lifts New Zealand’s Tom Saunders into top 20 ...

A race win saw Tom Saunders finish day one of the ILCA 7 World Championships jus...
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Cut from a different cloth: The story behind Phoebe Willis’ sailing-inspired showstopper at New Zealand Fashion Week
Sailing

Cut from a different cloth: The story behind Phoebe Willis’ sailing-inspired showstopper at New Zeal...

When Phoebe Willis began a textiles project at school in April, she had no idea ...
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52 Super Series

Vayu lead Royal Cup after Day 1 in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote

After two races contested in a light, streaky offshore breeze which peaked at 12...
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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

One week to go: The Ocean Race Atlantic ushers in a new era of fully-crewed IMOCA racing

The Ocean Race is the toughest test of a team in sport – and sailing's greatest ...
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23 May 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Sardinia. Fan Zone Lazzaretto. Francesca Ardau / America's Cup
AC38

Naples, Coffee And The Art Of Welcoming

As Naples prepares to welcome the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary R...
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52 Super Series

Puerto Calero promises great Royal Cup racing conditions in Lanzarote

Conditions for this week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup loo...
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14-year-old Honor Fyfe selected for Dakar Youth Olympic Games
Yachting New Zealand

14-year-old Honor Fyfe selected for Dakar Youth Olympic Games

New Zealand windsurfing has added another name to its growing list of talent to ...
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The BONDS Flying Roos win ROCKWOOL Germany SailGP 2026 // Photo credit: SailGP media team
SailGP 2026

Speed records and a photo finish as BONDS Flying Roos extend their lead over the Black Foils’ ...

Australia's BONDS Flying Roos extended their championship lead in erratic Baltic...
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21 May 2026. Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup - Preliminary Regatta Sardinia. Official Practice Race. GB1 and EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
AC38

One Month To Go To Sensational Naples

The storylines are virtually writing themselves. All across the fleet of the Lou...
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SailGP 2026

Black Foils NZ book their spot in Sassnitz’s Super Sunday final as SailGP’s fastest-ever...

A new fastest boat in the world DS Team France hit 107.63km/h rounding the firs...
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Taihoro sailing at 50 knots /// AC75 America's Cup training
AC38

Emirates Team New Zealand Wraps Up High-Octane Mid-Winter Ac75 Auckland Testing Block

Emirates Team New Zealand has officially concluded another intensive mid-winter ...
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June 29, 2024. America's Cup on Tour: Tarragona, Serrallo.
AC38

The America’s Cup At 175 – A Fine Legacy And A Bright Future

When John Cox Stevens caught his steamship home across the Atlantic and back to ...
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Ocean Race Atlantic 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic to recognise ocean action

An expanded Racing for the Ocean Teams Challenge features new awards for ocean i...
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52 Super Series

52 SUPER SERIES fleet is ready for a Royal Cup rumble at Puerto Calero, Lanzarote.

Next week’s Puerto Calero Lanzarote 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup is the fourth rega...
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PPL PHOTO AGENCY – COPYRIGHT RESERVED 1988 America's Cup: Stars & Stripes catamaran, skippered by Dennis Conner which beat New Zealand's 130ft monohull 2-0 off San Diego, the one sided event became known as "the coma off Point Loma" PHOTO CREDIT:Nick Rains/PPL *** Local Caption *** 1988 America's Cup: Stars & Stripes catamaran, skippered by Dennis Conner which beat New Zealand's 130ft monohull 2-0 off San Diego, the one sided event became known as "the coma off Point Loma"
AC38

175 Years Of Technology In The America’s Cup

“If she is right, why, we must all be wrong” was the famous quote, made by the M...
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Black Foils launch new F50 ahead of Halifax SailGP return
SailGP 2026

Kiwis spread across grid for Germany SailGP return

New Zealand sailors will front several different teams when the ROCKWOOL Germany...
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Bay of Islands Sailing Week

Bay of Islands Sailing Week shifts HQ, seeks sanctuary permit for 2027

The Notice of Race for the 24th Bay of Islands Sailing Week has landed, and the ...
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Women's Match Racing

World match racing Tour Finals Set for Historic Double-header at Amaala Yacht Club

– World Match Racing Tour and Women’s World Match Racing Tour Finals to be stage...
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The stand-out result of the week belonged to David Davenport and Ken Stevenson, who made the trip from Western Australia with their Bethwaite 89er, Don't Panic!, and won every race in the Trailable Yachts and Sports Boats division.
Airlie Beach Race Week

Kiwis front up at Airlie Beach Race Week

The 38th Jeanneau and 74 Islands Airlie Beach Race Week wrapped up in the Whitsu...
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Palanad 4 // Supplied
Race Around Britain and Ireland

New Zealand sailors top Round Britain and Ireland fleet

Two New Zealand sailors look set to finish first and second (IRC) overall in the...
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Boat 2, Josh Hydes boat and team in the 2026 Chicago Grand Slam. // Courtesy of Chicago Yacht Club.
World Match Racing Tour

Josh Hyde wins Chicago Grand Slam after big turnaround

Josh Hyde has claimed his first senior international title, winning the Chicago ...
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8 August 2026, America’s Cup Recon, Emirates Team New Zealand, Taihoro, AC75, Day 21 Sam Thom / America's Cup
AC38

America’s Cup week in review as Naples build takes shape

It has been a week where the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup stopped being pape...
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Sail Grand Prix: Black Foils sign New Zealand Olympic hopeful Kate Stewart as reserve strategist
Yachting New Zealand

Sail Grand Prix: Black Foils sign New Zealand Olympic hopeful Kate Stewart as reserve strategist

New Zealand’s Black Foils have signed Olympic hopeful Kate Stewart as a reserve ...
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New Zealand finish fourth at Team Racing World Championship
Yachting New Zealand

New Zealand finish fourth at Team Racing World Championship

New Zealand has finished fourth at the 2026 Team Racing World Championship in St...
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PPL PHOTO AGENCY - COPYRIGHT RESERVED 1988 America's Cup. San Diego USA. Dennis Conner, skipper of the 60-ft wing masted catamaran 'Stars & Stripes' salutes well-wishers after successfully defending the America's Cup against the 130ft monohull 'New Zealand'. Stars & Stripes won the 1988 mis-match America's Cup 3:0 PHOTO CREDIT: Nick Rains/PPL TEL: +44 (0)1243 555561 E.mail: ppl@mistral.co.uk Web: www.pplmedia.com
AC38

The Greatest Characters Ever To Contest The America’s Cup

It all started as a simple race around the Isle of Wight on the 22nd August 1851...
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8 August 2026, America’s Cup Recon, Emirates Team New Zealand, Taihoro, AC75, Day 21 Sam Thom / America's Cup
AC38

What Have We Learned From The Recent Ac75 Training Block?

This week we’ve had three AC75 yachts on the water, training hard, in Auckland, ...
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