The organisers of the 2017 America's Cup are planning to dramatically reduce team operational costs by racing in smaller…
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Diversion likely for doctor
A top Auckland doctor charged over a serious boating incident in which a man was left bleeding in the water may escape without…
Sailing: Volvo Ocean Race kicks off
The six boats competing in the Volvo Ocean Race have set sail from Auckland cheered on by fans three days later than planned…
Yachting: Delays boon for tired ocean racers
The on-going weather delays in the Volvo Ocean Race have given Team SCA skipper Sam Davies and her crew a much-needed reprieve…
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Matt Henry fronted his media conference on the banks…
Sailing: Volvo race's Southern Ocean leg delayed again
Cyclone Pam has forced Volvo Ocean Race organisers to make their third postponement to the start of the fifth leg of the…
Sailing: Female crew win Volvo Ocean race
An all-female crew took the spoils in yesterday's in-port Volvo Ocean race, with Team SCA pipping Team Brunel of the Netherlands…
Sailing: Perilous seas to push limits
When the Volvo Ocean Race fleet sets sail from Auckland early next week the crews will set their course for the toughest…
Cyclone Pam: Volvo Race postponed
Even if the system misses New Zealand, big swells and rough seas could still cause real problems for the fleet.
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Memories of a teenage coastwatcher
In 1942, when young radio operator Johnny Jones was sent to Auckland Islands as a radio operator, he…
Coastwatcher's son steps in to restore Ranui base
On March 26, the last of the southern coastwatchers, John Stuart Jones, was to have voyaged to the Auckland Islands with…
Cyclone Pam delays Volvo Ocean race
The start of the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean race from Auckland has been delayed because of Cyclone Pam. The leg from…
'They're rewriting history'
Dean Barker says Team New Zealand is trying to "rewrite history" with their version of his split from the team.
Team NZ blame media for Barker dispute
Team NZ head Keith Turner admits the prospect of Dean Barker joining another America's Cup syndicate…
Bannatyne joining for toughest leg
Veteran Kiwi sailor Stu Bannatyne, one of the Volvo Ocean Race's most experienced and toughest competitors, will join Team…
Yacht's crew 'unaware of any danger'
A report into the grounding of Team Vestas Wind during the Volvo Ocean Race has shed further light on the error that led…
Kiwi wins battle over Oracle boat
America's Cup champion Oracle Team USA's prototype boat will be seized after a lien filed by NZ sailor Joe Spooner, whose…
Black Caps treat for Auckland yachtie
A yachtsman who narrowly missed out seeing the Black Caps' spectacular win over Australia has been invited to the cricket…
Hosting of Cup regatta in jeopardy
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Problems locating suitable waterfront sites for syndicate bases could see council cost blowout of up…
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Dean Barker signs up with Russians
Dean Barker has signed up as tactician for a Russian team in the 2015 RC44 Championship Tour after being dumped as Team…
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