A British solo yachtsman sailor has lost a marathon race after sleeping through two alarms and crashing.Good natured Alex Thomson was leading the 3500 nautical mile Route de Rhum transatlantic event by a massive 15 hours when his...
The New Zealand shipwreck given up from its sandy grave after 153 years has rolled away on the back of a truck.The timber hull of the 17m-long sailing vessel, the Daring, whose shroud of sand was wiped away by wind and tide, has...
Stars & Stripes Team USA has been accepted as a challenger for the 2021 America's Cup, promising to have an all-American squad in a competition where nationality has mattered little in recent decades.The name is a nod to Dennis...
Auckland Council is exploring the option of netting some extra cash during the America's Cup in 2021 by charging luxury yacht owners who anchor at sea.A proposal suggests those with yachts 40 metres or longer would be billed a total...
The fifth challenger in the 36th America's Cup in Auckland is thought to be US21 and the Long Beach Yacht Club – a second American challenge for an event looking as if it will be much beefier than many thought, with six challenges...
Auckland Council has approved additional funding of $14.5 million for the America's Cup, but not before some councillors voiced concerns over the added cost to ratepayers for a "rich man's sport".Councillors voted today at an extraordinary...
Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton has accused Economic Development Minister David Parker of "mischief making".In a report by the Herald , Parker claimed that Team NZ was "cautious but not opposed" to his pending deal to house...
Sir Peter Blake's son-in-law explains the late adventurer's legacy in a book released in time for the 17th anniversary of his death. Alistair Moore was just 22 when he started working with his childhood hero, Sir Peter Blake.He...
Eight further America's Cup challengers have emerged for the 2021 event in Auckland.Team New Zealand today confirmed that there had been eight "Notices of Challenge" recieved before today's official deadline, but that only one of...
A respected yachting commentator claims teams' preparation for the next America's Cup could be set back by up to three months due to technical difficulties, while a proposed second preliminary regatta could be scrapped altogether.Peter...
Tauranga's Veerle ten Have is a big believer in it never being too late to try a new sport. If she wasn't, the 17-year-old she would probably never have tried boardsailing at the end of 2014 after focusing on hockey, horse riding...
A crew who broke a 44-year drought for New Zealand and a couple of Kiwi sailors who helped Dongfeng Race Team win the closest Volvo Ocean Race in history were tonight named Orbit World Travel Sailors of the Year at the annual Volvo...
Team New Zealand will take a different approach to their preparations for the 2021 America's Cup, with the team at this stage unlikely to sail a scaled down model of the AC75.While challengers Ineos Team UK, American Magic and Luna...
"I want to go where the captain sits."Greg Rieger's words could have been those of his late son, as the father retraces the steps his teenage boy made on board the Spirit of New Zealand sailing ship. "That's what Hamish would...
An overwhelming response to the plight of a Vanuatu girl found close to death on a remote island has opened up options for her recovery.Following a story in last week's Weekend Herald , more than 330 people have donated more than...
In laying out the possible courses to be raced in the 36th America's Cup, Emirates Team New Zealand showed sailing was mving with the times. The courses outlined are all spectator-friendly, allowing more fans of the regatta to get...
The New York Yacht Club have officially hit the water, launching their 2021 America's Cup test boat on the weekend.American Magic posted images on their Facebook page of the fully-foiling monohull test boat with four crew on board...
Auckland sailor George Lee Rush secured the favourite's tag in style on day one of the North Island Optimist Championships off Napier today.The fourth-year competitor from the Wakatere Boating Club had three firsts from as many...
During the harsh winters of the Second World War two Dutch boys helped their families survive by stealing potatoes very early in the morning from a field where German soldiers had planted mines.One of them was Jan (John) van Gemerden,...
While sailing around the world on a millionaire's superyacht might seem like a great way to travel, the workers who are paid to live below deck have revealed that the lifestyle isn't always that glamourous.While some receive extravagant...