Boating and marine industry news for New Zealandhttps://www.nzboating-world.com/Copyright YY Online Services Ltden-ukWed, 20 May 2026 21:29:58 GMTWed, 20 May 2026 21:29:58 GMT20https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/296306/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/296306/?source=rssIvor Wilkins for Doyle SailsWed, 20 May 2026 11:58:00 GMTThe first Structured Luff asymmetric was developed from a prototype on a 35ft Rob Shaw-designed canting keeler, and then engineered to suit the Maxi 72 Bella Mente. She went on to win the IMA Maxi Europeans in May of 2024, with a race to spare. https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/296279/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/296279/?source=rssLloyd Stevenson BoatbuildersWed, 20 May 2026 04:48:00 GMTLloyd Stevenson Boats has just launched the latest addition to the Catalyst chase fleet — the 50' Django Shade. https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/296255/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/296255/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingTue, 19 May 2026 11:17:58 GMTWhen Jono Ridler completed the longest unassisted staged swim in history on 4 April, millions of people around the world watched it happen in real time. Behind that experience was PredictWind, whose live tracking and marine forecasting powered the swim.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295637/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295637/?source=rssRichard GladwellTue, 05 May 2026 09:31:43 GMTLooking to replace the surface on a deck or cockpit area, with a synthetic product but don't know where to start?https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295767/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295767/?source=rss18k Sports MediaMon, 04 May 2026 04:02:00 GMTFebruary and March 2027, as The Ocean Race revealed exciting partnerships and key details of the Southern Ocean stopover, marking the return of the City of Sails to the race route for the first time since 2018. https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295619/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295619/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingTue, 28 Apr 2026 10:52:00 GMTJono Ridler and Live Ocean will meet with political decision-makers from across the NZ House of Parliament on Wednesday, as the Swim4TheOcean message, backed by 73,647 unique signatures, is taken to Parliament.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295581/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295581/?source=rssJulia Faire/Mackay BoatsMon, 27 Apr 2026 13:14:00 GMTNow that the 470 is a mixed event, teams are most often pairing sailors with different body mass, height, reach, and movement profiles. That changes how power is applied and how consistently teams can hit the same rhythm—particularly downwind https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295451/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295451/?source=rssBoatseekr.comFri, 24 Apr 2026 00:05:00 GMTThere's something timeless about a classic boat: the sheerline, the timber, the sense of history in every fitting. For many buyers, the dream isn't just to own a boat, but to own a story.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295201/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295201/?source=rssLaura HamptonTue, 14 Apr 2026 01:22:00 GMTAt the Enel Rio Sail Grand Prix, last weekend, alongside the Mubadala Brazil SailGP Team, the SailGP Inspire program brought its mission directly to local grassroots.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295107/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/295107/?source=rssIvor Wilkins for Doyle SailsThu, 09 Apr 2026 13:38:27 GMTDoyle Sails has been a key supplier to the SailGP circuit since its inception. With the award of a new five-year contract, the success story continues. Russell Coutts and Mike Sanderson explainhttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294987/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294987/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingSat, 04 Apr 2026 04:30:00 GMTAfter 90 days, 1,367 kilometres and more than 468 hours in the ocean, Jono Ridler has completed his extraordinary Swim4TheOcean, freestyling into Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington at noon Saturday.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294953/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294953/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingThu, 02 Apr 2026 23:25:00 GMTJono Ridler's 1,367km Swim4TheOcean mission has reached its penultimate day, with the final swim now mapped and his arrival into Wellington set for noon Saturday.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294854/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294854/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingMon, 30 Mar 2026 23:22:00 GMTJono Ridler has rounded Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of the North Island, and is now swimming into Cook Strait, one of the most challenging stretches of water in the world, with just 57.7km of his 1,350km Swim4TheOcean remaining.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294828/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294828/?source=rssZoe HawkinsSun, 29 Mar 2026 23:57:00 GMTProtecting and caring for Kennedy Bay has always been of the utmost importance to Waiheke Marina. An opportunity to support the SeaKeepers South Pacific Chapter lets the marina take that commitment much further.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294688/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294688/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingTue, 24 Mar 2026 07:47:00 GMTJono Ridler has broken through the 150km-to-go mark in his 1,350km Swim4TheOcean mission and is now potentially just days away from reaching Wellington. https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294549/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294549/?source=rssRichard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nzSat, 21 Mar 2026 05:14:00 GMTThe over 17,000 visitors who attended the Auckland Wooden Boat Festival last weekend witnessed a fabulous exhibition of the City of Sails' marine heritage. https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294530/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294530/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingWed, 18 Mar 2026 00:39:23 GMTAfter more than ten weeks in the water, ultra-distance swimmer Jono Ridler is entering the final and most difficult stretch of his extraordinary Swim4TheOcean world record attempt - pushing south through colder water, jellyfish stings and mounting fatiguehttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294412/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294412/?source=rssZoe HawkinsThu, 12 Mar 2026 09:37:00 GMTAuckland Wooden Boat Festival starts on late Friday afternoon - here's what you need to maximise your time visiting the show.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294396/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/294396/?source=rssJodie Bakewell-White - Live Ocean RacingThu, 12 Mar 2026 01:59:00 GMTJono Ridler has now swum 1,000km of New Zealand's east coast in his Swim4TheOcean - a staggering milestone in what is tracking to be a world-record 1,400km no-wetsuit, staged swim from North Cape to Wellington.https://www.nzboating-world.com/news/292556/?source=rsshttps://www.nzboating-world.com/news/292556/?source=rssCasey Hodges/PredictwindSat, 07 Mar 2026 08:35:46 GMTYour last chance to win the ultimate prize: a 12-month PredictWind Professional subscription and DataHub®, the ultimate GPS tracker and smart device. Closes Sunday March 8, NZT.