December 2021
Jeff’s gift for the future
Jeff’s grandad taught him to sail in the North Sea. He knows what it means to brave rough weather to...
Gloss Boats at Marine Park
GLOSS BOATS IS SETTING UP SHOP BESIDE THE TAMAKI RIVER
Gloss Boats Marine Spraying Specialists LTD ...
NAVY YACHTS BENEFIT FROM VOLVO UPGRADE
THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVY’S FLEET OF CHICO 40 YACHTS HAS BEEN REPOWERED AND IS READY TO GET BACK TO...
Your summer cruising library
After another year of Covid lockdowns, the escape to fresh-air therapy in the form of the summer cru...
Cyclone storms in
Cyclone, Raymarine’s latest solid-state open-array radar, delivers rugged performance and unmatched ...
A trailer boat launch and recovery checklist
A new regular column with Andrew Flanagan from Powerboat Training NZ, this issue looks at the basics...
GEORGE DIBBERN; THE 1934 TRANSTASMAN RACE / Symbol of freedom
The moment they arrived in March 1934 George Dibbern and Te Rapunga were good news in Auckland. Geor...
Deadly dropper rigs
Novice anglers who read last month’s Boating NZ may now be the proud owners of a new spinning outfit...
The way of a waka
TAKING A PADDLE IN THE WORLD OF WAKA AMA
Paddling waka ama is boating at its most basic. But maybe t...
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, for the most part, the...
Europa’s unexpected voyage
For most of the voyage they had encountered very little shipping: a handful of vessels had appeared ...
Talking towing
Boat owners can be forgiven for being confused – our existing regulations contain quite a few misali...
50 Years of Recreational Marine Solutions
During the last quarter of 2021, Power Equipment and YANMAR will celebrate 50 years of providing rec...












