November 2022
Family classic powered up for summer
A much-loved family boat which has travelled halfway across the world to the Hauraki Gulf has been given a new lease on life, to serve a new generatio...
Marco Polo
One of the blessings of being a writer for a boating magazine like this is that you write mainly about heroes – heroes at the helm, heroes at the desi...
A Sailing Journey along Australia’s East Coast Pt2: Australia’s Golden Waters Gold Coast...
Approaching the Gold Coast on my old quarter-tonner Skyebird after a few rough days at sea, alone and with a broken autopilot, I was heartily glad to ...
Best marinas, boatyards
The New Zealand Marina Operators Association (NZMOA) has recognised the country’s very best marinas and boatyards for 2022.
A winding history
Alex and Lesley Stone and old shipmate Tony Hards venture up the Whangateau Estuary and Omaha River
Refit catches covid
Menai is now ship-shape for us to enjoy – aged, but now sound, beautiful, and ready for the next generation.
Plenty to look forward to
Megan and I went along to the opening day of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Auckland City. She’s not a rugby fan, and despite being born and bred in A...
One out of the box
The concept of carrying cargo in standardised containers was first formulated by US truck driver Malcolm McLean.
Boat-building boomtown
Few people know the story of Fairlie’s short but remarkable period as a boatbuilding mecca in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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