THE SANDERSON BROTHERS; Truant and the rise of Manola

The Sanderson brothers; Frank Sanderson was the victor of the match race on the Waitematā on December 9, 1882 for a cup between his…

Welcome Aboard

Boating & Outdoors Group held its annual two-day conference in Rotorua on July 28-29. Boating NZ was invited to attend.

One Family’s Boating Journey: In the bag

In last month’s article you found me returning to Auckland one day after abandoning a trip out to Sauvage for an afternoon picnic I had…

Getting into hot water

A few months ago, I wrote about the design and installation of a new galley layout for my boat Divecat. During that process I installed a…

CRUISING THE TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO: Where beauty means danger

With 77 atolls sprawled over 130,000 nautical miles in the South Pacific east of Tahiti, the Tuamotu Archipelago is a stunning ocean…

Something for everyone

The Sydney International Boat Show (3-6 August) offered a bit of everything, no matter how large or small your budget, reports Kevin Green.

Win or lose?

It is with mixed feelings that I contemplate recently announced plans to introduce 19 new marine protection areas inside the Hauraki Gulf…

Kayak onboard!

It’s pure joy to move about in nature, propelled by our own muscle power and feeling the sun, wind and spray on our faces while paddling to…

D’Urville Days

Like Hardy himself, Port Hardy’s place names pay homage to Lord Nelson.

Fishing Boats NZ goes big

The company is New Zealand’s largest Surtees Boats dealer, stocking every model in the showroom. It is also the largest Yamaha dealer in…