June 2022
ONE FAMILY’S BOATING JOURNEY – Kitset water solution
I’m writing this article during the 2022 April school holidays while anchored at Great Barrier Island, our newly favourite sailing homeaway-from-home....
THE PETER BURLING & BLAIR TUKE STORY – The Golden Boys
Blair Tuke still remembers the first time he saw his name etched on the inside of a beer bottle cap.
Ewincher Reader’s Choice Favourite Anchorage
Boating NZ readers were asked to share their favourite anchorages with us, accompanied by a photo if possible, and explain why they liked it so much.
A popping little cockle
With the sudden reappearance of a little clinker runabout last seen working around Picton Harbour nearly 30 years ago, older locals can be forgiven fo...
Dynamic trim
After a Covid-induced hiatus of three years Advance Trident Limited (ATL) welcomed Zipwake’s Patric Nilsson to New Zealand for the Hutchwilco New Zeal...
More fish in the sea
Why aren’t we doing more to breed and release native fish? A simple question with complicated answers. Alex Stone looks at some of the issues surround...
Grow your own floating garden
The days when sailors had to survive on a diet of salted pork and ship’s biscuits while scurvy loosened their teeth are long gone, but many cruisers s...
Superyachts to return
New Zealand’s air and sea borders will open from August 1, allowing tourists to again enjoy one of the world’s great natural playgrounds.
Saving the Success
A new Heritage Trust has been established to purchase the historic scow Success and restore her as near as possible to original condition as an auxili...
Of whales and men
The Arctic Circle, at 66 degrees 34 minutes north, was well astern and the compass card, becoming unreliable at these latitudes, danced around Magneti...
Boy Wells and Florence Part II
In last month’s issue Ian Wells had arrived at the point where his halfbrother Boy Wells of Whitianga was contemplating removing the concrete ballast ...
Doctor’s orders
They were doctor’s orders of the kind Bernie Reid could only agree with. Keep rowing, mate – even if it hurts your ageing knees.
Through a vintage lens
He’s witnessed enormous change as the camera technology evolved over the decades – the switch from large-format ‘plate’ photography to the 35mm format...
Showtime!
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show came to a successful conclusion last Sunday, and as I write, Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, arguably the...
Surviving Ata
It is estimated the Tongan Islands were first populated around 2,500 years ago as part of the Lapita expansion into the Pacific.
FridgeTech
Fridgetech Marine offers a wide range of quality refrigeration and gas products from trusted worldwide brands. At Fridgetech Marine we pride ourselves on customer service, have over 20 years of exper...
Pontoonz Floating Solutions
It all started in 2003 when…
We wanted our own houseboat. A simple craft where we could sleep and potter around our estuary with friends and family. Most solutions were very expensive and, somehow, not flexible or friendly.
So, with the help of marine experts we designed the “do it yourself” method of interlinking plastic pods. We added a deck and a garden shed. Fun came naturally.
Now everybody wants one! We have supplied all over the world including Antarctica. You may also have reco...
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2018 Supreme 420 Tinny Dinghy
This brand new 2018 Supreme 420 Tinny is a tough, no-nonsense aluminium dinghy built for serious anglers and boaties who want reliability and durability in a compact package.
2024 Smartwave SW4800 Centre Console
This versatile 4.8m boat is designed with functionality, safety, and ease of use in mind, making it a solid choice for inshore fishing or family outings.