2021
Why Boating Is Still the Ultimate Escape in a Digital World
In an era where our days are consumed by screens, notifications, and digital ove...
Great white shark makes cameo appearance
A team reviewing underwater footage in Fiordland were amazed to find a great whi...
Superyacht Attraction Initiatives Deliver $212 Million Economic Boost to New Zealand
New Zealand’s growing reputation as a superyacht destination is making waves, wi...
Jeff’s gift for the future
Jeff’s grandad taught him to sail in the North Sea. He knows what it means to br...
Gloss Boats at Marine Park
GLOSS BOATS IS SETTING UP SHOP BESIDE THE TAMAKI RIVER
Gloss Boats Marine Spray...
NAVY YACHTS BENEFIT FROM VOLVO UPGRADE
THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY’S FLEET OF CHICO 40 YACHTS HAS BEEN REPOWERED AND IS ...
Your summer cruising library
After another year of Covid lockdowns, the escape to fresh-air therapy in the fo...
Cyclone storms in
Cyclone, Raymarine’s latest solid-state open-array radar, delivers rugged perfor...
A trailer boat launch and recovery checklist
A new regular column with Andrew Flanagan from Powerboat Training NZ, this issue...
GEORGE DIBBERN; THE 1934 TRANSTASMAN RACE / Symbol of freedom
The moment they arrived in March 1934 George Dibbern and Te Rapunga were good ne...
Deadly dropper rigs
Novice anglers who read last month’s Boating NZ may now be the proud owners of a...
The way of a waka
TAKING A PADDLE IN THE WORLD OF WAKA AMA
Paddling waka ama is boating at its mos...
Aotearoa to starboard Part 2 – Down the east coast to Stewart island
One of the advantages of a clockwise circumnavigation of New Zealand is that, fo...
Art-appreciating dolphins
Here’s the dolphin’s eye-view of our boat. As you and the dolphins can see, we a...
GEORGE DIBBERN AND TE RAPUNGA – PART 1 / Exotic sails
“I WILL NOT HAVE THAT MAN IN MY HOUSE”, said my mother, with quite out-of-charac...
Working with plastic
Historically boats were built of wood, although various forms of metal (iron, st...
Cruising with the General
Recalling an inland delivery trip long ago in a land far away.
The muddy brown ...
Repower Back to Life
The busy boat-sales market and the ongoing border closures are leading more Kiwi...
Let’s get started!
Fishing success – or lack of it – is greatly influenced by an angler’s skill lev...
In Cook’s Wake – Aotearoa to starboard Part 1
Part one of a three-part adventure describing Dave and Sue Mackay’s epic journey...
Perfect recipe for a great day on the water
Following this simple recipe will ensure a safe and enjoyable day’s boating for ...
JUST DO IT and positivity
The following commentary is re-published with permission. It was first posted on...
Europa’s unexpected voyage
For most of the voyage they had encountered very little shipping: a handful of v...
50 Years of Recreational Marine Solutions
During the last quarter of 2021, Power Equipment and YANMAR will celebrate 50 ye...
Island Cruising at home
The old tourism slogan ‘don’t leave town till you’ve seen the country’ has been ...
Choosing the right dinghy
For cruising sailors like us, our dinghies are what cars are to landlubbers. Som...
MARU AND AUCKLAND’S 24FT MULLET BOATS / Match-racing the Mulletties
John Dallimore of Whitianga has recently gifted the 24ft mullet boat Maru to Jas...
Mastering the Mind
Sara Winther, who represented New Zealand in the Laser Radial class in London in...
LOCKDOWN DÉJÀ VU
When Norman Holtzhausen found himself stuck at home again during Auckland’s shor...
Many ways of steering
Every watercraft built since the dawn of time had to be steered in some way.
In...
Ready for a change
There’s more than one way to rig a sailing cat. The two-mast biplane rig is a se...
Better put a bib on!
Trolling bibbed minnows is arguably the easiest way to catch kingfish – if you k...
A regatta ‘on the rocks’
It started well but danced around the engine compartment in a most alarming mann...
Haines Hunter celebrates 75 years
The Auckland suburb of Ellerslie can celebrate 75 years of boatbuilding this yea...
JACK BROOKE AND WAKAYA – The science of great design
Jack Brooke was not only a vigorous leader in New Zealand yachting and recognise...