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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.

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.

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.

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.

Vintage View: HMS PRIZE, new beginnings

My generation, writes Harold Kidd, took for granted the shell-shocked and maimed men in the shops and the streets, the damaged fathers, the uncles dead at Gallipoli and Passchendaele, the pain, the disenchantment and the bitterness. But there were positives arising from their shared comradeship under arms.

Back in the arena

Following her year-long restoration in Auckland, the 17m Ariki shows little evidence of her 113 years. The A-class gaff-rigger is immaculate, the fruition of glorious synergy between a team of seriously talented craftsmen.

REFLECTIONS: Peter Jacobs, one of the best

Peter Jacobs’ been selling and servicing Volvo Penta marine engines for over 40 years and his ability to correctly match engines to boats when repowering is legendary. Here’s the story of a man who’s one of this country’s best at what he does.

New Design – STEPPING UP TO THE MARKET

The BuiltBoats nu.seaera 24 Hard-top (LOA 7.50m) is a new concept design looking for an owner or investor willing to consider something that’s – well, a little unusual as 7.5m trailer boats go.

BUZY MAKING HISTORY

There are men who are interested in the history of speedboat racing and there are men who make the history. Like Fabio Buzzi.

Sailor Scribes: ROBIN LEE GRAHAM

When I was 10 I got a book for Christmas that was as dangerous as they come. It was 'The Boy who Sailed Around the World Alone'. It was an unusual combination of children’s picture book with a 'National Geographic' seriousness and it detailed the voyage of Californian schoolboy Robin Lee Graham in his 24-foot yacht 'Dove'. It perhaps is the most dangerous book I have ever read.. writes Matt Vance.

Rewiring your boat

Re-wiring your boat is not a trivial task, but if you’re experiencing battery problems, finding it hard to crank your engine or have devices that are not functioning correctly, it’s definitely worth considering reckons Norman Holtzhausen.

Classic Sailing, A CALL TO ARMS

For those who aren’t classic-yacht aficionados, Rawhiti and Innismara have some similarities, plenty of differences – and one major common concern. Let’s start with the similarities and differences, writes Lawrence Schaffler. Photos by Bryce Taylor and Steve Wilson.
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