Boating NZ

Welcome to the March issue of Boating New Zealand! Isn’t it great to be enjoying a real summer? After northern regions endured endless rain and wind last year, complete with floods and deadly cyclones, it’s such a relief to be enjoying warmth and sun

Hamilton’s Sam Newdick scored victory in the Building King Superboats Round 4 of the NZ Jetsprints Championship. It was a fitting victory on his home track, which will soon close permanently after the Auckland Jetsprint Club lost access to the venue.

Forgotten films and iconic speakers will feature at Auckland Wooden Boat Festival as part of the inaugural event this March. Te Toki Voyaging Trust, the Whiting family, modern-day oceanic explorers, star gazers, and veteran restorers of famous vessel

Boat World News Review: Legacy L45 Waikawa Marina expansion | Yamaha 350hp V6 Sean Garwood, marine artist | Review: Seawind 1370 Boat Bling | P Class Centenary Power-On: Trim | The Catch: Catching bait ■

Rough conditions for the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta yesterday sent many of the keelboat entrants packing. But the high winds, at times gusting 25 knots or more, weren’t enough to dissuade the hundreds of hardy dinghy sailors w

A new venue this year made the 21st Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta in late January the best ever. Bay of Islands Marina B Division was won by Zephyrus on PHRF and general handicap. Menace was fastest on line. Black Magic took out Gurit E Divisio

Marina capacity in the Marlborough Sounds has been boosted by nearly a third, with the opening of a new extension to the Waikawa Marina. The Waikawa North West development, which has been a decade in the making, is already filling fast with a range o

It will be an intense three-month racing period for the America’s Cup teams in Barcelona, although separate events or the Youth & Women’s teams will be preceded by long days of official training before their racing begins in earnest. All six America’

“You need to have lived and worked on the ocean to be able to paint the ocean.” So says Nelson-based marine artist Sea Garwood, of the speciality that he says is the “most difficult genre to master.” And master it he has done. All it takes is a look

Australian company Seawind continues to produce capable cruising boats from its yard in Vietnam, and for 2024, its newly built yard in Turkey. The new premises have spurred a revamped range and a substantial increase in output. Seawind models range f

Targeting mackerel with sabiki flies is my go-to option. Jack mackerel, whether alive and wriggling, freshly killed and still twitching, or very dead and frozen, thawed and butterflied, or cut into strip baits, often entices bites when nothing else w

One of the most important parts of powerboat racing, of whatever type, is trimming the boat correctly. Trim is extremely important to ensure you get the best performance from your everyday boating as well. One touch of the trim in the right direction

THE DICKEY BOATS TEAM is eagerly anticipating the late autumn launch of its new Pacific 62, the most capable and versatile craft in the company’s history. This long-range sportfishing cruiser embodies Jason Dickey’s vision of an adventure-bound sport

Boat Business News Auckland Boat Show preview | Brief: Paint care What does the Cat 1 Inspector look for? Review: Sessa Yacht Line C47 Boating Journey: Boys onboard | DIY Boating: Antifoul Island hopping eastwards | Brief: Boat sales with integrity ■

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED launch of the second foiling power cat in the Valder Yachts series by Scott Lane Boatbuilders is on track for a mid-2024 launch, and the builders are expecting excellent results. The flight deck is now glossed, deck gear is bei

SEALEGS INTERNATIONAL has announced plans to relocate a portion of its manufacturing operations to Malaysia. This move comes as the result of a comprehensive evaluation of factors, primarily driven by the need to address increased manufacturing costs

CARBON YACHTS, with offices in Pittwater, Sydney, Gold Coast, Perth, Melbourne and Auckland, is bringing Germany’s ASTenders to the Australian and New Zealand markets. ASTenders offers a selection of carbon fibre dinghies, with sizes ranging from 2.8

ANURA, A LEADER in amphibious technology, will showcase its popular S25 amphibious system at the upcoming Auckland Boat Show – Anura’s inaugural participation at this renowned event. Anura offers a range of systems tailored to different craft sizes a

TEMO, THE FRENCH SPECIALIST in electric motors for boats, has completed a €6 million Series A financing round with the US Impact Fund At One Ventures, the Ecotechnologies 2 Fund, managed on behalf of the French government by Bpifrance as part of the

A key event in 2024’s inaugural Moana Auckland – New Zealand’s Ocean Festival, the Auckland Boat Show celebrates the city’s deep connection with the water through a wide range of luxury motor yachts, sailing yachts, RIBs and trailerboats, including n

To start, it’s essential you have the correct equipment for the job to keep your surfaces looking their best for longer. For instance, did you know that the choice of cleaning products can adversely impact the durability and quality of coatings? The

We have a Cat 1 Safety Certificate requirement for New Zealand-flagged vessels departing on an international voyage. It dates back to 1956 and has had various iterations. In a nutshell, under the Maritime Transport Act, the Director of Maritime New Z

Because the Sessa C47 is indeed Italian, built by a company with a respectable boatbuilding history and a background in composites – Sessa was the first company in Italy to manufacture resins, in 1958. It has since expanded and merged, producing seve

Last December we moved Sauvage, our 1989 Jeanneau Sunkiss 47 sloop, from a swing mooring located at Catalina Bay (Waitemata Harbour) to Wentworth River, aka Whangamata Harbour, for the summer, where she now sits between pole moorings. Whangamata is a

In June 2016 we sailed from French Polynesia to Tonga on the well-trodden path westward with brief stops inside Beveridge Reef and in the buoy field of Niue. In August we decided to head back from Tongatapu (21°S, 175°W, the southernmost archipelago

South Pacific Boat Sales Ltd services customers from Auckland to Houhora, including Whangarei, Tutukaka and the Bay of Islands. The Mossmans specialise in selling quality vessels in the $100,000 to $1,000,000 range and pride themselves on offering cu

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“Dad, Dad! Guess what?” Hiram ‘Hy’ Tekk was under the galley sink, changing the filter cartridge of Quicksmart’s galley tap. When his son called, Tekk’s head flew up, knocking the cabinetry. “Ow!” “Dad, Mr. Salt showed me how to walk all around a boa

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1. Frame used to support boat when out of water (6) 5. Ship_____ – builder of boats (6) 8. Microscopic organisms drifting in sea (8) 9. Become submerged below surface of sea (4) 10. Dr Ingrid _____ – NZ marine biologist who studies orcas (6) 11. Caug

Being based in Wellington for most of the year, with summers spent in the Marlborough Sounds, this boat has to cope with all-seasons operation and every sort of sea condition. The Cook Strait crossing is relatively short in distance, but notoriously