Editor’s Note: Happy New Year

By the time this edition goes on sale, most of us will be settling into a well earned summer break. For those with bigger vessels, that might mean heading away on the boat for a few days, or even weeks, or perhaps preparing for a cruise in the New Year. For those of us without liveaboard vessels, most will take time out to enjoy boating with family and friends during the break. By some measures boating is the most popular recreational activity in New Zealand, which is unsurprising considering the breadth of boating opportunities available to us in this country, whether around our beautiful ...