THE LIVES OF KNIVES
A good knife is a mariner’s best friend.
LITTLE BEAUTY
A brief look at the short end of ocean cruising.
What’s the wind doing?
New Zealanders are obsessed with the weather – a side effect of living on a narrow group of islands in the middle of a wild ocean. And…
Dumas in New Zealand
There have been many solo ocean passages and circumnavigations, but few as challenging in concept and timing as that of Argentinian Vito…
Ilen returns
Built in Baltimore in West Cork in 1926, the 56-foot ketch Ilen holds a special place in Ireland’s maritime heritage – she’s the country’s…
Steeple-chasing the Otago mole: Professor R.J. Scott & Yvonne
Yvonne was one of nine entrants manoeuvring for the start of the Otago Yacht Club’s Rudder Cup Ocean Race to Oamaru and back.
MUSICAL MAKEOVER
Not far from the Whangarei CBD, a row of tin sheds houses one of the country’s most beautiful work boats and a collection of classic marine…
CENTENARY CELEBRATION
An Auckland-to-Tauranga yacht race is among the activities being planned to celebrate this year’s centenary of the Tauranga Yacht and Power…
NORDIC PASSION
Tucked in a shed at Whangaparaoa’s Weiti Boat Club, the restoration of the 26-foot Nordic is nearing completion. The beautiful little…
Hunt for Adventure
Kimley has a long history of building steel cruising boats and stepped up to the Strannik challenge – the largest of the diesel duck range…
The steeple-chaser
This is a tale with three players – R.J. Scott, the yacht Yvonne, and the mole at the entrance to Otago Harbour.
Heaving to
At the risk of sounding like a tacky infomercial, heaving to is one of those multi-use tools in your sailing skill kit. At one end of the…
