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Boating Lifestyle

The Maritimo Signature Enclosed Flybridge. Over twenty years of continuous evolution.

For more than two decades, Maritimo’s signature enclosed flybridge has evolved f...
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Featured article

Boxfish Robotics, underwater research

A New Zealand-developed series of submarine drones has become a transformative t...
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Boat World

Hanse 461

The Hanse 461 combines contemporary design with effortless sailing and a new lev...
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Boat Business

Sealegs further extends its global reach

Sealegs is has welcomed four new dealer partners across the United States and Au...
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Vessev.
Boat Business

New era for urban water transport

Electric hydrofoiling is gaining momentum in Australia, with New Zealand marine ...
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A new dedicated VHF station operating on Channel 74 and based at the boating and fishing club provides coverage across the Mangawhai inlet and bar.
Boat World

New VHF channel boosts safety at Mangawhai Bar

Boaties crossing the Mangawhai bar can now use dedicated VHF Channel 74 to log t...
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Boat World

Excess Riders’ Edition: Built for Kiwi adventure

For New Zealand sailors, cruising is about more than the passage. It is about wh...
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Boat Business

Williams Jet Tenders TurboJet MX Range

New models deliver Williams Jet Tenders’ renowned quality and performance at a m...
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America's Cup

Sail America’s Cup doco

SAIL is the first behind-the-scenes documentary of a modern America’s Cup, offer...
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Boat Business

Fleming Yachts Appoints New Zealand Representative

Fleming Yachts has appointed Fleming Yachts New Zealand as its official represen...
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Brian Schimanski. THE BRI-SKI PROPELLERS STORY.
August 2026

Winning the race

For well over 50 years, Bri-Ski Propellers has been successfully powering thousa...
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Captain Quinn with his two boys and a Kiwi kingfish.
August 2026

Embrace the chaos

Give a kid a fish and feed him for a day; teach a kid to fish and you’ll be unta...
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Boat Business

Micron 350 antifoul

AkzoNobel is launching International Micron 350, its premium antifouling coating...
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Boat World

AQUILA CATAMARANS 35 SPORT

Aquila Catamarans introduced the new 35 Sport at the Cannes Yachting Festival 20...
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Yanmar DNV Fuel Cell type approval at SMM.
Boat Business

Yanmar awarded fuel cell type approval

At the recent SMM trade fair in Hamburg, classification society DNV awarded Yanm...
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Riley Elliott big GW2.
Boat Business

A shark named ‘Yamaha’

Yamaha Marine New Zealand is celebrating a major milestone in its support of sha...
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Boat World

Vuelta Vertical attempts Northwest Passage

Departing Castellón on 15 November 2025, Vuelta Vertical has reached a major mil...
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Freedom Boat Club reaches 500 memberships across Asia-Pacific
August 2026

Freedom Boat Club reaches 500 memberships across Asia-Pacific

Freedom Boat Club, a business of Brunswick Corporation, has surpassed 500 member...
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August 2026

Seeking info on Omni

To the Editor With my son and another partner, we own the Davidson 55 Omni. W...
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Boat World

New crime series stirs the waters of the Hauraki Gulf

Gulf Harbour author Robyn Cotton is preparing to launch the third novel in her H...
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Sail Expo 2026 (Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club).
Boat World

Sail Expo 2026

Sail Expo 2026, Australia’s largest dedicated sailing show, returns to the Royal...
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Boat World

Beneteau OCEANIS 42

The new Oceanis 42 marks 40 years for the Oceanis range and reaffirms Beneteau’s...
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Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in 2026.
Boat Business

SCIBS 2027 exhibitor applications open

Exhibitor applications are now open for the 2027 Sanctuary Cove International Bo...
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Perth’s new fast ferries will be based on EV Marine’s EVM2000 platform, above.EV Maritime Electric Ferry (Source Wild Media & EV Maritime).
August 2026

EV Maritime selected for WA’s first electric ferry fleet

EV Maritime has been appointed by Echo Marine Group to provide electrical syst...
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August 2026

Coastguard volunteer’s search and rescue award

Carolyn Tapley, a volunteer with Coastguard Canterbury and board member of Coa...
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One controller can manage multiple ADMs over a communication network.
Boat Business

Zeus Omega charging system

ARCO Marine’s Zeus Omega Alternator Control System is a revolutionary charging p...
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30 years of dedicated service
Boat World

30 years of dedicated service

2026 marks a milestone for Lou Ratu, who celebrates 30 years in marina security....
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Vessev co-founder and CEO Eric Laakman.
Boat Business

Navico partners with Elettromedia

Navico Group, a division of Brunswick Corporation, has announced a strategic par...
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Boat Bling

See in the dark

Meet the next generation of ultra-low-light marine imaging. Nightwave Digital de...
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Boat Brief

Extreme 696 Xpedition making a splash

Whakatane-based Extreme Boats’ foray into the world of amphibious boats, this ti...
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A render of FlyTahoe's VS–9, the electric hydrofoiling vessel set to operate on Lake Tahoe. Image courtesy of Vessev.
Boat Business

Vessev hits USA

Vessev, a New Zealand marine technology company, has raised US$19 million in Ser...
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UIM F1 H2O

Weckstrom wins again in china

: The last time the UIM F1H2O World Championship raced in China, Victory Team’s ...
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Boat Brief

Suunto Nautic Dive computer

Keen diver Norman Holtzhausen is very impressed by Suunto’s latest dive computer...
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AVIKUS, VISION MARINE TESTING NEUBOAT WITH E-MOTION ELECTRIC PROPULSION
Boat Business

Avikus, Vision Marine testing Neuboat with e-Motion electric propulsion

Avikus, a leader in AI-powered marine navigation and docking solutions, is partn...
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Boat Business

Porter and Thorpe join NZ Marine board

Tim Porter (above) joins the NZ Marine Board as an independent member for the 20...
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Photo credit: Mike Magnin / F1H2O
UIM F1 H2O

Dream start in shanghai for victory team as weckstrom and torrente win respective sprint races

DREAM START IN SHANGHAI FOR VICTORY TEAM AS WECKSTROM AND TORRENTE WIN RESPECTIV...
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UIM F1 H2O

Alec Weckstrom storms to first career pole position in Shanghai

: Competitive racing got underway for the third round of the 2026 UIM F1H2O Worl...
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Foiling Week

Federico Pilloni is Vice Champion at the iQFOiL U23 World Championship, Maddalena Spanu takes silver...

Porto Cervo, October 4, 2026. It has been another weekend of significant results...
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Foiling Week

J Curve is the new Italian J/70 Class Champion

The team led by YCCS member Mauro Roversi also wins the J/70 Cup Porto Cervo, Oc...
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Foiling Week

J Curve Holds on to the lead on the Penultimate day of the J/70 cup and Italian Championship

Porto Cervo, October 3, 2026. The second day of racing offered the 17 teams comp...
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