5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (173+ words) A joint demonstration at Cannes keeps a 250hp petrol outboard in place and adds two retractable electric motors for low speed manoeuvring and docking. Mercury Marine and French electric propulsion company BlueNav have jointly demonstrated a hybrid propulsion installation ahead of…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (574+ words) I have a confession to make: I don’t like fishing with bait anymore. If I’m honest, I have been an avid lure angler for at least the last 15 years – I love nothing more than casting softbaits in the shallows and…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (188+ words) Boating New Zealand Toyota New Zealand marks 50 years of Hilux Since arriving in New Zealand in 1976, the Hilux has become a trusted part of Kiwi life, used across farms, worksites and remote regions. Marking 50 years in 2026, Toyota New Zealand highlights…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (279+ words) In a four-boat final in a patchy 13 to 14 km/h breeze, that should have settled it there. Australia struggled to find the 40 km/h needed to pop back onto the foils and stalled trying, buying USA time they had no…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (63+ words) Boating New Zealand UIM F2 – The Engine Dilemma The Mercury Racing OptiMax 200XS SST, the engine that has powered the majority of the UIM F2 World Championship field since 2010, has not been built as a complete new… Read the full story at Powerboat…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (288+ words) Thomas Saunders led New Zealand’s charge into the world championship’s top fleet in Dún Laoghaire, but a dramatic final day belonged to first-time champion Jonatán Vadnai. Jonatán Vadnai has become the first Hungarian sailor to win the ILCA 7 Men’s World…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (126+ words) A compact version of Roger Hill’s 13.9m Tank is under construction at Noosa Marine. The 7.95m “Mini Tank” (8.76m with engine) is designed as a trailerable day boat with overnight capability, tailored to fit into a 3.1m-high storage shed. The layout includes a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (197+ words) Boating NZ is New Zealand’s premier marine title devoted to putting its readers behind the wheel of the latest trailerboats, yachts and launches to hit the market. It inspires with practical content and cruising adventures, leads the fleet with its…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (926+ words) In 2018, after some 40 years of operation, Auckland’s Allan Tongs Boatbuilders (ATB) embarked on a risky new strategy. It switched production to a single design – the 13.5m Elite AT43 launch – aimed at a niche market. Eight years on, the Covid hiccup notwithstanding, it…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (390+ words) Boating New Zealand Peter morin and china ctic team part ways After nine seasons and 44 Grand Prix appearances, Peter Morin has ended his partnership with China CTIC Team. The French driver, who took the controls of the team’s single-seat hydroplane…...