New Zealand Cruising Destinations
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Kawau Island Boating Club opens 2025/26 season with Labour Weekend regatta
Labour Weekend marks the Kawau Island Boating Club 2025/26 season opener, with racing, island adventures, and springtime fun in Bon Accord Harbour.
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Port Underwood: Marlborough’s tucked-away harbour
Discover Port Underwood, a tucked-away Marlborough Sounds harbour with anchorages, fishing, diving, camping, and rugged coastal scenery for adventurou...
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Winter cruising in the Marlborough Sounds
Discover the peaceful beauty of winter cruising in Marlborough Sounds—sheltered bays, wildlife encounters, and fewer crowds on the water.
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Little Barrier Island no mooring detail
There are restrictions on some fishing activities within the controlled area that make contact with the seafloor (and can therefore spread exotic caul...
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Autumn cruising for the crowd-averse
For the bluewater-ready crews, the adventurers who don’t mind the cold or the quiet (or the wet), this is when cruising really begins.
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School holiday boat adventures: Hooks and Man o’ War bays
With the April school holidays upon us, it's an ideal opportunity to plan a family boating adventure. The MetService forecasts a settled start to the ...
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Destination marina: Kennedy Bay, Waiheke Island marina
Waiheke Island is one of Auckland’s favourite recreational boating destinations. Now the new facilities at Waiheke Island Marina, at Kennedy Bay in th...
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Boating Destinations – Thailand
Southeast Asia has some of the world’s most beautiful tropical islands, beaches, coastlines, and diversity of marine life. There are literally thousan...
Boating Destinations – Abrolhos Islands
Houtman Abrolhos. Probably better known as just the Abrolhos Islands, are renowned for their stunning coral reefs, abundant marine life, and rich hist...
Boating Destinations – Alaska
Alaska’s magic lies in its unspoiled raw beauty, its hidden fjords, towering glaciers, secluded coves and uninhabited islands, all teaming with an abu...
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...
BoatSpray
Boatspray Ltd is a full service boat painting and maintenance business located in the Half Moon Bay Marina. Experienced boaties Simon Manning and Brian Kent oversee the team of painters who are experts in all aspects of boat painting.
We apply all major brands and paint systems. Specialising in full repaints and touch-ups of marine vessel interiors and exteriors, we also offer full project management. Working closely with several complementary businesses at HMB, Boatspra...
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Astender AST 400 Centre Console
Introducing the AST 400, the pinnacle of dinghy tenders. Meticulously designed and crafted, this all-new model, unveiled in 2024, offers unparalleled performance and versatility for the modern boater.
2023 Sealegs 8I Alloy Cabin
Whether you’re launching from a remote beach, cruising to your favourite fishing spot, or hauling gear to a secluded bach, the 2023 Sealegs 8I Alloy Cabin is built to do it all—without a boat ramp in sight.