October 2024
Katoa, a Given 14.5m Sailing Catamaran
The Katoa project began 15 years ago in a 18m x 10m shed on the couple’s Dairy Flat property. Most catamarans are built as separate components – two h...
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Towing Tips
Do enough miles with a boat in tow and you will have a ‘Minties Moment’ or two, one of those occasions where only you and your drycleaner know how clo...
New Zealand’s festival on the water back for 2025
Dates have been released for the Auckland Boat Show in 2025. Bringing a festival on the water to the heart of central Auckland, it will showcase all t...
Beneteau Owners Rally
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, as 36° Brokers hosts the ultimate Beneteau Owners Rally at Kawau Island. This exciting event ce...
Coastal personal safety race clinic
The PIC Coastal Classic has long been committed to ensuring the safety and preparedness of its participants. Over the past few years, the event has in...
Tauranga Boat Sales Has Been Sold
Caribbean boats (NZ) Ltd – brothers Paul and Scott White – has purchased Tauranga Boat Sales, situated on the Tauranga Bridge Marina. It comprises an ...
Sailing Away: The Brett Bakewell-White Story
Bakewell-White’s boating story begins with his grandfather, the late Richard (Dick) Bakewell.
A lifelong sailor, in 1961 he bought the 11m keeler Jea...
Exclusive offer celebrates new Dufour 44
The first Dufour 44 in Asia Pacific will land in October, and The Yacht Sales Co. is celebrating with an exclusive offer giving New Zealand buyers the...
Carbon Yachts welcomes ASTenders
Carbon Yachts, a leading distributor of luxury marine vessels in Australia and New Zealand, is excited to announce the arrival of ASTenders. The highl...
Bar Awareness Seminar Roadshow
Harbour and river bar crossings are some of the most dangerous for Kiwi boaties with Coastguard volunteers attending multiple incidents, including fat...
AC75 masts and rigging
A range of technical innovations are frequently cited as the reason for driving, the AC75 fleet’s impressive performance.
Southern Spars has played ...
Cover up, buddy!
In addition to the more common freckles, moles and age spots, there are also dry, scaly patches (actinic keratosis) and even a few basal cell carcinom...
LSB launches Te Whara V
Te Whara V is a custom-built, 16-metre vessel designed with precision to meet the unique specifications of its experienced owners.
Fullers electric hydrofoil ferry
Vessev, a global leader in sustainable marine technology, showcased its VS-9 electric hydrofoil, complete with cabin and interior, during the final ph...
Brazil to host SailGP
Rio de Janeiro will host the inaugural Brazilian SailGP event, the renowned international sail racing championship known as the most exciting racing o...
Wash it off: DIY Anchor and Deck Wash System
Once an anchor digs through this stuff it will usually hold well; the trouble is, upon weighing, half the bottom usually comes up as well, glued to th...
Apex predator
The FishPro Apex with its exclusive design, unique colouration and limited one year production run represents the pinnacle of Sea-Doo’s fishing lineup...
GPS – How did we get here?
The Global Positioning System we know today, which powers all of our marine navigation systems (including charts, tracking apps and fish finders), was...
Berlin Gets Flying Electric Ferry
Travelling from Berlin’s eastern city centre to Oberschöneweide in just 10 minutes? That’s impossible by car or S-Bahn. However, Swedish tech company ...
Scania DI13 marine engine
At the international maritime industry trade fair SMM in September, Scania presented its new 13-litre DI13 marine engine for propulsion and auxiliary ...
New Website And Boats Marketplace
Quite a bit of news from Boating New Zealand magazine HQ to share this month.
First up, our website, www.boatingnz.co.nz has been given a comprehensi...
Boating NZ purchases Trade-a-Boat NZ website
Boating New Zealand, New Zealand’s best-selling boating magazine, has announced the purchase of Trade-a-Boat, a digital-only boat sales marketplace. T...
The Raters
Over two hundred years ago, yachting was a brand-new amateur sport of the moneyed classes in England, Scotland and Ireland. It got its name from the D...
Boatgear (formerly Tenob)
The story of Boatgear is one of success, in fact one of the most successful in the New Zealand marine industry. It began back in 1973 when Ted Nobbs, and yes, that’s where the original company name, T...
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Our team of qualified marine diesel engineers and trades people have over 55 years of combined experience in all aspects of marine engineering - installation, repair, maintenance and...
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