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Preliminary Schedule for Season 2 of the UIM E1 World Championships Has Been Announced

Following a successful inaugural season in 2024, the UIM E1 World Championships will kick off their second season in 2025, expanding to new cities and...

World Sailing Welcomes Historic Governance Reforms + A Shout Out to Australian, Daniel Belcher

The World Sailing Organisation has announced the results of its 2024 Board elections at the General Assembly, concluding the Annual Conference held in...

Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2025: New Zealand’s Premier Big-Boat Regatta

Renowned as "the best big-boat regatta in NZ," the Bay of Islands Sailing Week returns from January 21 to 24, 2025. First held in 2003 with 39 boats a...

World Sailing Approves Urgent Changes to Storm Sail Design Requirements

In a move to reinforce safety standards for offshore sailing, World Sailing has approved changes to the design requirements of storm sails. Following ...

Superman Wins! It All Came Down To Team Work and Absolute Sheer Determination.

The annual Bridge2Bridge ski race on the Waikato River delivers pure adrenaline, with competitors racing on skis behind powerboats at speeds up to 160...

Rising Star Leo Takahashi Joins New Zealand’s Black Foils as Flight Controller

The Black Foils, New Zealand’s cutting-edge SailGP team, has confirmed that Takahashi will play a pivotal role as flight controller, bringing with him...

The 38th America’s Cup: Defender New Zealand and Challenger Britain Forge Forward Together

As Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 surged over the finish line in Barcelona on Saturday, 19 October, it marked not just the end of the 37th...

AC38: Will It Bring In A New Era of Innovation, Inclusion, and Excitement for the America’s Cup?

As the Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) AC75 crossed the finish line on 19th October, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) officially accepted...

Barcelona Won’t Host America’s Cup 2026: What’s Next for New Zealand and the Sailing World?

A Mutual Split, But What Comes Next? The America’s Cup, one of the world’s most demanding sailing events for both host country and city, requires exc...

Opinion Editorial: New Zealand’s America’s Cup: What’s Next?

Wow! What an incredible season of America’s Cup racing. For New Zealand, what an amazing result! Whether it’s foiling, sailing, or whatever these AC75...

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FISHING

Makaira Trailer Boat Competition, 25 & 26 Jan 2025 in Whangaroa

Stabicraft Te Anau Manapouri Fishing Classic, 25 - 27 Oct 2025 TBC in Te Anau Manapouri

REGATTAS

Rolex Sydney to Hobart, 26 Dec 2024 starts in Sydney, Australia

New Zealand Sail Grand Prix, 18 & 19 Jan 2025 in Auckland

Bay of Islands Sailing Week, 21 - 24 Jan 2025 at Bay of Islands

NZ Millenium Cup, 1 - 4 Feb 2025 at Waitemata Harbour

Toyota Youth International Match Racing Cup, 26 Feb - 4 Mar 2025 in Auckland

Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2025, starting 11 Oct 2025 TBC from Sydney Harbour

PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic, 24 Oct 2025 TBC from Auckland to Russell

NZ Match Racing Championships, 2025 dates tbc in Auckland

HYDRO THUNDER

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder Race - Mangakino, 18 & 19 Jan 2025 at Mangakino

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder Race - Karapiro, 7 - 9 Feb 2025 at Karapiro

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder Race - Lake Rotoiti, 8 - 9 Mar 2025 at Nelson Lakes

Lucas Oil Hydro Thunder Race - Lake Twizel, 29 - 30 Mar 2025 at Twizel

JET BOAT RACING

2024/25 NZ Jetsprint Championship R2, 1 Dec 2024 at Featherston

2024/25 NZ Jetsprint Championship R3, 27 Dec 2024 at Wanganui

UIM World Jetsprint Championships, 25 Jan -2 Feb 2025 at Wanaka (25 & 26 Jan) and Wanganui (1 & 2 Feb)

2024/25 NZ Jetsprint Championship R4, 23 Feb 2025 at Wanganui

2025 NZ Marathon Coast-to-Coast, 16 to 25 Mar 2025 starting at Greymouth ad finishing at Christchurch

2024 Golden Homes NZ Jet Boat Marathon, 2025 dates TBC on Southland Rivers (Oreti, Waiau and Mataura)

National Jet Boat Rally 2024, 2025 date TBC at Oliver Road, Bendigo (near Cromwell)

WATERSPORTS

Yamaha Rollo's Marine Bridge 2 Bridge, 2025 dates tbc Staged on the Waikato River between Cambridge & Taupiri, based in Hamilton, New Zealand

NON-MOTORISED SPORT

Waka Ama - 2025 National Sprint Championships, 12 - 18 Jan 2025 at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge

Waka Ama - 2025 Secondary School Nationals, 24 - 28 Mar 2025 at Lake Tikitapu, Rotorua

ANTIQUE, CLASSIC & RETRO BOATS

25th NZ Antique & Classic Boat Show , 1 & 2 Mar 2025 at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes

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