Reflections
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Industry trailblazer: the Russ Bowler story (Part 2)
For many of those involved in
the 1987 New Zealand Challenge,
not least Michael Fay (later Sir Mi...
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The Russ Bowler story pt1: By Design
Russ Bowler was Bruce Farr’s partner for over 40 years. A skilled designer/sailor in his own right ...
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Attitude is everything: The John Morrison story
Sailor and entrepreneur John Morrison’s story is a real rags-to-riches one. Growing up in Lyttelton ...
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A free-spirited talent: The Graeme Woodroffe story
The late Graeme Woodroffe was one of New Zealand’s best-performing helmsmen/skippers, competing in O...
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Simply the best: the Jo Aleh, MNZM, story
In a sailing career that’s
been short on financial assistance and long in determination and mental...
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The Robert Brooke story
Role model
From the ashes of a cut-off boatbuilding career, Robert Brooke reinvented himself as an ...
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Dynamic duo: The John and Linda Parrish story
Race management is one of those critical jobs that has to be done just right and where accuracy is e...
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Ragtime – the ‘Black Box’ returns
One of the most famous New Zealand keelers is Ragtime, designed and built by the late John Spencer a...
Farr reaching success: The Farr 1020 story
One of the most successful one-design keelers in New Zealand has been the Farr 1020. Designed by Bru...
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Motoring ahead: The Hugh Stewart story
On December 20th, a 73-year-old will retire from a company and brand he’s been associated with since...
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THE Richard (Dick) Jones story: Sharp as a tack
Born in 1935 to a Papamoa farming couple Kingsley and Gwen Jones, Richard didn’t know his father as ...
Sailing Away: The Brett Bakewell-White Story
Bakewell-White’s boating story begins with his grandfather, the late Richard (Dick) Bakewell.
A lif...
The Alastair Shanks Story – Fun-loving sailor
Alastair Shanks was born in Scotland in April 1940, towards the end of the so-called phoney war. The...
Tim Porter: A man with boating vision
The team stepped up when Covid hit, especially during the first lockdown between March and May 2020....
THE HARRY POPE STORY – Lived his dream
Many of Auckland’s boating community were saddened to hear that boatbuilder, surveyor and sailor Har...
THE JIM LOTT STORY Lifelong voyage
Jim Lott’s had a diverse career – teaching navigation and seamanship, helping establish boating regu...
THE JANET WATKINS STORY – Une femme formidable
For more than 60 years Janet Watkins has worked tirelessly as a yachting volunteer. She’s done it al...
THE GARY UNDERWOOD STORY – Under the radar
Apart from those in know, architect/ designer Gary Underwood flies under the radar. But over the las...
World famous in Paeroa
According to official sources, Paeroa’s home to just over 4,500 people. Besides the soft drinks, it’...
Anything but plain
Some yachts seem to attract bad karma and wind up forgotten, rotting away on a backwater mooring. Ot...
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