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Boating was invited to the New Zealand launch of the Boston Whaler range of American-built powerboats at the Auckland headquarters of Rayglass Boats, now Boston Whaler’s official New Zealand dealer. Both Rayglass and Boston Whaler are owned by Brunsw

CALL OUR NZ SUBS TEAM FREEPHONE 0508 692628 Step onboard Boating New Zealand to share thrilling maritime adventures, improve your knowledge of powerboats and yachts, feel the challenge of offshore voyages and be inspired by DIY projects in garages th

The Auckland Boat Show will return in 2023, bringing a festival on the water to the heart of central Auckland from 23 to 26 March, 2023. The Auckland Boat Show, scheduled to run directly after Sail GP’s March regatta, is well-timed to allow boating e

Océan Développement is pleased to introduce the MODX 70, a new pleasure catamaran using 100% renewable energy packed with innovation and technology. This new 70-foot (21.34m) catamaran is the first vessel to feature two automated propulsion systems:

At 182 years old, the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta lays claim to being the longest-running sporting event in New Zealand, even predating the America’s Cup by 11 years. Now as it approaches its 183rd birthday on Monday 30 January 2023, the regatta

On September 2 Coastguard New Zealand paid special tribute to kaumātua Joe Hawke at a naming ceremony for its two new Lotto-funded rescue vessels, received thanks to a unique America’s Cup partnership between Coastguard, Lotto NZ and Emirates Team NZ

Maritimo’s new Offshore Series splashed down at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show and marks the beginning of a new era for the predominantly flybridge-orientated Australian builder. So, no surprise that first new model was a flybridge version, the M600. H

Project manager and lifelong sailor Scott Fickling bought this Guillaume Verdier-designed Class 40, first launched in 2008 as Desafio Cabo de Horno, with an eye to refitting her for short-handed racing. The plan was just about to swing into action wh

Boating is getting easier all the time, and especially these days with record numbers of first-time buyers entering the market. According to the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association [USA], more than 35% of all buyers last year purchased a boat

Boatyards are critical marine infrastructure. They play a central role in our ability to maintain both recreational and commercial vessels. Well maintained boats are safer, they use fuel more efficiently, and they have less environmental impact too.

Boating NZ went aboard this vessel in Auckland just prior to its delivery down-country to Coastguard Mana near Wellington, getting an opportunity to drive the boat and experience OXE Diesel outboards first-hand – see panel. Te Awarua is the first twi

Sealegs’ latest and largest recreational vessel to date is the 12RC (RIB Cabin) reviewed here. Sealegs has built and exported several similarly large vessels based around its heavy-duty Amphibious Enablement System 100 (AES), but those were for comme

ABSOLUTE YACHTS returned to the sun-drenched Cannes Yachting Festival in September 2022. Absolute offered the premiere of the new flagship Navetta 75, in addition to the existing range of Fly yachts (50, 56 and 62 Fly) and the Navetta range, from the

WINDCRAFT, THE APAC distributor for Hanse Yachts, is delighted to announce another all-new design from Hanse Yachts – the Hanse 510. The latest collaboration with Berret-Racoupeau Yacht Design has produced a level of interior volume and size that is

AQUAPLUMB AUCKLAND WIDE LTD are market-leading marine plumbing specialists, covering watermakers, toilets and waste systems, diesel heaters, pumps and other marine systems. They also offer project consultancy for new build and renovation works in the

WITH WARMER MONTHS on the horizon, 36 Degrees Brokers are excited for the arrival of the new First 44 Performance, set to make its New Zealand debut in March 2023. Light and bright, with clean lines, space is accentuated by quality materials that giv

NEW SHEDS and covered space for servicing and maintaining bigger boats have been the most significant changes with the recent upgrading of Half Moon Bay Marina. The object was to provide service facilities for the range of bigger craft berthed on the

SEALEGS INTERNATIONAL Limited has announced the release of its large format Amphibious Enablement System 100 (AES) on its latest craft – the 12m Sealegs 12RC. The 12RC is a game changer in the large format amphibious class, carrying a payload up to t

LUSTY AND BLUNDELL is to distribute the innovative new Exploding Fish rotating rod holder range in New Zealand and throughout the South Pacific. Invented by keen Cairns fisher Jim McQuade, Exploding Fish rod holders enable fishers to position their r

SEALEGS INTERNATIONAL has appointed Nicholas Glanfield Global Sales and Marketing manager. After a period of exceptional growth for Sealegs, Nicholas’ task is to further develop the Sealegs brand and expand sales, both locally and internationally. A

I was certain in the knowledge that I would be back the next year to step the mast and sail her down to Turkey, through the Bosporus Strait, to spend a leisurely season cruising northern Aegean waters. That was over two-and-a-half years ago, my plans

FROM OCTOBER 1 WINDCRAFT will be operating from new premises at Half Moon Bay Marina. Windcraft’s Cameron Burch explains: “With the closure of Pier 21, pending closure of The Landing, and continued pressure on marine infrastructure in central Aucklan

PWCs are very much a lifestyle choice popular with all age groups, with models designed for every riding preference. Yamaha’s range of hugely successful WaveRunner watercraft now comprises 15 models spread across five distinct series, so there’s a Wa

Find the food and you’ll often encounter what eats it, and this is certainly true for schools of small baitfish. No predator, large or small, can resist the opportunity to participate in a baitfish-eating smorgasbord. For most recreational anglers th

Powerboat Training NZ 1. Ensure you reverse approach the berth from downwind (stern into the wind). This ensures the wind will slow the vessel down as you approach, rather than accelerating it! 2. When to begin your turn is the million-dollar questio

In 1982 a real entrepreneur and extroverted sort of fellow called Roger Dilly suggested to the committee of the Auckland Multihull Sailing Association (later to become NZ Multihull Yacht Club), a drag race from Devonport to Russell, loosely based on

8. _____ Marina – large marina near Picton (7) 9. Sit up high in crow’s nest, eg (5) 10. Iridescent internal layer in oyster shells (5) 11. Type of dugout canoe used in southern US, Central America and Caribbean (7) 12. When vessel is expected to rea

That was in 1949. In her lifetime – now 73 years – Vega has been at the middle of many high seas and human dramas. She’s been an actor on the world’s political and environmental stages. But the story of Vega goes back way further than that. In 1890,

This is the first time the dedicated fleet of Bruce Farr-design race boats built in west Auckland and launched in 1990 for the World Match Racing Championship, have been repowered, after around 32 years of enthusiastic use. Lachlan Trembath of Ovlov

I will get there very soon, though as I am desperate – SV Sauvage and sailing is my solace, my peace from life’s storms, and I’m feeling withdrawal symptoms! I may have mentioned the first time Kirsten and I went out on the water on Sauvage was with

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