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April 2022

Marooned, 1959-style

My boyfriend Fred and I sprawled on a sandy cove of Motutapu Island, which adjoins Rangitoto in the...
28 April 2022

VINTAGE VIEW – ONE MAN AND HIS BOATS; HARRY JENKINS, PART3 – Wartime Pacific cruises

Harry Jenkins could trace his ancestry through his mother’s side back to Sir Francis Drake. His new yacht,...
28 April 2022

RUM’S RETURN

When we last wrote about Rum Bucket it was the August 2020 issue of Boating New Zealand. Quintin...
28 April 2022

Rust never sleeps

According to the musician Neil Young, “Rust Never Sleeps”. Young must have been a boat owner, because certainly...
26 April 2022

ONE FAMILY’S BOATING JOURNEY – Faulty heads and Wi-Fi solutions

Sailing the great expanse of water that surrounds New Zealand offers a sense of liberation and independence that...
26 April 2022
Busfield Marine
Jeanneau 37 Sun Odyssey -2006
Jeanneau 37 Sun Odyssey -2006
NZD $135,000
2006 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 37 — 11.4m bluewater cruiser with shaft drive, 210L fuel capacity. A proven offshore performer with Jeanneau's renowned build quality. Auckland. Asking NZD $135,000.
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Miami International Boat Show 2022- South Beach Soiree

Supersized and reimagined, the 2022 Miami International Boat Show served up a veritable banquet of new boat launches....
26 April 2022

1970s Offshore Power Boat Wars – THUNDERSTRUCK

Gerard Richards revisits his youth, represented by a decade-long monohull battle for racing supremacy between the V8 inboard...
22 April 2022

The power of movement

Finally, an overall recommendation: don’t overdo the strength of your trace: the thinner the trace diameter, the better...
22 April 2022

Share the pain

Fuel prices are much in the news lately. As markets around the world react to the appalling actions...
22 April 2022
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