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21st century power house: cray boat to Sounds cruiser
A near-derelict 1980s vintage Fi-Glass crayfishing boat has found new life as a ...
Your catch – from the sea to the kitchen
Make the most of kai moana by treating it the right way from the sea to the ta...
John Chapple Part 1: Brilliant allrounder
John David Lincoln Chapple died on 26th November 2025. He was a brilliant sailor...
True voyagers: the Eric and Cathy Gray story
While world circumnavigations are seemingly routine these days, the challenge of...
Once were wreckers: Whakatahuri Family Boatbuiders
Whakatahuri in outer Pelorus Sound was once home to a family boatbuilding busine...
The ParAble – sailing for all
A new class designed for disabled sailors, beginner sailors, and sailors with mo...
Innovation for the win
Boating NZ travels to the Netherlands for a peek inside the world's largest mari...
Reflections on 25 years of the Auckland Boat Show
The first Auckland Boat Show run by NZ Marine was held in 1999. Today it h...
The legend lives on
50 years have passed since the wreck of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald—still an unsolv...
I swerve for seabirds
Seabirds are our friends, leading us to feeding fish, so let's afford them the c...
Keeping it cool over summer
Summer is here, time to relax aboard your boat and enjoy the truly amazing water...
Sue Currie’s Wahine story: An astonishing journey to the 1968 Zephyr Nationals
The Platinum Anniversary of the Zephyr class at Howick in 2026 will host a guest...
Building a legacy: The Jan Saull story
How did Jan Saull come to run one of New Zealand’s oldest boatbuilding companies...
The OK Dinghy: The New Zealand dominance
For nearly 70 years, the OK Dinghy has been one of this country’s most popular i...
The 1908 Rudder Cup entrants (part 3)
In the last two issues I have described, in the order of their entry, the builde...
Holiday reading – Kiwi stories for a new year
Author Alex Stone presents a selection of New Zealand titles with maritime theme...
25th Auckland Boat Show expands to meet exhibitor demand
New Zealand’s marine industry is showing clear signs of recovery, with the 25th ...
Outta the creek—Castlepoint, Wairarapa: A challenge
If islands are the exclamation marks of the sea, the unique promontory / estuary...
Ngataki: The little boat out and about promoting Auckland’s Wooden Boat Festival
Ngataki might be one of New Zealand’s most famous wooden boats. She’s small, cap...
Glorious hydrodynamic relaxation
Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park, framed by glacial slopes and nat...
40hp shootout. Suzuki versus Mercury, two stroke vs four stroke outboard test
The FC 430 Tiller is one of Fin Chaser’s longest running and most popular models...
Riviera 58 Sports Motor Yacht: Tuned by experience
Launched in 2025, the 19.8m Flagship is the first of Riviera's new 58 Sports Mot...
Here comes Johnny!
No, it won’t be Jack Nicholson’s grinning, demented face popping through the sma...
A true Kiwi navigator: The John Mansell story
John Mansell has lived his life intimately connected to the sea. John Macfarlane...
Snapper jigs – six of the best!
“Hi, I’m Mark and I’m a lure addict...” Yes, folks, it’s a disease, not a choice...
The Power of Sail: Part 3
The Golden Age of Sail
The Golden Age of Sail (17th to the mid-19th centuries) ...
The 1908 Rudder Cup entrants (part 2)
In the last issue of Boating NZ, I detailed the anticipation and excitement on t...
Reinstating the rivalry: Paper Tiger Internationals 2025
The Paper Tiger catamaran class held its first international
regatta at Torbay...
The Rudder Cup; a survey of Auckland’s top launches of 1908 (part 1)
Last month I promised that this issue would be devoted to a rattling good yarn a...
Industry trailblazer: the Russ Bowler story (Part 2)
For many of those involved in
the 1987 New Zealand Challenge,
not least Micha...
The Power of Sail: Part 2
Welcome to ‘A very brief history of…’ researching the history of everyday marine...
The second Tawera, 1935
During the winter of 1935, Scott Wilson engaged Arch Logan to design the largest...
2025 Christmas Gift Ideas
Ahoy there! 🎁 Christmas is just around the corner, so we’ve pulled together top ...
The Russ Bowler story pt1: By Design
Russ Bowler was Bruce Farr’s partner for over 40 years. A skilled designer/sailo...
On Track: Featherston Jet Sprint track
In early December, local and overseas jet sprint boats will converge on the Wair...
Rebel with a cause
Boaties who want a serious towing rig with a dose of luxury will want to check o...
