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The Yates family of the far north and their Bailey & Lowe launches
The Yates family had extensive holdings in the Far North around the turn of the 20th century. Samuel...
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Personal Water Craft (‘jetskis’)
Welcome to ‘A very brief history of…’ researching the history of everyday marine technology, innovat...
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Happy anniversary: 25th NZ Antique and Classic Boat Show
Blue skies, sparkling water, big crowds and a record number of interesting boats
of every sort mad...
Joystick demo a world’s first
Launching in May, Mercury’s joystick steering system for single outboards is a plug-and-play upgrade...
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Flying high
As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just conclud...
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Dynamic duo: The John and Linda Parrish story
Race management is one of those critical jobs that has to be done just right and where accuracy is e...
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The winner of the NZ Retro Boat 2025: Tugboat
The winner of Boating New Zealand magazine’s inaugural NZ Retro Boat Trophy went to Tugboat, a Savag...
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excel-lent refurbishment
It’s glorious powerboat weather and ideal for an impromptu speed test
of the Upfold 40 launch, Exc...
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Adventure jet-boating: Alpine charge!
New Zealand has a rich jet-boating heritage and, since their invention, jet boats have evolved in co...
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Kitset boats: Rekindling a culture
Want a simple, inexpensive pathway to becoming a boatie?
Consider building a kitset vessel. It’s a...
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Moth restoration: The Moth At 71
On a beautifully sunny spring day
with a steady 10-knot wind, I was at
the Takapuna Beach boat ...
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Fishing gear that multi-tasks
So many different fishing techniques are used on such a wide variety of fish species these days, tha...
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Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta
In the Viaduct Harbour the Dragon Boat racing was fiercely contested by scores of colourful crews......
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Top of the South Marine relocates
Top of the South Marine has relocated to a new, larger facility located in Havelock, Marlborough. Th...
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Riviera floats Australia’s exports
A fleet of Queensland-built luxury motor yachts valued at more than $45 million were driven onto a s...
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Adventure in luxury
As demand for far-flung adventure and one-of-a-kind experiences grows, leading yacht company Y.CO ha...
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L&B to distribute ARCO
Lusty & Blundell is now an official distributor for the ARCO range of high energy engine product...
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The New Zealand Raters – Export
In December 1898 a major yachting event was held in Auckland, the first with any true international ...
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Boat show unveils the Ultimate Catch RE-INVENTED
Organisers of the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, May 15 to 18, have announced the Grand Prize Boa...
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BYO ‘super bungy lure rig’!
A home-made bungy trolling line is a great addition to any fisher's arsenal, whether chasing fresh b...
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2025 Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Three days of racing for 2025’s Bay of Islands Sailing Week wrapped up on Friday, 24 January.
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Black foils slow to fire Downunder
Waitematā Harbour put on a stunning spectacle on the weekend of 18-19 January for Sail GP’s second s...
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New Electric Fullers ferry: Future ferry
Fullers360, New Zealand’s largest ferry operator, has added an 8.9m, 100% electric foiling power cat...
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New BRIGs
The next generation of adventure-ready BRIGs is nearing arrival in New Zealand. The BRIG Navigator 2...
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Mercury’s new single-engine joystick – first demo available in the world
Mercury has announced the introduction of Joystick Piloting for Single-Engine Vessels with Thruster,...
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Waka Kai delivers
Most supermarkets in New Zealand offer home delivery, but Whitianga’s New World faces challenges mos...
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Ragtime – the ‘Black Box’ returns
One of the most famous New Zealand keelers is Ragtime, designed and built by the late John Spencer a...
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Riding along with Coastguard
A sunny Saturday riding along with Auckland Coastguard aboard
Trillian Trust Rescue turned into a ...
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Destination marina: Kennedy Bay, Waiheke Island marina
Waiheke Island is one of Auckland’s favourite recreational boating destinations. Now the new facilit...
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BYO Elliot 1150 Tourer: The perfect yacht
Every so often
I hit the self-destruct button and decide to build a boat, well aware of the commit...
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New-build for Marra Marine
Marra Marine, Tauranga NZ, has delivered a 14m Elite named Kaeā to a Wellington based owner who holi...
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Its time for the Auckland Boat Show!
More than 1.3 kilometres of boats on the water, and 200 more vessels on land mean this year’s Auckla...
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Show Time!
It’s ‘Show Time’ for new boats, marine equipment and services in Auckland this month.
Happy wife, happy life
Marine DC battery air-conditioning –a case study.
When I suggested to my wife that I was going to i...
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Charlie Bravo and Elan unite
Introducing Charlie Bravo Boat Co. A new player in the NZ marine industry is making waves after bei...
The 1895 8-raters
In an international context, perhaps the most extraordinary feature of the Auckland-built raters I h...
New releases making a beeline for Auckland Boat Show
The just-released line-up of March’s Auckland Boat Show is a strong indicator of an adventurous few ...
The waters that bind us
On March 1 boats of every description will descend on Lake Rotiti for the Antiques and Classics Boat...
Southern summer roadie: Part 2
In the second part of his story recounting a southern summer road trip, Tom Fraser picks up the jour...
Slow boat to Racehorse River
Our summer cruise was postponed by those gales. Then there was the truckload of mulch for the garden...
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