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Embrace the chaos

Give a kid a fish and feed him for a day; teach a kid to fish and you’ll...
9 October 2026

OC Tenders

Some people return from a circumnavigation with memories. Russell and Karin Carlyon returned with an idea.
6 October 2026

Jetboat heritage: Duty of care

On any given jetboating river run in Canterbury, there’s a fair chance you’ll find Jared France weaving through...
6 October 2026

Tasman bound

The 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge was always going to be a test for sailors. But despite the...
5 October 2026

Fouling study: Biocide-free performs best

A Swedish study comparing different types of antifouling paints against fouling on leisure boats yielded results opposite of...
25 September 2026

Never too shallow for soft-baits

Snapper are where you find them, and sometimes that is in the shallows – really shallow, shallows! The...
24 September 2026

The John Faire story: Humble legend

For nearly seven decades, John Faire has been involved in every aspect of yacht racing. Besides winning many...
24 September 2026

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

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
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