Boating News

Weather second week July 2025 school holidays: where to boat safely around New Zealand

Planning to get on the water? The weather second week July 2025 school holidays starts calm and clear across most of New Zealand, ideal for safe boating—before turning wet and windy by the weekend. Check detailed regional forecasts.

Flying on water: our first ride - Vessev’s VS–9 foiling electric craft

We take Vessev's VS-9 foiling electric craft for a harbour test. Here's what it feels like to lift, glide and reimagine marine mobility on the water.

Beneteau Gran Turismo 35 & 40 Coupé: a new era for express cruising

Explore the Beneteau Gran Turismo 35 and 40 Coupé — express cruisers combining performance, luxury, and smart European design.

Beneteau Gran Turismo 40 Coupé: power, poise and pure possibility

Discover the new Beneteau Gran Turismo 40 Coupé – a powerful, stylish express cruiser with custom options and premium comfort for 2025 adventures.

Discover the Beneteau Gran Turismo 35: A revolution in express cruising

Discover the new Beneteau Gran Turismo 35 – a stylish express cruiser blending performance, smart design and luxury for coastal adventures in 2025.

Steve Armitage appointed new CEO of Yachting NZ

Nominations open for 2025 Barfoot & Thompson Yachting Excellence Awards

Sailing light: the Fountaine Pajot 41

Pōkarekare Ana, and Kiwi echo on Atakos

A Kiwi family brings classic NZ music to a Greek island and discovers a natural amphitheatre on Atakos. With echoing cliffs and swimming pigs, it’s a trip to remember.

EXCLUSIVE: Behind the foils: Inside the Vessev factory

Get an exclusive first-hand look inside the Vessev factory, where a New Zealand startup is reshaping marine manufacturing one hydrofoil at a time.

Women and the Wind: A radical voyage of sea, sisterhood, and storytelling

Three women, one ocean, thirty days. Women and the Wind is a radical tale of sea, sisterhood, and storytelling that will leave you breathless.