Sailor, John Marshall loves to go fast so when he discovered Blokarts it seemed to be the perfect sport.He met another Blokart owner and Blokart Hawke's Bay was born, for owners of the high-adrenalin land yachts to get together...
The last time Daryl Wislang won the Volvo Ocean Race, he finished the year by taking out line honours in the famed Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.That will be his ambition again when he jumps on board Comanche for the dash from Sydney...
Bianca Cook is still struggling with the idea that she belongs.Even as the boats were hurtling around the globe in the Volvo Ocean Race, she privately wondered if she was good enough to be there. Now she's a little starstruck to...
Auckland will play host to a sixth America's Cup challenger in 2021, with a Dutch entry given the green light to compete for the Auld Mug. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron confirmed the challenge from the Royal Netherlands Yacht...
Issues with the foiling arms of the AC75 vessels have set Team New Zealand's America's Cup preparations back, but a solution to the problem has been found. There has been speculation about issues with the 75-foot foiling monohull...
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...