January 2022
KEEP CALM & CARRY ON SAILING
“Now we know what our parents went through during the Second World War.” Those were the words spoken...
2 February 2022
CARRY ON UP THE RIVER
On one side, vehicles roar maniacally along the main road towards elsewhere. But on the other, a silent...
2 February 2022
GEORGE DIBBERN; THE 1934 TRANS-TASMAN RACE PT 111 / Te Rapunga versus Ngataki
At North Head, Te Rapunga led Ngataki by half a mile and drew steadily away in the broad...
2 February 2022
Mid-life Makeover
Normally I edit drone footage of new boats for Boating New Zealand’s boat reviews. Auckland’s most recent lockdown...
2 February 2022
Fitting a gauge to your water tank
Take the guesswork out of estimating how much water your boat is carrying. Most boats with an underfloor...
2 February 2022
Brief like your life depends on it
Ensuring everyone onboard knows what to do in the event of an emergency is part of a skipper’s...
1 February 2022
The stray-line rig
Perhaps the simplest and probably the most effective rig for catching snapper, the stray-line rig benefits from a...
1 February 2022
Up the Creek: The Waikato River at Hamilton
Alex and Lesley Stone venture up the ultimate creek… Our Up the Creek adventure this month breaks...
12 January 2022
Meet me at the METS
Not even new Covid variants and ongoing supply chain woes can stop the avalanche of new boating gear...
6 January 2022
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