Boating history
Offshore powerboating: from timber testbeds to carbon speed machines
The story of how a six-metre wooden boat called Rems sparked a marine revolution that still echoes in...
7 August 2025
Historic rivalry rekindled at 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival
But what occurred back in the 1930s? Who won the race between Ngataki and Te Rapunga? When the...
31 March 2025
The End of an Era: Royal Caribbean’s Song of America Sent to the Scrapyard
A beloved icon of the cruising world, Song of America has met its final chapter. Once a jewel...
6 February 2025
A brief history of: Distress calls
The standard maritime distress signals we use today are universally applied and understood, but that wasn’t always the...
29 January 2025
An impressive 60 years on. What does NZ Offshore Powerboating look like today?
Boating New Zealand will be following this weekend’s racing offshore at Napier. Join us throughout the weekend for...
25 January 2025
Holmglen: The 65th Anniversary of Its Mystery Sinking
Sixty-five years ago this month, the Holmglen, a sturdy 485-ton coastal freighter with only three years in service,...
6 November 2024
Auckland Welcomes ARM Cuauhtémoc: The Mexican Navy’s Proud Tall Ship Visits New Zealand
The iconic ARM Cuauhtémoc sailed into Auckland’s Princes Wharf on October 28, 2024.
3 November 2024
The Lance Fink Story: For the love of boats
Lance Fink is the founder and director of Tristram Marine. Having recently passed the batten onto his sons...
30 August 2024
Murder most foul
Like many war vets, he never spoke about his experience at the hands of his captors – not...
24 May 2023
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