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Celebrity Cruises Introduces Groundbreaking ‘Dream Makers’ Program for the Celebrity Xce...
Cruise enthusiasts worldwide are being invited to make history by shaping their ideal vacation experience aboard Celebrity Cruises' newest ship, the C...
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Nordic rescue: Classic redemption
While you were shivering in a cold and windy Aotearoa, hundreds of kilometres away, a young couple was sitting in the Fijian sunshine and enjoying the...
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One hull or two hulls? The catamaran conundrum
Could you? Should you? Yes, you: Would you make the leap from monohull to catamaran? Cat converts swear they will never, ever go back to merely one hu...
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The latest update from La Vagabonde III: Where to from here?
The La Vagabonde III, captained by celebrated YouTubers Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu, encountered a major setback during their maiden visit to Ja...
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Mayotte to Richards Bay, Part 3: – Officials and Machine Guns
Doing an emergency stop can be a delicate matter. Normally stopping in a new country requires you to check in through customs, immigration, etc, howev...
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Mayotte to Richard’s Bay, part 2: Breakages
After five days of terrible anchoring at Ilha do Fogo, eight boats made a run for it. There was a brief weather window and we all decided to grab it a...
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Mayotte to Richard’s Bay, Part 1: A Fishing Story
We picked a really good window for the first leg of the Mozambique Channel. Whilst it may have been a bit light on the wind, we prefer that to the unp...
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The Mozambique Channel – Hopefully not living up to its reputation
We are members of two WhatsApp groups with people sailing the east and south coast Africa, and over the last two week these chat groups have pinged co...
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La Vagabonde’s New Update (and video!): A Tranquil Evening Turns to Chaos
Boating NZ Website Editorial: My intense like (man-love) of La Vagabonde has been clearly documented in the past, their journeys guided my w...
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22 Nov Update From La Vagabonde
Sadly again, following on from the previous missed calls and repeated reschedules, and simply not turning up for the call scheduled for yesterday - to...
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Update 21 Nov: La Vagabonde’s Silence Leaves Patrons Adrift
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As at this moment, SLV have just updated the Patreon message as follows. We will find out tomorrow if this call happens or not?
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Mayotte – where is everyone?!
Well, we are enjoying it. Sailing around the island we stop to snorkel, dive and swim as often as we can. Sadly, we only scheduled our s...
Kiwi’s Cruising Through the Zanzibar Coast: Sunsets, Socials, and Surprises
The Zanzibar coast, with its mix of culture, energy, and seaside beauty, is a magical spot for cruisers to anchor and soak up both local life and sere...
Stone Town, Zanzibar Aug 2024
This is the (liberal) English translation of an old Norwegian classic. And annoyingly, this ear-worm of a song rings in my ears - on repeat(!!) - as w...
Gods And Goats, Not All What They’re Hyped Up To Be
I’m not privy to the details of what my sister said in her prayer to Thor with regards to the weather, nor what my brother asked in return for the sac...
When A Series Of Unfortunate Events Force An Unexpected U-Turn
Saturday a week ago we went to drop off a rental car we had hired to take my sister back to the airport. Walking back from having dropped it off, it o...
One Family’s Boating Journey; That sinking feeling
What a shocking end to our summer! We never saw this plot twister coming!
One Family’s Boating Journey: Life lessons
As our two boys, Rafe and Chris, have discovered when you’re living onboard, life will throw you curveballs.
One Family’s Boating Journey; Racing to Whangamata
As we kissed our keel ever so slightly on the sandbar the pit of my stomach sank. Had our luck run out at the last possible moment? How did we get to ...
One Family’s Boating Journey: A bridge too far
The Woodham family’s quest to master safe anchoring continues – starting this time with Islington Bay and its notoriously poor holding.
One Family’s Boating Journey: Weather delays and water woes
A couple of weeks before the September 2023 school holidays, Kirsten planned our anticipated two-week sail. We’ve never sailed north of Kawau Island, ...
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Happy ending
What a long, great trip it’s been: Massachusetts, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal, Galápagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands. The final 3,000...
One Family’s Boating Journey: In the bag
In last month’s article you found me returning to Auckland one day after abandoning a trip out to Sauvage for an afternoon picnic I had planned for my...
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CRUISING THE TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO: Where beauty means danger
With 77 atolls sprawled over 130,000 nautical miles in the South Pacific east of Tahiti, the Tuamotu Archipelago is a stunning ocean treasure. It’s al...
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Cruising the Society Islands; Paradise found, glossed, or lost?
Tahiti and the Society Islands have always been many things to many voyagers: a dream, an aspiration, a paradise. What are they now?
One Family’s Boating Journey; The first sail of spring: FAIL!
Finally, after a long winter with very little sailing, spring is here and it’s time to return to the water!
One Family’s Boating Journey; A picnic too far
As the wave broke over my mother, I knew we had to turn back and that I’d probably never hear the end of our latest adventure. Here’s how we got to th...
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Marquesas – the real, real world
Tom and Harriet Linskey break their trans-Pacific journey at the isolated Marquesas Islands, halfway between Panama and New Zealand.
One Family’s Boating Journey – Leaking windows and weather windows
As I drove Sauvage into the marina, the pitch-black of night engulfed us and I felt my heart hammering. Would I be able to berth us safely in the dark...
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Getting to Galapagos
The 830-mile passage from Panama to the Galapagos – the most direct way home for Kiwi circumnavigators or Kiwis coming over from Europe – has a reputa...
One Family’s Boating Journey: Tiritiri Matangi and a new tender – maybe
We were so excited – after cyclones and high winds we finally found ourselves with the opportunity for a day excursion on the water.
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The short-cut between the seas
Me, go around Cape Horn? Seriously? Do I want to brave roaring high-latitude gales just to earn an earring in my left ear? Um, no!
ONE FAMILY’S BOATING JOURNEY: Ready for offshore adventure
There is something magical and freeing about adventuring beyond New Zealand’s shores, and I feel the mid-year Pacific Rally could draw me closer to th...
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Puerto Rico to Panama
In the last issue, Tom and Harriet had made it as far as Puerto Rico – two hops out of three on their way to Panama and the Pacific Ocean. This issue ...
One Family’s Boating Journey: Simplifying our lives
Fifty metres across the water from where I sit in the sun on Sauvage’s deck lie the red cliffs of Oneura Bay. Yet again, I am struck by the beauty and...
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New Bedford to Puerto Rico
Charts exert a powerful pull for New Zealand sailors. Ever since we’d cruised the trade wind ‘Milk Run’ from Acapulco, Mexico, to Bay of Islands, New ...
One Boating’s Family Journey: Christmas Day on a deserted island
As desperate as we were to sail extensively over the 2022-23 summer holidays, the staffing needs of our business has meant juggling dates and taking o...
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NEW REGULAR COLUMN: A new name for a new beginning
Tom and Harriet Linskey had some misgivings about renaming their faithful yacht of many years, but with their changed circumstances, it was time for a...
ONE FAMILY’S BOATING JOURNEY: Happy anniversary!
Happy one-year anniversary to this column! This is our 12th edition in Boating New Zealand, writing of our family’s adventures on sailing vessel Sauva...
One Family’s Boating Journey: First principles
This column marks the second sail of our 2022 spring-summer season, which we undertook in September. It was not without its challenges!
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FISHING
Hook Me Up Fishing Competition - Matakana vs Hillside, 7 Mar 2025 in Whakatane
The Kubota Billfish Classic, 12 - 15 Mar 2025 in Mercury Bay, Whitianga
ITM Fishing Competition, 13 - 16 Mar 2025 in Whangaroa
NZ Lure Masters (Catch, Measure and Release competition), 3 & 4 Oct 2025, New Zealand wide
REGATTAS
Toyota Youth International Match Racing Cup, 26 Feb - 4 Mar 2025 in Auckland
PIC Harbour Classic, 28 Feb - 1 Mar 2025 in Auckland
Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2025, starting 11 Oct 2025 TBC from Sydney Harbour
PIC Insurance Brokers Coastal Classic, 24 Oct 2025 TBC from Auckland to Russell
Rolex Sydney to Hobart, 26 Dec 2025 starts in Sydney, Australia
HYDRO THUNDER
JET BOAT RACING
2025 NZ Marathon Coast-to-Coast, 16 to 25 Mar 2025 starting at Greymouth ad finishing at Christchurch
WATERSPORTS
IWWF University Nationals (waterskiing), 26 February to 2 March Orakei Basin, Auckland
MEET UPS
Bay of Plenty Trailer Yacht Cruising Rally, Easter 2025 at Lake Rotoiti, BOP
SHOWS
Moana Auckland - New Zealand's Ocean Festival, 27 Jan to 9 Mar 2025 in Auckland
Auckland Boat Show, 6 - 9 Mar 2025 to be held at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15-18 May 2025 to be held at the Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland
NZ Boat, Fish and Dive Show, 30 & 31 Aug 2025 to be held at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Waipa
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