July 2022
INAUGURAL ALAN WRIGHT DAY: 100+ BOATS, ONE DESIGNER
Forty-one years ago, one man was amazed to observe over 100 yachts of his own design gathered on the line by the Auckland Harbour Bridge for the start...
ONE MAN AND HIS BOATS: Chuck Auger
A few weeks ago I spotted a tiny, battered trophy of a gaff cutter yacht in a box of miscellaneous items on a local auction site. Its sails were crude...
A JOURNEY UP THE TE HOIERE PELORUS RIVER DELTA – CRYSTAL-CLEAR PELORUS
Lesley and I sneak up the Pelorus River delta in our wee rubber dinghy powered by a purringly-quiet Honda four-stroke 4hp outboard.
A break in the weather
It’s been slow coming, but winter seems to have finally arrived. In the South Island, ski fields opened after heavy snowfalls, and in the North Island...
Mystic Miss: Forgotten Warrior
In 1969, offshore powerboat racing was about to break away from competing in production recreational runabouts.
Sanctuary Cove 2022
One of the best parts of any show is that the people behind any product or brand are usually present and available.
Akaroa Yacht Club
Akaroa Cruising Club changed its name to Akaroa Yacht Club in 2012, the year the Wellington-Akaroa Race was last sailed in its own right.
Raising Divecat II: The big lift
When they lifted her, we discovered she was carrying nearly four tonnes of sludge, silt, marine growth and absorbed water, which explained her low pos...
Reverse docking
A cheat for when you are struggling to come alongside a dock bow-first because it’s a tight space and the wind is blowing you away.
Wet bilges
Over the years, we’ve had many incidents of water trapped in the bilge, some caused by our own stupidity, others by technical failures that might have...
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