A Very Brief History
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A very brief history of: Marine foils
It’s tempting to think hydrofoils (like the ones in the America’s Cup and Sail GP competitions) are a relatively new phenomenon. However, the concept ...
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Personal Water Craft (‘jetskis’)
Welcome to ‘A very brief history of…’ researching the history of everyday marine technology, innovation and events kiwi boaties love (or loathe).
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Strange little flags…
Today burgees are now widely used by yacht clubs, senior club officers, sailing organisations, and boaties all around the globe.
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The Anchor
Anchors might be synonymous with boating, but anchors have evolved a great deal over time, writes Tom O'Neil.
The history of the anchor dates back mo...
GPS – How did we get here?
The Global Positioning System we know today, which powers all of our marine navigation systems (including charts, tracking apps and fish finders), was...
Antifoul – The Boatie’s Friend
While today’s antifoul coatings come in a wide range of brands, types and colours, the evolution of how we got here
is quite surprising.
Way back…
Th...
The inflatable boat
The modern inflatable dinghy has a rather interesting history, with its origins going back to ancient animal skins filled with air being used as one-...
The Outboard
Also in 1906, a young man named Ole Evinrude was asked by his girlfriend Bess to row across a lake on a hot summer day to fetch an ice cream.
Sail Makers
Dave Giddens Sailmakers has been operating in central Auckland for over forty years. We operate out of our factory in Mt Eden/Morningside – just down the road from Eden Park.
We are a small team o...
The Classic Yacht Association NZ
The Classic Yacht Association is run by a committee of volunteers that are passionate about the use and preservation of New Zealand’s maritime heritage.
The committee strives to maintain the natur...
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