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2026 DOYLE SAILS ROUND NORTH ISLAND TWO-HANDED YACHT RACE

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Round North Island (RNI)

The 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race will be held from 28 February to 15 Ma...

9 March 2026

Motorboat III provisionally wins Race 1 from Waitemata Harbour to Mangonui Harbour in the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race // Photo credit: Roger Mills / Boating New Zealand

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Explore Racing closes on Napier as Leg 3 of the 2026 Doyle Sails RNIs battle intensifies

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The third leg of the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race is entering its final...

10 March 2026

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Leg 3 begins after a bruising Leg 2

Round North Island (RNI)

After a wet and tactical 480 nautical mile second leg, the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two H...

9 March 2026

NEW ZEALAND ANTIQUE AND CLASSIC BOAT SHOW

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Boating New Zealand is proud to return as the official sponsor of the Retro Boat of the Year Awards at the 2026 NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show, March 7-8.

Flak Too at the show. Photos: Jack Shuttleworth.

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NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show results 2026 March 7-8

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High temperatures, a steady breeze for the yachts and clear skies for the aircraft flyover made a pe...

10 March 2026

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10 March 2026

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Explore Racing closes on Napier as Leg 3 of the 2026 Doyle Sails RNIs battle intensifies

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The third leg of the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race is entering its final...

10 March 2026

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TURAKINA // Photo credit: Classic Yacht Association

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Native seagrass is a beneficial species that can be difficult to tell apart from the invasive seaweed exotic caulerpa. // Photo credit: Shaun Lee

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NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show results 2026 March 7-8

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10 March 2026

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10 March 2026

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9 March 2026

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Integrel E Power 15/30 Series brings generator free power to modern powerboats

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The Integrel E Power 15/30kW series offers a new approach to onboard energy generation for modern po...

9 March 2026

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Bavaria E40 walkthrough with Busfield Marine, at the Auckland Boat Show

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At the Auckland Boat Show we stepped aboard a 2018 Bavaria E40 for a quick walkthrough. The boat ble...

5 March 2026

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Proposed Moeraki shellfish closure opens for public submissions

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A two year fisheries closure proposed near Moeraki could halt shellfish gathering while populations ...

4 March 2026

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Explore Racing closes on Napier as Leg 3 of the 2026 Doyle Sails RNIs battle intensifies

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The third leg of the 2026 Doyle Sails Round North Island Two Handed Yacht Race is entering its final...

10 March 2026

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Emirates Team New Zealand begins new AC75 sailing phase in Auckland

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Taihoro, the boat that carried the team to victory in Barcelona nearly 18 months ago was ready to be...

9 March 2026

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Taylor Canfield claims first-ever SailGP event title

SailGP 2026

After seven fleet races in light and unstable breeze, the three boat final at the 2026 SailGP Sydney...

1 March 2026

ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team helmed by Nicolai Sehested ahead of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team helmed by Dylan Fletcher during racing on Race Day 1 of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix in Sydney, Australia. Saturday 28 February 2026. Rolex SailGP Championship Event 3 2026 Season. // Photo credit: Felix Diemer for SailGP.

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Denmark time it right as the Harbour tilts the script in the final fleet race in Sydney SailGP

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Heading into Race 7, the final fleet race of the 2026 SailGP Sydney event, Spain’s Los Gallos led th...

1 March 2026

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United States master light air in Race 6 as Sydney SailGP leaderboard tightens

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1 March 2026

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