Boating Lifestyle
A very brief history of marine charts (part 2 of 2)
From around the middle of the 18th century, marine charts start to look more familiar to modern eyes....
22 September 2026
650-tonne 17th-century ship replica moved into dry dock for final voyage ashore
The 1628 VOC ship reconstruction has been afloat for 31 years. Now engineers have to transfer her weight...
22 September 2026
Leigh and its surrounds, the virtues of slowing down
It was a slow sail back from Whangarei. That gave us an opportunity to anchor overnight at Leigh....
21 September 2026
Leigh-Smith Yachts returns to the Reef as major sponsors
Joined by a passionate crew for the 60th Anniversary Cairns Black Marlin Tournament Leigh-Smith Yachts is thrilled to...
18 September 2026
The Russell Pauling story
Fortunate fellow During the 1970s and 80s, Epiglass was the leading force in the marine coating industry. Russell...
14 September 2026
All available boats answered the call on 9/11
Twenty five years ago, ferries, tugs, fishing boats, fireboats and private vessels converged on Lower Manhattan. With normal...
13 September 2026
New Plymouth Yacht Club launches adult learn-to-sail
New Plymouth Yacht Club opens its season with a new website and on Saturday 26 September with a...
10 September 2026
The volunteer father, Lieutenant Trentham Charles Webster, Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. (PART I)
In 1916 24-year-old Auckland solicitor Trentham Charles Webster (known as ‘Charles’) was one of 80 men chosen to...
8 September 2026
WWII engines sought
Dear Editor, I am overseeing the restoration of MA/SB 32, a Type I Air Sea Rescue vessel from...
7 September 2026
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