February 2022

In an era when shipwrecks were regular occurrences and safety standards non-existent, a tragedy half a world away...

Harry Reginald Jenkins was a prominent Auckland businessman, launch owner and yachtsman for 30 years from 1916. Harry...

Launched in 1961, the 50-foot bridgedecker Altair recently emerged from a 12-month restoration and, like her bright namesake...

With the vinyl-coated wire lifelines on his 13.7m schooner Britannia well past their prime, Roger Hughes considered the...

Where do you start a column about your first year owning and experiencing a sailing yacht? Do you...

Strayline fishing is perhaps the most effective bait fishing technique, especially for snapper. It’s essentially a simple fishing...

Securing your boat to a cleat is simple, right? Well, yes, but there are right and wrong ways...

Fibreglass clone craft pop out of moulds all over Europe and the US on a daily basis, but...

Between them, the New Zealand Maritime Museum and the Auckland War Memorial Museum have the world’s most significant...