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Trans-Tasman skiff showdown wraps up at Hamilton Island Race Week
The Palm Beach Motor Yachts Trans-Tasman 49er Exhibition Series wrapped up in style at Hamilton Island, with Australia and New Zealand locked in a fierce battle across Olympic-class…
The talented shore crew’s drive to sail tomorrow
The Emirates Team New Zealand design and shore crews have been working non-stop since yesterday’s haul out incident which damaged the AC75 ‘Taihoro’. After a long evening that…
New Zealand Claims Victory at Season 4 Opener in Chicago
New Zealand has claimed victory at the opening event of the season, winning in Chicago ahead of Australia in second and Canada in third. The Kiwis are at the top…
New champions crowned at New Zealand ILCA Nationals
It was a snakes and ladders regatta for the sailors competing in the 2023 New Zealand ILCA Nationals at Murrays Bay Sailing Club.
Get ready for SailGP Christchurch!
This weekend, the most exciting racing on water returns to the home of sailing – New Zealand. The ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix Christchurch will unfold over two action-packed…
No Hollywood party for New Zealand’s SailGP team in LA
A “tough weekend” sees New Zealand finish seventh in Los Angeles, inching down to fifth on the overall season standings. Spain celebrated their first-ever event victory – making Los Gallos…
“Moving Day” – Day 3 of the New Zealand ILCA Nationals
Shifty conditions favoured the experienced sailors on Day 3 of the New Zealand ILCA National Championships hosted by Murrays Bay Sailing Club.
Black Foils steal Brits’ home win in SailGP Portsmouth debut
It was not to be for Dylan Fletcher’s Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team as Peter Burling’s Black Foils cinched victory in Portsmouth, bumping New Zealand to the top…
Home team delivers on day one of ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch
Home team delivers on day one of ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch. Three different winners from three races in front of sellout crowd.
From their bedrooms to the open seas: E-Series Winners compete in never-seen-before ‘Gamer vs Sailor’ race
…eSailingCentral (Liam Dimock, New Zealand, 14) and Booshify (Robbie Wooldridge, New Zealand, 19), the top two finishers in the inaugural e-Series championship, took on the NYYC American Magic Women…
O’Pen Skiff Nationals Set Sail in Style at Plimmerton Boating Club
The O’Pen Skiff Nationals roared into action today at Plimmerton Boating Club, with competitors eager to test their skills in one of New Zealand’s premier junior sailing events…
Peter Lester – A great man of the sport
…Once again he was in the commentators seat, and I was the official photographer for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Emirates GBR sit first on the SailGP leaderboard after dominant weekend in Cádiz
Emirates GBR are now the only team to win three events this season, finishing ahead of New Zealand in second and Germany in third. All teams now have eight weeks…
Barbara Kendall made an Olympian for Life
…We know it, New Zealand knows it, the world knows it, and now the Olympics has acknowledged her legendary status by naming her an “Olympian for Life”.
Bird’s Eye View // Season 1, Episode 8
Matty Mitchell has raced in six America’s Cup campaigns and been in the winning team three times – Team New Zealand, Alinghi, and Oracle Team USA, but at the end…
2026 ILCA NZL Nationals: Beckett and Reineke crowned champions
With a gale warning in place and 45 knot gusts on the course area by 9am there was no question of any racing being possible on the final day on the 2026 NZ ILCA Nationals.
New Zealand Blue Water Championships returns with new offshore races
Royal Akarana Yacht Club, Tauranga Yacht & Powerboat Club, New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron join forces for the ultimate New Zealand Blue Water Championship.
Poll Results: Kiwi Youth & Women’s America’s Cup Teams – Who you picked
In the coming days (hopefully), we will officially learn who has made the cut to represent Emirates Team New Zealand, and New Zealand in general at the inaugural Youth & Women…
PredictWind O’Pen Skiff Regatta Palooza: When the heavens open & kids are fearless
When it was time to get up and going for the first day of racing of the 2026 PredictWind O’Pen Skiff Regatta Palooza, we were pretty sure that the racing racing might be called off…
Bird’s Eye View // Season 1, Episode 9
SPECIAL EPISODE! Joey Allen and Suellen Hurling were on the road for the Toyota Kiwi Cup Tour taking the America’s Cup to the people of New Zealand. So they…
