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The Doyle Sails Gold Cup fleet returns for the Roy McDell Memorial Race, testing whether the tight three-way contest from Richmond holds on a shorter.
Fork lightning, a stranded halyard and torn sails tested the Ākonga crew in the Three Kings Race. Read how they overcame every failure offshore.
All seven boats finish the Three Kings Offshore race. Motorboat III takes PHRF handicap honours after crossing fourth on line. Full results and race story inside.
Damon Jolliffe and the Motorboat III crew finished fourth on line honours but claimed a convincing handicap win at the Three Kings race by more than two hours.
Equilibrium crossed the line third in the 2026 Three Kings race, completing 532 nautical miles just 10 minutes behind Mr Kite II after 53 hours of hard offshore racing.
Mr Kite II takes corrected time honours at the Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race, pipping Clockwork by 37 minutes after 500 nautical miles of racing.
Clockwork and skipper Steve Mair shattered the Three Kings course record by over four minutes, finishing in 2 days, 3 hours, 37 minutes and 17 seconds.
With 22 seconds splitting second and third on handicap and the leader still 84 miles out, the Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race finish is impossible to predict.
Clockwork leads the Three Kings fleet after a glamorous first night of starlit skies and light winds. Read the latest crew reports from the race.
Clockwork closes on Three Kings Islands with a 17nm lead, but the handicap battle keeps every boat in contention in the Three Kings Offshore Yacht Race.
Steve Mair's Clockwork surges to the front as the seven-boat Three Kings fleet splits into two groups off the Waitemata in a fast-paced offshore race.
Skippers backed smaller Three Kings fleet while debating its future format. A glamour forecast, strict comms protocols, and calls to rebuild NZ offshore sailing.