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Waiheke Island is one of ...

Ted Dixon and his wife Jenny spent eight years living aboard their long-range Nordhavn 47 cruising powerboat Southern Star, exploring the Caribbean and North America, as well as the South Pacific. This story, in two parts, examines the pros and cons (mostly pros!) of cruising long distances on a power boat, or as ex-sailors like Ted often say, “going to the dark side.”

Every so often I hit the self-destruct button and decide to build a boat, well aware of the commitment in time and money. That’s because the boats I want to own simply don’t exist.

Marra Marine, Tauranga NZ...

More than 1.3 kilometres of boats on the water, and 200 more vessels on land mean this year’s Auckland Boat Show is lining up to be the biggest New Zealand’s ever seen.