HAROLD GEORGE: Celox and Victory

With connections to the Couldrey family and growing up in Northcote on Auckland’s North Shore, Harold George could hardly escape becoming a…

ONE FAMILY’S BOATING JOURNEY – How much power?

On land it is easy to forget about power and often we (particularly our teenagers) aren’t concerned about leaving lights on in unoccupied…

LEADING LIGHTS IN THE NAVIGATION BUSINESS – BUOYS WILL BE BUOYS

People who have done their boating in New Zealand or received their boating education here, may not know it, but they’re programmed to…

A WATERPROOF RECIPE

Flexible spray dodgers and biminis made of Sunbrella or similar waterproof textiles keep the cockpit comfy and dry. Unfortunately, those…

Bilge pump disaster

Is you bilge pump installation up to moving a large volume of water out of your hull should the need arise?

Crew briefings

Been to the boat ramp recently and heard the shouting and hollering as a flustered, bewildered looking crew leaps ashore with a line,…

LOVE IN THE TIME OF THE COVID

Alex Stone with the story of a remarkable re-fit in Auckland

Winter Wonderland

Last week I had the privilege of spending two days in the snowy Southern Lakes district. I was there to go boating, which isn’t always at…