Once were wreckers: Whakatahuri Family Boatbuiders
Whakatahuri in outer Pelorus Sound was once home to a family boatbuilding business and the most remote boat-wrecking yard in ...
Holiday reading – Kiwi stories for a new year
Author Alex Stone presents a selection of New Zealand titles with maritime themes encompassing history, adventure, and triump...
Outta the creek—Castlepoint, Wairarapa: A challenge
If islands are the exclamation marks of the sea, the unique promontory / estuary / bay / battlements of Castlepoint are somet...
Book reviews: A selection of new titles recommended by Boating New Zealand
Under wide and starry skies – 50 sailing destinations in seas less travelled
By Nicholas Coghlan – Adlard Coles
Do you ...
Raglan, Waikato: Long Pursuit; New Home
A long, intriguing, many-fingered harbour. A serious bar.
A world-class surf break nearby. Raglan is a place par excellence ...
Alternative sailing rigs: Mastfoil ketch | Inflatable wing sail | Kites
The majority of cruising sailboats are monohulls. This represents the conventional ‘wisdom’ of the yachting establishment.
Kerikeri inlet: Flocking to history
Our Up the Creek adventure took us into history, to a place most photographed though not always as well known.
Slow boat to Racehorse River
Our summer cruise was postponed by those gales. Then there was the truckload of mulch for the garden. And floor to ceiling bo...
Sailing to the Heart of Japan – A Cruising Adventure and How-To Guide
Summer reading inspired by our Big Blue Backyard
Mana of the Pacific – Wisdom from Across Oceania
The best time and place to curl up with a good book is during your summer cruise or boating day trips, in the saloon, cockpit...
The Team That Hit The Rocks – The Inside Story of the Wahine Disaster
The best time and place to curl up with a good book is during your summer cruise or boating day trips, in the saloon, cockpit...
Pataua on Northland’s East Coast: Quiet moments. Good.
Most often the magic of boating finds itself in moments that are not dramatic. Quiet moments of reflection. Just you, the boa...