August 2024
Spirit of Adventure: 50 Years of Youth Development Under Sail
The Spirit of Adventure Trust has hosted 85,000 youth trainees over its 50-year history. Long-time supporter and sometime Spirit of New Zealand skippe...
Get The Net!
If the fish is quite modest in size and well hooked, it should be possible to lift it into the boat by holding the lure or trace. However, bigger fish...
Power On : Gear ratio
Outboard manufacturers make engine/gearbox configurations for the ‘most common’ applications, but these seldom give racing craft optimum performance. ...
The inflatable boat
The modern inflatable dinghy has a rather interesting history, with its origins going back to ancient animal skins filled with air being used as one-...
Winning the Ultimate Race
Sailing at speeds up to 50 knots across the wildest parts of the world’s oceans while managing thousands of square foot of sail area – and doing this ...
ELECTRIC TROLLING MOTORS GUIDE: A Stealthy Approach
Over the last few years many new electric trolling motors have become available on the local market and most New Zealand trailer boatbuilders are now ...
Products I have found useful: ACF-50 corrosion inhibitor
Hidden corrosion poses a significant challenge for boats exposed to extreme saltwater conditions, which has understandably been a primary concern for ...
The Alastair Shanks Story – Fun-loving sailor
Alastair Shanks was born in Scotland in April 1940, towards the end of the so-called phoney war. Then aged 60, Alastair’s father Charles Shanks was to...
HamiltonJet expansion
Works have begun on a new production facility for HamiltonJet. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on site in Lunns Road, Christchurch on June 27 and...
NZ-built Rae Line for UK
North Canterbury boat manufacturer Rae Line Boats has exported its first boat to the United Kingdom, made possible by the New Zealand and United Kingd...
Audacity repower
She is a solid build, coming in at over 13 tonnes, giving her the ability to comfortably get home when the weather takes a sudden turn for the worse. ...
L&B to distribute Hydrotab
Lusty & Blundell Ltd is now distributing the popular Hydrotab range of innovative, cost-effective trim systems.
“Employing a simple compressed ai...
Kōpū Marine Precinct opening
Kōpū Marine Servicing and Business Precinct was officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Winston Peters, and Hon Shane Jones, Minister...
Grand Banks 62
With the introduction of the new Grand Banks 62, Grand Banks Yachts continues to solidify its near 70-year history of designing and building pioneerin...
Marine protection bill “missed opportunity”
An opportunity missed”, is how Mike Lee, Auckland councillor for Waitemata & Gulf and Chair of the Friends of the Hauraki Gulf (FOHG) described a ...
Obituary: Daniel Gabriel Cottrell
The boating world has lost another legend, an incredibly well-respected boatbuilder. Dan was the foreman and co-owner of John Lidgard Yachts & Co....
Get ready for PIC Coastal Classic
The New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club (NZMYC) has announced that entries are now open for the 41st PIC Coastal Classic Yacht Race.
With just under f...
Spain claims Sail GP Grand Final
Spain’s Los Gallos defeated league heavyweights Australia and New Zealand who finished second and third respectively in winner-takes-all Grand Final r...
Letter To The Editor: Memories of Tamatea
Dear Editor,
I love the boating stories in Boating NZ, both current and historic.
In reading Harold Kidd’s delightful article on the Tattersfield br...
Letter To The Editor: Low on diesel
Dear Editor
Amusing to read Chris Woodhams’ article, ‘Racing to Whangamatā’ . What made him think scrimping on a few litres of diesel would make any ...
Letter To The Editor: Fisheries in decline
Dear Editor
Having been a long-time subscriber, ‘Editor’s Note’ is always of interest.
Your September issue on more marine protection areas as are ...
Woman Can TOO! Wild Chix
The couple bought an old Sea Nymph trailer boat in 2014 to take them fishing and diving, selling it when Isabell took up a marketing position in Taura...
Youth Sailing: A Manly Effort
Most of us realise that Russell Coutts, founder of the Youth Sailing Foundation, contributed financially and personally to Manly’s vigorous training a...
Fancy Seeing You Here!
Seeing a copy of Boating New Zealand somewhere unexpected is a bit like running into an old friend – it always brings a smile to my face and gives me ...
Marlborough Sounds Marinas are now ‘Clean Marinas’
Marlborough Sounds Marinas is delighted to successfully achieve the International Clean Marina certification through the Marina Industries Association...
America’s Cup: Taihoro arrives in Barcelona
Emirates Team New Zealand are back sailing in Barcelona.
Since Taihoro’s arrival at the base in late June, after a 28-day shipping journey from New ...
H28 Commemoration
The H28 Yacht Owners’ Association of New Zealand is proud to announce the publication of a special commemorative book celebrating 50 years of yachting...
Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2025
A community, volunteer-run event, New Zealand’s biggest multi-day sailing regatta – Bay of Islands Sailing Week – has always been proud to call itself...
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Tekapo Thunder
Saturday June 29 saw powerboat racers thundering across Lake Tekapo in an annual fixture for New Zealand Boat Marathon Commission (NZMBC), an overseei...
Mid-winter Manu: Boating Kennedy Bay and Harataunga Stream
Words by Alex Stone , Photography by Tony Hards and Alex Stone
It’s said in New Zealand that if you haven’t worked on, refined and perfected your own...
Fancy foilers
Mathew Mason, the multiple America’s Cup- and Sydney Hobart-winning yachtsman, has formed a partnership with boat designer Scott Robson to develop foi...
Boats At War: Motor Launch Patrols 1914-1918
The tactics of Waterloo no longer stood up to infantry fire from modern high-velocity repeating rifles being shot with smokeless powder from concealme...
Catamarans International
Catamarans International produces the majority of its components from female moulds. This allows for a hard wearing Gel Coat finish without the added expense and time involved with fairing and painti...
Douglas B Foote Ltd (DBF)
For over six decades, Douglas B Foote Ltd (DBF) has been a trusted name in precision engineering, providing high-performance marine hydraulic solutions to boatbuilders, shipyards, and marine operators...
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