Jan 30, 2019 - Features S A F E – B O A T I N G Prudent boaties monitor weather forecasts and tidal conditions before embarking on a voyage.
Jan 30, 2019 - Features A NEW ERA This month marks the official opening of Royal Akarana Yacht Club’s new facility in Auckland’s Okahu Bay. It’s a fitting edifice for a club steeped in history and tradition.
Jan 30, 2019 - Features SWITCHED ON Taking a Tesla for a test drive convinced an Aussie sailor to swap his classic yacht’s tired diesel for an electric propulsion system.
Jan 29, 2019 - Cruising , Features Farrier Evolution New Zealand has a great history of producing talented yacht designers, writes Matt Vance. While most are known here well before they gain international success, the late Ian Farrier established his reputation for designing ground-breaking folding trimarans overseas.
Nov 22, 2018 - Features HOME-GROWN CENTREBOARD CLASSES – PART I I In the first part of this series Harold Kidd covered three of the most important unballasted centreboard classes of the ‘modern’ era, small yachts, intended to provide uniform performance, that were recognisably efficient and practical even by today’s standards.
Nov 22, 2018 - Features To life! Built in November 1946, 'Slàinte' is a 27-foot Chris-Craft Super Deluxe Enclosed – resplendent in her gleaming bright-work and original chromed fittings – looking pretty much as she did on the day she was first launched.
Nov 22, 2018 - Features Staying safe crossing a bar Crossing a sand bar can be a dangerous endeavour, even for the most seasoned boatie. Each year boats are damaged and people are injured or killed when a crossing goes wrong. Places like Manukau, Raglan and Kawhia, in particular, have notoriously difficult bars.
Nov 22, 2018 - Features CHARGING AHEAD The pace of change in marine electronics is as frenetic as ever. Here’s an overview of the hotties in Navico’s new generation of Lowrance devices.
Nov 19, 2018 - Features In Zorba’s playground Over the years Lawrence Schaffler has chartered yachts in various parts of the Mediterranean – Croatia, Turkey, Greece – and in each case the lack of wind has left us motoring for 90% of the time. For 2018, I thought, we’ll go somewhere where we can hoist some canvas and actually sail. All my research pointed to the Cyclades. Sundrenched islands, friendly Greeks, history – and steady winds.
Nov 1, 2018 - Features KEEPING AFLOAT – a history of P F D S Whether it’s cruising, water-skiing, fishing, kayaking or just setting out on a family picnic, any time we spend time on the water it’s commonplace to see boaties wearing a wide range of personal flotation devices, or PFDs.
Oct 4, 2018 - Features PLYING TAUPO In these changeable times it’s rare enough that a boat remains within the same family for 48 years; it’s rarer still when it’s a plywood launch moored in fresh water. Here’s the story of much-loved launch.
Oct 4, 2018 - Features Voyage of a lifetime In 1947 16-year-old Bob Howard was in the right place when his life’s course changed forever. His chance to complete a mechanic’s apprenticeship was dashed by the return of many, ready-qualified war veterans. So he followed in his brother Wally’s footsteps and ran away to sea.
Oct 4, 2018 - Features DOUBLE BONUS: Boat & Cruise In the good old days buying a new boat from a foreign land used to be a risky, not to mention pricey, exercise. The build could be of dubious quality and the product would take a long time to get to our little part of the South Pacific, well away from the manufacturers and their warranties.
Oct 4, 2018 - Features All washed up? If there’s one thing we’re good at, it’s building boats. According to the International Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA) there are more than 40 million recreational boats in the world right now. And that figure continues to grow, as more and more boats make their way home from dealer showrooms each year, writes Craig Ritchie.
Aug 23, 2018 - Boat World , Features Air Force Orions to retire For decades, the roar of four, big turbo-prop engines and a glint of sleek, grey fuselage in a stormy sky has meant the difference between life and death for many mariners. But that’s about to change, reports Lindsay Wright.
Jul 17, 2018 - Features T H E C A T C H: Fishing the sweetwater The charms of freshwater fishing are often under-appreciated – particularly in New Zealand – but rekindling the interest is definitely worth the effort, with bountiful rewards.
Jul 17, 2018 - Features Boating to a beat: IN THE GROOVE Global market leader and New Zealand aren’t words often used together in discussions about marine electronics. Fusion bucks the trend.
Jul 17, 2018 - Features Extreme Sailing: POLE around the POLE Polish sailor Mariusz Koper arrived in Auckland in May aboard his Oyster 72 – Katharsis II – after a non-stop, record-setting circumnavigation of Antarctica. We chatted to him about the voyage.
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