Editors Note
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...
Seize the moment
Welcome to the May 2025 edition of Boating NZ.
It is almost as if someone up there flipped the switch a week or so ago, replacing a long period of ...
Editorial
Flying high
As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just concluded, held in Los Angeles, USA on a very tight racec...
Editorial
Show Time!
It’s ‘Show Time’ for new boats, marine equipment and services in Auckland this month.
Editors Note: The real deal
Whatever you might think of the America’s Cup – and it is by no means to everyone’s taste – the event itself is undeniably spectacular. Watching those...
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...
Success on the water
But didn’t our athletes do us proud? Across the board, but especially on the water. Yachting, rowing, and paddling – both flat and whitewater – were e...
Fancy Seeing You Here!
Seeing a copy of Boating New Zealand somewhere unexpected is a bit like running into an old friend – it always brings a smile to my face and gives me ...
Year-round boating
For many, thoughts at this time of year turn towards overseas holidays or perhaps the attractions of New Zealand’s alpine regions.
Winter projects
Brrr! Winter is truly upon us, just in time for the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show at Greenlane, Auckland, which as I write starts tomorrow.
Beat them if you can
Emirates Team New Zealand launched its new AC75 at Wynyard Point a couple of days before this issue went to press.
The best of old and new
Festivals, yacht regattas, fishing tournaments and boat shows – March had them all, along with the sort of settled weather we so missed last year, all...
Our boating legacy
It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the death of boating legend John Street, MNZM, who passed away on December 21.
Exciting summer ahead
Fans of high-octane yacht racing will have been disappointed to learn that the SailGP event scheduled for Auckland in March is no longer coming.
Warming up for summer
After yet another magazine cycle of weather-deferred boat reviews following months of similar challenges thanks to a depressingly wet and windy winter...
Win or lose?
It is with mixed feelings that I contemplate recently announced plans to introduce 19 new marine protection areas inside the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park....
Seize every moment!
Occasional contributor George Empson’s photo somewhere on this page reminded me that boating takes many forms – and that Kiwis enjoy it all year round...
Winter sun, finally!
After what feels like months (because it has been months!) of grey skies, rain and wind, the sun has shown itself.
In hot water?
A colleague drew my attention to a story in the Guardian. The subject was marine heatwaves in New Zealand. (The QR code on this page provides access t...
Kiwi crafted
The May issue of Boating New Zealand is something of a celebration of New Zealand-built boats.
Eyes South
Like many readers I’m sure, I was glued to coverage of the SailGP event in Christchurch, March 18-19. What a spectacular event and didn’t Lyttelton Wh...
Praying for an Indian Summer
What a few weeks we’ve had! As I write, Cyclone Gabrielle is finally relinquishing its grip on northern parts of the country, but this massive storm i...
Grand Prix yacht racing comes to town
I spent a couple of exciting and enjoyable hours catching up with the SailGP event in Singapore on YouTube last Sunday, streaming both days’ action ba...
Clean bottoms?
A few years ago Boating New Zealand’s Westhaven office looked out over Pier 21’s bustling haul-out facility.
We’re not bullet-proof
I am penning this ‘guest’ editorial because – as I write – your regular editor John Eichelsheim is winging his way across the world to cover the launc...
Plenty to look forward to
Megan and I went along to the opening day of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Auckland City. She’s not a rugby fan, and despite being born and bred in A...
Boating industry on a roll
Boating was invited to the New Zealand launch of the Boston Whaler range of American-built powerboats at the Auckland headquarters of Rayglass Boats, ...
Here’s to normal
It felt rather strange to step aboard an international flight a couple of weeks ago – it’s been over three years since my last… The destination was Au...
Winter Wonderland
Last week I had the privilege of spending two days in the snowy Southern Lakes district. I was there to go boating, which isn’t always at the front of...
A break in the weather
It’s been slow coming, but winter seems to have finally arrived. In the South Island, ski fields opened after heavy snowfalls, and in the North Island...
Showtime!
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show came to a successful conclusion last Sunday, and as I write, Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, arguably the...
Gone, but (hopefully) not forgotten
Well, it’s official.
No surprises, I suppose – the intention to head offshore was flagged very early on – but Auckland will not host the 37th America...
Share the pain
Fuel prices are much in the news lately. As markets around the world react to the appalling actions of Russia in Ukraine, oil prices are rising fast a...
Also our loss
Unsurprising perhaps, but unfortunate nonetheless, this ongoing Covid-19 saga has seen the cancellation or postponement of yet more events around the ...
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