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June 2024

Safety first

Crashing a boat at high speed is not something anyone wants to experience, but it is a very real possibility when racing given the unpredictability of...

2 months ago

Features

Total Bliss

Sandspit Marina is home to Bliss, a strikingly handsome 15.8m Elite sedan-style luxury motor yacht built to the highest standards by Bluefix Boatworks...

2 months ago

June 2024

What a drag!

Properly set, a reel's drag system prevents busted lines and lost fish, but too much drag can be hard on anglers.

2 months ago

Features

Exploring Port Charles; The forgotten port

It can be an epic journey there, and it’s a relatively short creek – complete with surprises. The adventure is well worth it, on both counts. With the...

3 months ago

Editors Note

Winter projects

Brrr! Winter is truly upon us, just in time for the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show at Greenlane, Auckland, which as I write starts tomorrow.

4 months ago

Features

Gravity at 45-degrees South

Cook had sailed past, naming it Doubtful Harbour because of the breaking seas and islands guarding the entrance.

4 months ago

Features

Mainsheet Menace

For offshore sailing it is worth adding an inner forestay and runners at about two-thirds mast height.

4 months ago

Boat Brief

AC Chase Boat

Built specifically to service the AC40 fleet in upcoming America’s Cup Youth and Women’s regattas, the craft is built to meet exacting requirements.

4 months ago

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Events Worth Adding to Your Calendar

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COMING EVENTS

Catch all the action of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup, happening from 22 Aug to 27 Oct 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Follow along with excitement at Boating New Zealand.

The Outdoor Expo, 14 & 15 Sep 2024 at Canterbury Agricultural Park

NZ Boat, Fish & Dive Expo, 31 Aug & 1 Sep 2024 at Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton

NZ Millenium Cup, 1-4 Feb 2025 at Bay of Islands

Auckland Boat Show, 6-9 March 2025 at Viaduct Events Centre and Jellicoe Harbour, Auckland

The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, 15-18 May 2025 at Auckland Showgrounds, Auckland

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June 2024

Safety first

Total Bliss

What a drag!

Exploring Port Charles; The forgotten port

Winter projects

Gravity at 45-degrees South

Mainsheet Menace

AC Chase Boat

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June 2024

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What a drag!

Exploring Port Charles; The forgotten port

Winter projects

Gravity at 45-degrees South

Mainsheet Menace

AC Chase Boat

Choppy Seas On Wednesday, Lower Winds Forecast

Puig Vela Clàssica Regatta Returns to Barcelona: A Tribute to America’s Cup History

Nelson Yacht Club Launches Fundraising Campaign to Earthquake-Proof Historic Buildings

Serious Jet Boat Crash on Ōreti River: One Person Hospitalised with Severe Injuries

Protecting New Zealand’s Waters from Exotic Freshwater Clams

Youth America’s Cup Racing At The Limits

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Youth America’s Cup : Italy’s Luna Rossa Triumphs in Opening Race (Race 1)

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