2024
Interceptor Trim Tabs: Easy Rider
You don’t need a megayacht to enjoy the benefits of technologically advanced stabiliser systems. Int...
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Shark boat seats
Shark Seats, as used aboard ETNZ’s America’s Cup chase boats, provide an elegant solution to comfort...
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New Dragonfly 36
After 2.5 years of development the World Premiere of the Danish-built new DRAGONFLY 36 will be at BO...
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Gettin’ jiggy with it!
Heavy metal should feature in every angler's bag of tricks, but there's a huge variety of jigs and j...
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Pataua on Northland’s East Coast: Quiet moments. Good.
Most often the magic of boating finds itself in moments that are not dramatic. Quiet moments of refl...
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The Anchor
Anchors might be synonymous with boating, but anchors have evolved a great deal over time, writes To...
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Toyota Towing Tips: launching & retrieving
We’ve all seen the insurance company’s television advert where the newbie boatie arrives at the busy...
Omikron OT-60
Stepping on board the yacht, it’s obvious everything centres on cruising in luxury.
Horsepower (HP):
300/500
Length Over All (M):
18.41
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
18500
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht
The vessel’s low centre of gravity, combined with the Humphree fin stabilisers, gave us a comfortabl...
Horsepower (HP):
2000
Length Over All (M):
22.18
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
34,000
Length Over All (M):
19.87
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Extreme 795 Game King
Performance-wise, the new 350hp Yamaha, plus the Helm Master EX with bow thruster and Seakeeper Ride...
Horsepower (HP):
350
Length Over All (M):
7.93
YEAR:
2024
Construction:
6mm bottom plates
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1
As you would expect from an experienced design team, the boat is well-balanced and, while the sail a...
Horsepower (HP):
21 (std), 30
Length Over All (M):
10.77
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
5,470
Length Over All (M):
9.50
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Looking Back At America’s Cup: Challenger decided
The challenger series for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup began at the end of August. After thr...
Saffier SE 33 Life
The Saffier SE 33 Life daysailer is a breath of fresh air in the production yacht world, with perfor...
Horsepower (HP):
15
Length Over All (M):
11
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
3000
Length Over All (M):
9.85
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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 even...
The 2½ raters of the 1890s
New Zealand was by no means a backwater in yacht design and construction in 1890. The new ideas had ...
That Sinking Feeling
Mariner Insurance’s Aaron Mortimer has some useful advice on what to do should you ever find yoursel...
Rarotonga Sailing Club: Unique As!
It’s true that Kiwis and Cook Islanders consider ourselves cousins; and so the Rarotonga Sailing Clu...
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Towing Tips
Do enough miles with a boat in tow and you will have a ‘Minties Moment’ or two, one of those occasio...
In Darwin’s footsteps
In 1835 British naturalist Charles Darwin stepped ashore at the remote Galápagos Islands. The visit ...
Rae Line 206
Some boats are good to look at from the outside and some are good to be onboard. Like her sister the...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.45
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
1580
Construction:
Hand-laid GRP
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Sasga Menorquin 55FB – Carajillo
She makes a wonderful ship for coastal adventures and holidays, promising easy passage-making and pl...
Horsepower (HP):
960
Length Over All (M):
16.88
Displacement (M):
18.5
Length Over All (M):
14.98
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Sailing Away: The Brett Bakewell-White Story
Bakewell-White’s boating story begins with his grandfather, the late Richard (Dick) Bakewell.
A lif...
What A Rush!
Catalysts were originally conceived for Emirates Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup team as a high-spe...
Horsepower (HP):
4 x 300hp up to 4 x 600hp
Length Over All (M):
13.7
Construction:
Carbon Fibre
CONSTRUCTION:
Carbon Fibre
Maritimo M75
The Maritimo M75 is a boat you will use, and that is the name of the game.
Horsepower (HP):
3250
Length Over All (M):
23.07
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
55,600 (dry)
Length Over All (M):
22.86
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP, composite
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 380
In the wide cockpit, the racing-style Carbonautica wheels are positioned well aft and outboard, corr...
Horsepower (HP):
40
Length Over All (M):
11.22
YEAR:
2024
Construction:
GRP
Length Over All (M):
10.77
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
The Yacht Sales Co.’s Exclusive Offer Celebrates New Dufour 44
The first Dufour 44 in Asia Pacific will land in October, and The Yacht Sales Co. is celebrating wit...
Carbon Yachts welcomes ASTenders
Carbon Yachts, a leading distributor of luxury marine vessels in Australia & New Zealand, is exc...
Yanmar Reveals Details of its First Electric Propulsion Product
Yanmar Marine International (YMI) has launched the E-Saildrive, its first electric propulsion produc...
Marina of the year winners
Half Moon Bay Marina in Auckland has been named New Zealand’s Marina of the Year for 2024. The boaty...
Seadoo FishPro Apex
The FishPro Apex with its exclusive design, unique colouration and limited one year production run r...
Seawind production in Turkiye
Seawind Catamarans brand-new production facility in Turkiye is now up and running and in full produc...
Hanse 590 debut
With the Hanse 590 its biggest model, the world's second-largest manufacturer of sailing yachts has ...
Scania DI13 marine engine
At the international maritime industry trade fair SMM in September, Scania presented its new 13-litr...
Fullers electric hydrofoil ferry
Vessev, a global leader in sustainable marine technology, showcased its VS-9 electric hydrofoil, com...
XO Boats for NZ
On a recent trip to Europe, Richard & Suzy Wardenburg, owners of European Boats, met with repres...
Tauranga Boat Sales
Caribbean Boats (NZ) Ltd – brothers Paul and Scott White –has purchased Tauranga Boat Sales, situate...
Boating NZ purchases Trade-a-Boat NZ website
Boating New Zealand, New Zealand’s best-selling boating magazine, has announced the purchase of Trad...
Caribbean 27 Flybridge Sport Fisher
Fuel consumption for a vessel this size is pretty good, as you might expect from a modern common-rai...
Horsepower (HP):
380
Length Over All (M):
9.0
YEAR:
2024
Displacement (M):
dry, 3,140
Construction:
Solid GRP
Length Over All (M):
8.3
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Southern XF650
Southern Boats has been building top-quality aluminium trailer boats for more than three decades. It...
Horsepower (HP):
150 to 225hp
Length Over All (M):
6.85m
Construction:
Aluminium
CONSTRUCTION:
5mm alloy plate. 6mm is available as an option
New Zealand-built Marine Engines. Part I
The new equipment consisted of some sort of motive power, a vacuum pump, a milking set anda cream se...
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Day one abandoned as Bay of Islands Sailing Week waits for a clean start
The decision to abandon the first day of racing for the 2026 Bay of Islands Sailing Week was made at...
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Westport Harbour – Some secrets are worth sharing
The northernmost port on the South Island’s West Coast is a hub that offers full commercial services...
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Bay of Islands Sailing Week racing abandoned for day as conditions worsen
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Day one abandoned as Bay of Islands Sailing Week waits for a clean start
The decision to abandon the first day of racing for the 2026 Bay of Islands Sailing Week was made at...
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Westport Harbour – Some secrets are worth sharing
The northernmost port on the South Island’s West Coast is a hub that offers full commercial services...
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Bay of Islands Sailing Week racing abandoned for day as conditions worsen
Racing at Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2026 has been abandoned for today after conditions across the ...
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