November 2023
The Voyage of The Aegre
It’s 1973. Nick and Julie Grainger have nervously set sail in their 6.55m Shetland-style boat from Scourie in...
21 November 2023
Happy ending
What a long, great trip it’s been: Massachusetts, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal, Galápagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands....
20 November 2023
Skiff revival. Sending it in skiffs.
As Team New Zealand flew to victory on Auckland Harbour in early 2021, they were reinforcing this country’s...
20 November 2023
Early Kaipara; The boats of the Bennetts of Port Albert
Small boats, under sail and later power, featured heavily in the history of Albertland.
20 November 2023
Rewiring your boat
Fully rewiring a boat is an expensive exercise, as I am discovering during my rebuild project. Even a...
20 November 2023
Self-built Sportfisher
Fifteen-year-old Mack Lane built his own 4.5m open top fishing boat from plywood sheathed in fibreglass, with some...
20 November 2023
Don’t look back
As I write it is a matter of days before New Zealand goes to the polls.
24 October 2023
Yamaha WaveRunner 2024 Line-Up
Yamaha WaveRunners continue to champion big displacement marine engines, with the release of the industry’s first 1.9-litre naturally-...
19 October 2023
Let’s go powerboat racing
New Zealand is home to two major series for long course power boat racing: The New Zealand Offshore...
19 October 2023
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