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P Class racing, 2026 Tauranga at Kohimarama Yacht Club // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand
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Tauranga Cup returns as Batten leads and Wells reshapes the P Class story

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The P Class 2026 Tauranga Cup began yesterday following the completion of the P Class Tanner Cup and...
Legend Warwick Lupton // Photo credit: Hydro Thunder
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AE Baker Cup returns to Lake Ruataniwha as Hydro Thunder heads south

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder NZ Series
Round three of the 2025–2026 Hydro Thunder series brings Australasian hydroplane history, family riv...
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Zofia Wells scores a historic win in the 2026 Tanner Cup

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Zofia Wells’ Tanner Cup win places her among rare company in P Class history. From light airs to tig...
Black Foils SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling, BONDS Flying Roos SailGP Team helmed by Tom Slingsby and Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Dylan Fletcher in the season final on Race Day 2 of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix 2025 Season Grand Final presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday 30 November 2025. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 12 2025 Season. Photo credit: Ricardo Pinto for SailGP.
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SailGP returns with pressure from the first start

SailGP 2026
SailGP opens its 2026 season in Perth for the first time, with unresolved form from Abu Dhabi, risin...
Emirates Team New Zealand sail their AC40 in Auckland.
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America’s Cup AC75s set to return as training and Recon begin in January

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Mid January marks the first AC75 sailing days of the new America’s Cup cycle, with Recon returning t...
Vixen Racing departs Sydney Harbour alongside the Globe 40 fleet, bound briefly for the Pacific before turning home. // Photo credit: Vixon Racing
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Vixen Racing sails with Globe 40 fleet before turning for New Zealand

Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Vixen Racing sailed out of Sydney yesterday in rare company, briefly sharing the Pacific departure w...
P Class, 2024 race start // Photo credit: Gary Smith
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P Class Nationals 2026 set the tone for January racing

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One year after its anniversary event, the PredictWind P Class Nationals return in three days time, 5...
Start of the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race // Photo credit: Rolex
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From wins to withdrawals, New Zealand’s Sydney to Hobart story

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
What a Sydney to Hobart this has been. With the final entry, Matthew Harvey’s WindShift, still sever...
Orient Express Racing of France racing INEOS Britannia
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America’s Cup Naples really does start coming into 2026!

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Training hours are building, new boats are nearly ready, and a possible American entry adds fresh te...
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Callisto’s Sydney to Hobart shows what good preparation really looks like

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has a way of rewarding crews who stay calm when others are forced in...
Maritimo 100 // RSHYR
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Maritimo 100: what a Sydney to Hobart DNF can teach you about racing in heavy weather

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A Sydney to Hobart campaign that ended early still delivered exactly what it set out to test.
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Maritimo Katwinchar and the call that mattered most in the Sydney to Hobart

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A 121 year old yacht, a skipper’s decision offshore, and why coming home intact still counts for eve...
Deb Steele // Photo credit: Vixen Racing
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Deb Steele of Vixen Racing injured in heavy seas during Sydney to Hobart

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
New Zealand entry Vixen Racing retired from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after a crew injur...
MASTER LOCK COMANCHE crosses the finish line in Hobart to claim line honours at the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race MASTER LOCK COMANCHE, Sail No: CAY007, Owner: Matt Allen/James Mayo - Charterers, Skipper: Matt Allen/James Mayo, Club: CYCA/RPEYC, NSW, Design: VPLP Verdier 100, LOA (m): 30.5, Year: 2014
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How Master Lock Comanche won the 2025 Rolex Sydney Hobart

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
The 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race revolved around the strategic execution of three maxis: M...
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SHK Scallywag 100 capitalises in light air to lead Rolex Sydney Hobart

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
07:40AM AEDT - SHK Scallywag 100 sits at the front of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, locked ...
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Rolex Sydney Hobart fleet wakes to heavy attrition as Bass Strait looms

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
High overnight attrition reshapes the Sydney to Hobart fleet as leaders press south and crews weigh ...
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Vixen Racing retires from Sydney Hobart after crew injury

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
New Zealand entry Vixen Racing has retired from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race after a crew i...
Maritimo Katwinchar // Photo credit: Maritimo
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Maritimo Katwinchar: 121 years old and still racing south

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A 121-year-old ketch returns to the Sydney Hobart, carrying family history, craftsmanship, and hard-...
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Winners crowned in NZ Jet Sprint Competition, Round 2 in Wanganui

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
From the top nine to the final three, pressure shaped every decision across the classes.
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Vixen Racing fights back after tough Sydney to Hobart start

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
05:20PM AEDT - New Zealand flagged boat, Vixen Racing has retired from the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Ya...
NZJSA Round 2 Qualifying Round // Photo credit: NZJSA video grab
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Qualifying sets the field at Whanganui with tight margins across all classes

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
Rain, reruns, and razor thin times as drivers chased the top nine without throwing it away.
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Weather holds play at Wanganui as rain continues

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
Persistent rain continues to hold play at Wanganui, with conditions showing no sign of easing as of ...
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NextGen competitors show pace and composure at Whanganui

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
The NextGen class continues to prove its value as a pathway into the New Zealand Jet Sprint Champion...
Wild Thing 100 // Photo credit: Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
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Wild Thing 100 first supermaxi out after rigging damage

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Grant Wharington’s 100-footer Wild Thing 100 has become the first supermaxi to retire from the 80th ...
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NZ Jet Sprint Championships from Wanganui

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
Live coverage of the NZ Jet Sprint Champs, Round 2 from Wanganui Latest News from NZ Jet Spri...
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Sydney to Hobart front five split by just 13 miles overnight

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Overnight positions tighten in the 80th Rolex Sydney Hobart, with Comanche leading, Kiwi boats holdi...
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Ken Lupton sets the tone, with an early challenge for the 2026 EC Griffith Cup

EC Griffiths Cup
After nearly a decade away, the New Zealand hydroplane champion confirms his intention to return to ...
On Track: Featherston Jet Sprint track
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New Zealand Jetsprint Championship Round 2 sets up a full day of racing at Wanganui

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
From early morning launches to late afternoon finals, Saturday at Shelter View is built around one l...
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Sydney Hobart 2025 breaks open fast beyond the Heads

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A compressed harbour start gives way to uneven breeze, a rising seaway and early tactical separation...
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NZ Jet Sprint action from Whanganui

New Zealand Jetsprint Championships
Boating New Zealand is gearing up to make 27 December a big day for jet sprint fans! We will carry ...
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Sydney to Hobart: early order as the fleet exits the harbour

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Fifteen minutes into the Sydney to Hobart, nothing is decided, but the first priorities are starting...
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Sydney Hobart start turns sharp and physical from the gun

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
A brisk Boxing Day breeze compresses the fleet early, with LawConnect again dictating terms on the r...
80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race winner - Master Lock Comanche // Photo credit: Insight Media
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Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 Live

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
The 80th Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is underway on Sydney Harbour, with a full 129-boat fleet...
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Sydney to Hobart 2025 briefing reinforces stricter safety and race management

Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Inside the Sydney to Hobart 2025 safety briefing and how the race will be run under tighter controls...
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Athena Racing secures major investment from Oakley Capital

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Britain’s America’s Cup team confirms a majority ownership deal as the Cup shifts toward a more stru...
Riptide Racing partnerships
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Riptide Racing adds Harken as the US syndicate’s America’s Cup bid takes shape

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Riptide Racing has confirmed Harken as its official hardware supplier, becoming the second commercia...
Maritimo 100 // Photo credit: Supplied
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Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race: Maritimo 100 and the long-game approach

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Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race
Maritimo 100 lines up for the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race for two clear reasons. Bill Barry-Co...
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America’s Cup Partnership forms, but where is the United States?

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The America’s Cup enters a new era of shared control and long term planning, but the nation that gav...
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Five teams enter historic America’s Cup Alliance to supercharge future of sport’s oldest...

America's Cup
Founding teams unite to unleash the potential of the America's Cup, introducing a professional struc...
Auckland Anniversary Weekend regattas one long summer sail
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Auckland Anniversary Weekend regattas: one long summer sail

Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
Late January delivers one of the best sailing runs of the New Zealand summer. From Northland to the ...

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