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World Sailing’s Steering the Course 2026 adopts Give to Gain theme
Steering the Course, World Sailing’s global women’s sailing festival, is back this year with two opportunities to celebrate a...

Customs unveils underwater tech to combat smugglers
Customs have announced three new remotely controlled underwater vehicles to combat smugglers coming in by sea.

Search and rescue operation successfully locates missing skipper near Baring Head
A major, multi-agency maritime search-and-rescue operation in the treacherous waters of the Cook Strait culminated in the suc...

Mariner 290 vs Cresta 900
Comparing boats is something that we rarely do. No two boats are the same and where one excels in one department another migh...

Hundreds submit on Fisheries proposal to manage shellfish in Auckland, Coromandel
More than 300 people have submitted feedback to Fisheries New Zealand as part of a review into shellfish gathering in Aucklan...

Should have been called Supertramp
The Nordhavn 5101 could well have taken the famous band’s name simply because Mark and Fiona Rammell have elected to, Take th...

Luna Rossa Women and Youth dominate as ETNZ swings between brilliance and heartbreak
Day one of the Louis Vuitton AC38 Preliminary Regatta in Sardinia produced three fleet races on the Bay of Angels in Cagliari...

Seconds from the finish line ETNZ’s lead evaporates in the blink of an eye
Emirates Team New Zealand led Race 3 at every gate of the final lap. They had clear air, a working margin, and two jibes to g...

Luna Rossa came hunting but ETNZ delivered a gutsy Race 2 win
Emirates Team New Zealand's principal boat put Race 1 behind them with a performance that saw the team essentially hunted thr...

Twin Disc Pacific appointed official distributor for Spot Zero® Water Purification Systems in the Pa...
BRISBANE, Australia (Friday, 1 May 2026) – Twin Disc Pacific, a renowned leader in marine transmission technology and systems...

Innovation for the win
Boating NZ travels to the Netherlands for a peek inside the world's largest marine equipment trade show, and a preview of the...

Volvo Penta’s next-gen autopilot
Volvo Penta has announced the launch of its next-generation marine autopilot system. Fully integrated with its Electronic Ves...

John Chapple Part 1: Brilliant allrounder
John David Lincoln Chapple died on 26th November 2025. He was a brilliant sailor, yacht designer and human being. He came fro...

Once were wreckers: Whakatahuri Family Boatbuiders
Whakatahuri in outer Pelorus Sound was once home to a family boatbuilding business and the most remote boat-wrecking yard in ...

Empires end
Despite its modest size, between the 15th and 17th centuries Portugal was one of Europe's richest nations. The wealth stemmed...

Sydney Hobart legends to contest 2026 Great Veterans Race
Sydney Harbour will sparkle when a fleet of classic yachts compete in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia's (CYCA) Great Vet...

Loloma: A living piece of New Zealand Maritime History
There are boats, and then there are boats with stories. Loloma is firmly in the second category.
Built in 1909 by Auckland...

Build your own wooden boat: why the DIY boating renaissance is back
At the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival this week, the biggest boats may grab attention first. But look closer and you will find...






















