November 2022
Daring update
The Daring – an 1800s schooner – was uncovered by shifting sands on Auckland’s Muriwai Beach in 2018.
One Family’s Boating Journey – First sail of spring
I am retrospectively writing this article as we depart Gulf Harbour Marina for our second sail of the season. Fair sailing conditions are expected, bu...
Getting hot under the collar
An overheating boat engine can have many causes, but one of the first things to check is the health of the heat exchanger.
NZ marinas reaching environmental benchmarks
Marina operators are working hard, individually and collectively, to minimise the impact they have on their local environments.
Family classic powered up for summer
A much-loved family boat which has travelled halfway across the world to the Hauraki Gulf has been given a new lease on life, to serve a new generatio...
Marco Polo
One of the blessings of being a writer for a boating magazine like this is that you write mainly about heroes – heroes at the helm, heroes at the desi...
A Sailing Journey along Australia’s East Coast Pt2: Australia’s Golden Waters Gold Coast...
Approaching the Gold Coast on my old quarter-tonner Skyebird after a few rough days at sea, alone and with a broken autopilot, I was heartily glad to ...
Best marinas, boatyards
The New Zealand Marina Operators Association (NZMOA) has recognised the country’s very best marinas and boatyards for 2022.
A winding history
Alex and Lesley Stone and old shipmate Tony Hards venture up the Whangateau Estuary and Omaha River
Refit catches covid
Menai is now ship-shape for us to enjoy – aged, but now sound, beautiful, and ready for the next generation.
Plenty to look forward to
Megan and I went along to the opening day of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Auckland City. She’s not a rugby fan, and despite being born and bred in A...
One out of the box
The concept of carrying cargo in standardised containers was first formulated by US truck driver Malcolm McLean.
Boat-building boomtown
Few people know the story of Fairlie’s short but remarkable period as a boatbuilding mecca in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Waikawa Women
Thirty boats and more than 220 female sailors raced in two divisions, over both triangle and ‘harbour’ courses in the waters off Picton.
In search of the General
When the Image Boats-built Seastar isn’t deployed on commercial workboat duties or tourism charters in the spectacular waters of Fiordland, she is hun...
Elite Marine Design
Bill Upfold is a qualified boat builder having served his apprenticeship with John Lidgard Yachts & Co Ltd. in 1977-1981.
During that time Bill became experienced in custom desi...
Mariner Design
Naval Architecture
Detailed 3D modelling and renderings
Concise Mass Estimation
Stability Studies
Comprehensive Specification Documentation
2D contract and construction drawing production
Marine Engineering
Structural Consultation & Design
Engineering Systems and Engine Room – Design & Consultation
Propulsion and Steering – Design & Consultation
Ergonomics – Specialising in Sailboat Deck and Rig Arrangements
Project Management
Owners Represen...
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