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Miami to host thrilling finale of the uim E1 world...

E1 GP
In an exciting announcement that underscores the rising prominence of electric-powered marine sports...
Vendée round the globe LIVE!

Vendée round the globel LIVE! 14/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Charlie Dalin Leads Vendée Globe Fleet Into the Ta...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe fleet has reached another significant milestone, with leader Charlie Dalin sailing ...

The Waterjet World Grand Prix (WGP) 2024: The road...

Jetski World Championships
The Waterjet World Grand Prix (WGP) 2024 is heating up as it heads toward its final event, set to ta...

Celebrating growth: The PIC Harbour Classic and it...

PIC Harbour Classic
Auckland’s maritime calendar is set to shine in 2025 with the third edition of the PIC Harbour Class...

Wild in the west as Charlie Dalin heads for Pacifi...

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
As the Vendée Globe fleet charges through the Southern Ocean, a tale of two strategies is unfolding,...
Vendée round the globe LIVE!

Vendée round the globe LIVE!

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Close competition and high stakes as Vendée Globe ...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe 2024-25 continues to deliver thrilling moments and intense challenges as the world’...
Vendée round the globe LIVE!

Vendée round the globe LIVE! 12/11

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

A defining split?

Race Day Reports
With the top three on the Vendée Globe are all making good progress eastwards under Australia their ...

SailGP comes to Auckland with new Tech! New foils,...

Runup to Auckland
The ‘Black Foils’ New Zealand SailGP Team smoothly capture the opening  victory of the RolexSailGP C...

Nina and Tony Kiff: The visionaries behind the Bay...

Events & Gatherings
The Bay of Islands Sailing Week has earned its place as one of New Zealand’s premier sailing events,...

Is Leo Takahashi the Black Foils’ silver bul...

Run-up Coverage
Excitement is building as the second event of SailGP’s 2025 season, the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand P...

Vendée round the globe LIVE! 11/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Vendée Globe Fleet Faces High-Pressure Drama as Da...

Race Day Reports
As the Vendée Globe fleet races under the longitude of Tasmania, tensions are mounting among the lea...

Silver success: New Zealand’s Megan Thomson ...

Women's Match Racing Championships
The Women’s Match Racing World Championships, held from December 5th to 8th in Jeddah, Sau...

After a month of Vendée Globe: skippers battle Ind...

Race Day Reports
As the Vendée Globe 2024 continues, the challenges facing the solo sailors are becoming more apparen...

Quick Crazy Kiwi (Conrad Colman) upadate

Race Day Reports
Conrad, our only Kiwi skipper in the Vendée Globe is making steady progress. He is maintaining a ...

Vendée round the globe LIVE! 10/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Southern ocean battles: closing the gap at Cape Le...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe fleet is deep in the throes of the Southern Ocean's merciless trials, where experie...

Headsail damage for Antoine Cornic on HUMAN IMMOBI...

Race Day Reports
This morning at 4:22am NZ time, Antoine Cornic informed his team of the loss of his Fractional Z...

Snapped Foil! Sébastien Simon’s fight to stay comp...

Race Day Reports
In the unforgiving expanse of the Southern Ocean, setbacks can strike with little warning. For Frenc...

Vendée round the globe LIVE! 9/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Kiwi, Conrad battles an overboard sail (and heroic...

Race Day Reports
After the massive solar controller incedent one week ago today, Conrad is still knee deep in fixing ...

Will It Be Gidday on Monday Morning?

Race Day Reports
As the Vendée Globe fleet surges through the Indian Ocean, race leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Pr...

Vendée round the globe LIVE! 8/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Dalin extends lead as rivals focus on lead limitat...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe never fails to deliver thrilling stories of strategy, endurance, and resilience. Ch...

Vendée round the globe LIVE 6/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Daring Dalin extends his lead amidst Indian Ocean ...

Race Day Reports
The relentless Indian Ocean has become a proving ground for the Vendée Globe fleet, where daring Cha...

Vendée round the globe LIVE! 6/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report. Proudly present...

Vendée Globe update: Dalin leads as Indian Ocean c...

Race Day Reports
In the unforgiving expanses of the Indian Ocean, the Vendée Globe skippers are pushing themselves an...

Vendée Globe update: Leaders hold steady as Southe...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe fleet is deep into the Southern Ocean, where the stakes are higher than ever.

Louis Burton Forced to Withdraw From the Vendée Gl...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe, renowned as the world’s toughest solo sailing race, has claimed another casualty. ...

Kiwi boy Conrad Colman is riding the storm: battle...

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
For solo sailor Conrad Colman, last night was a wild and relentless battle against the elements. Fac...

Vendée round the world LIVE! 5/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

Monsters of the Indian Ocean: Vendée Globe leaders...

Race Day Reports
The Vendée Globe fleet has reached the notorious Indian Ocean, where the leading skippers are grappl...

Vendée Round The World LIVE! 4/12

Vendee Globe - Round The World Yacht Race
Catch up with all the action from the past 24 hours in this 30-minute daily report.

High stakes in the Southern Ocean: Vendée Globe le...

Race Day Reports
The Southern Ocean has lived up to its fearsome reputation as the Vendée Globe fleet grapples with a...

Portugal to Host 2025 Youth Sailing World Champion...

Boat World
The picturesque Portuguese venue of Vilamoura is set to host the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championsh...

Aussies decisively win the 2024 World Sailing Yout...

2024 Youth World Match Racing Championship
The vibrant waters off Jeddah’s Red Sea coastline served as the stunning backdrop for the final day ...

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Charlie Dalin Leads Vendée Globe Fleet Into the Tasman – en route to NZ

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Jetski World Championships

NZ Events Worth Adding to Your Calendar

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Catch all the action of the Vendée Globe Race, starting 10 Nov, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Follow along with excitement at Boating New Zealand.

FISHING

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

NZ Lure Masters (Catch, Measure and Release competition), 3 & 4 Oct 2025, New Zealand wide

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

PIC Harbour Classic, 28 Feb - 1 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

SHOWS

Moana Auckland - New Zealand's Ocean Festival, 27 Jan to 9 Mar 2025 in Auckland

Auckland Boat Show, 6 - 9 Mar 2025 to be held at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland

The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15-18 May 2025 to be held at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland

ADVENTURES AT SEA

The Norwoods World Tour

Mayotte to Richards Bay, Part 3: – Officials and Machine Guns

Doing an emergency stop can be a delicate matter. Normally stopping in a new country requires you to...
The Norwoods World Tour

Mayotte to Richard’s Bay, part 2: Breakages

After five days of terrible anchoring at Ilha do Fogo, eight boats made a run for it. There was a br...
The Norwoods World Tour

Mayotte to Richard’s Bay, Part 1: A Fishing Story

We picked a really good window for the first leg of the Mozambique Channel. Whilst it may have been ...
The Norwoods World Tour

The Mozambique Channel – Hopefully not living up to its reputation 

We are members of two WhatsApp groups with people sailing the east and south coast Africa, and over ...
The Norwoods World Tour

Mayotte – where is everyone?!

  Well, we are enjoying it. Sailing around the island we stop to snorkel, dive and swim ...

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