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.
Marine industry growth means new offices at Cracker Bay: Work, play, and look out over the Waitematā...
Tucked right on the edge of Auckland’s Westhaven Marina, a newly refurbished and reimagined office building is now ready to welcome a select few more tenants.
Mainstay Marine
We have over 35 years of experience and knowledge of the NZ Marine Industry gained through owning our own successful retail business for 17 years and working in other wholesale marine companies&...
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...
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2005 Palm Beach Motor Yachts PB 32 Sport Sea Eagle
One of only two of its kind ever made, Sea Eagle stands out from the crowd, presenting a unique opportunity for the discerning buyer.
2005 Palm Beach Motor Yachts PB 32 Sport Sea Eagle
One of only two of its kind ever made, Sea Eagle stands out from the crowd, presenting a unique opportunity for the discerning buyer.
Win a Yamaha Re-power with the new #ImRePoweringWithYamaha Competition
After a successful inaugural competition in 2022, Yamaha are doing it again, with the #ImRePoweringWithYamaha competition for 2025.
In 2022, Yamaha ran a social media-based competition, to give one...