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Choose your own adventure – Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club lets you decide!
Keeping things fresh, new, and exciting in the yachting world can be a challenge. Every race has a start, every race has a finish, and every race has an in…
Photos: Gulf Harbour Yacht Club Women on Water Weekend
Live Sail Die photographer Jayden Murdie spent Saturday 14th March at the Women on Water event at Gulf Harbour Yacht Club! The conditions were fierce so there wasn’t a lot of racing, but he managed to get some great action shots! Thanks to GHYC for having us!
SLAM clothing a great fit for Emirates Team New Zealand
The bespoke SLAM range features the iconic Emirates Team New Zealand logo and will cater for the entire team from hi-tech kit for the race crew to shore and…
SailGP grandstand to transform Wynyard Point with thousands expected to snap up tickets for Auckland’s debut
A purpose-built grandstand will give fans a whole new perspective on sailing, with SailGP unveiling a first look at its Race Stadium for the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand…
2025 NZ Marine Trade Challenge MRX Day – The One With Super Cam
I’ve been sailing more in this one week than I did for the entire 2024 year. And I’m not gonna apologise for a second of time on the water doing the actual thing, than photographing the actual thing. I’m also not going to apologise for documenting the moment.
Emirates Team New Zealand Receive Value Of Design Black Pin At Best Design Awards 2022
Emirates Team New Zealand was recognised alongside the best of New Zealand design industry at The Designers Institute Best Design Awards 2022 on Friday evening at Auckland’s Aotea Centre…
One Year Until the 37th America’s Cup Match Race 1
For Emirates Team New Zealand, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, the team have experienced the uncertainty, the anxiety, the nerves and the excitement of Race 1 more than…
Auckland Wooden Boat Festival: 26 Classic Boat Communities, One Big Maritime Love Story
If you love the smell of varnish, the creak of timber underfoot, and the kind of stories that only saltwater and time can write – this one’s for you.
Red Sea Delight for New Zealand and Italy
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful venues in the world for high-performance sailing, the Red Sea served up challenging afternoon conditions for the sailors in the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Jeddah, presented by NEOM.
Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC40 damaged during training
Emirates Team New Zealand have suffered damage to the bow of their AC40 today after an early start testing on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf in some top end conditions.
Emirates Team New Zealand hits the water in Barcelona
Emirates Team New Zealand, the Defenders of the America’s Cup, wasted no time getting ‘Te Rehutai’ out sailing on the waters off Barcelona on Friday, a day earlier than…
2024 Moth Worlds to be raced in New Zealand
the 2024 Moth World Championships will be raced in December and hosted by the Manly Sailing Club on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula.
Megan Thomson Sets Early Pace at Women’s Match Racing Worlds
New Zealand’s Megan Thomson and her 2.0 Racing Team made a flawless start to the 2025 World Sailing Women’s Match Racing World Championship on Lake Michigan today…
2022 Harken New Zealand Match Racing Championship Preview
The best of New Zealand’s match racing sailors are ready to do battle over 4 days of world-class on water duels for the Harken New Zealand Match Racing…
Josh Hyde wins first Oceanbridge New Zealand Match Racing Championship title
Josh Hyde and his crew have won the 2026 Oceanbridge New Zealand Match Racing Championship, defeating Ethan Fong 3–0 in the final at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron…
“Helmet Boy” Liam Dimock secures a trip-of-a-lifetime to Barcelona for the Grand e-Series Final
14-year-old Liam Dimock from New Zealand won a convincing final race and secured a trip-of-a-lifetime to Barcelona for the Grand e-Series Final.
Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 is back!
Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand’s 36th America’s Cup winning yacht is set to return to the waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf just over 2 years since…
Emirates Team New Zealand Launch Hydrogen Powered Foiling Chase Boat
Emirates Team New Zealand launched their prototype hydrogen-powered foiling chase boat in Auckland today with Emirates Team New Zealand
Windsurfers book finals spots as McKiwis denied on ‘brutal’ day
The fickle Marseille wind twice denied the New Zealand men’s skiff team a medal on day 5 of the Olympic sailing event, while the country’s windsurfers safely secured…
2026 ILCA NZL Nationals: Sea Breeze stunner delivers close racing
The sea breeze filled in just before todays scheduled 1pm start time, providing ideas conditions for todays 3 races for the 100 boat ILCA fleets to be completed on a warm, sunny, stunning Bay of Islands day.
