Book
Holiday reading – Kiwi stories for a new year
Author Alex Stone presents a selection of New Zealand titles with maritime themes encompassing history, adventure, and triump...
Terence Disdale: My Art of Yacht Design
Text by Marilyn M. Mower, Roger Lean-Vercoe
“One of the most sought-after designers of the past 50 years, Disdale doesn’t fo...
An Indigenous Ocean
The best time and place to curl up with a good book is during your summer cruise or boating day trips, in the saloon, cockpit...
Sailing to the Heart of Japan – A Cruising Adventure and How-To Guide
Summer reading inspired by our Big Blue Backyard
Mana of the Pacific – Wisdom from Across Oceania
The best time and place to curl up with a good book is during your summer cruise or boating day trips, in the saloon, cockpit...
The Team That Hit The Rocks – The Inside Story of the Wahine Disaster
The best time and place to curl up with a good book is during your summer cruise or boating day trips, in the saloon, cockpit...
Book Review: Swirly World by Andrew Fagan
From the time I heard about this book until now, I cannot get the Mockers 'Forever Tuesday Morning' out of my head -- it's to...
A timeless treasure in the digital age: The Pickmere Atlas of Northland’s East Coast
In today’s digital world, where navigational charts are readily available at our fingertips, the Pickmere Atlas retains a spe...
A Shipwreck and Intrigue: New Mystery Novel THE CALLED STORM Promises Heart-Pounding Thrills
In a day, an idyllic boat excursion can go from enjoyable to life-threatening and even deadly as depicted in news articles of...
Curl up with a good book
Alex Stone looks at tempting reading options for wintry days aboard – or ashore.
January 2024: Your summer cruising library
Alex Stone looks at tempting onboard reading options for this summer
December 2023: Your summer cruising library
Alex Stone looks at tempting onboard reading options for this summer
The Voyage of The Aegre
It’s 1973. Nick and Julie Grainger have nervously set sail in their 6.55m Shetland-style boat from Scourie in NW Scotland tow...
Marco Polo
One of the blessings of being a writer for a boating magazine like this is that you write mainly about heroes – heroes at the...