July 2025
Feature
BOI swim: A personal journey
It was early spring in 2024 when the idea first came to me. I was feeling restless and needed a good outdoor project for the coming summer. I’ve alway...
Article
Firing up reluctant kingfish
One of the great things about kingfish is that they can be targetted in so many ways – but no matter how you fish for them, they can be frustratingly ...
Editorial
New boats, new emissions rules
Welcome to the July 2025 edition of Boating NZ magazine, which leads off with an exclusive review of the new Rayglass Legend 2700 – two of them, in fa...
Exclusive
Simply the best: the Jo Aleh, MNZM, story
In a sailing career that’s
been short on financial assistance and long in determination and mental fortitude, Jo Aleh has clocked up an impressive s...
Matakana’s little ships
Matakana’s Allan Harkin has been crafting model ships for decades – a hobby that’s grown into something much larger than he ever envisaged. It’s inadv...
Article
Across the Strait: crossing Cook Strait in Zephyrs
About six months ago, my dad, Mike, asked if I’d be interested in crossing Cook Strait in Zephyr sailing dinghies. He said he’d been thinking about it...
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.
Aakron Xpress
Need a trailer for your boat? You’ve come to the right place! We offer Top Quality Boat Trailers and Maintenance Services At Affordable Prices.
Largest number of wobble rollers to support and pro...
Chatfield Marine
Located in the heart of Auckland, Chatfield Marine is a name synonymous with quality and innovation in marine driveline systems. Established in 1948 by Mr. Roly Chatfield, this pioneering company init...
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1977 Firecrest Half Cabin
Well cared for and recently upgraded, Sea’s The Day is a classic 4.8m Firecrest Half Cabin—trailerable, powerful, and affordable.
2005 Ganley Solution 43
The Ganley “Solution” can sail anywhere on our oceans. It has low mileage 72 HP Nissan diesel with 3:1 Borg Warner gear box French oller furler with lots of sails, anchors and batteries plus solar panel, GPS, and depth sounder.
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...