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INTRODUCING THE EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMME

CARIBBEAN 40F FLYBRIDGE – GLOBAL REVEAL

THE LEGEND CONTINUES: RAYGLASS 2400

LAGOON 47: A MODERN CRUISING SWEET SPOT

MARINE SCIENTISTS BUILD SNAPSHOT VIEW OF GULF’S ECOSYSTEMS

HAVE YOUR SAY ON PROPOSED NEW WATER SAFETY RULES FOR AUCKLAND

PALM BEACH MOTOR YACHTS JOINS 2026 52 SUPER SERIES AS OFFICIAL PARTNER

RIVA AT CAVALLINO CLASSIC MONACO

ARTICLE INSPIRES MODEL

POOR QUALITY HULL CLEAN BLAMED FOR MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS FANWORM SCARE

NORWAY PLANS WORLD’S LARGEST FLEET OF ‘FLYING’ ELECTRIC FERRIES

CMP BILLFISH CLASSIC – MAJOR PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT

KIWIS RETURN FOR AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S KEELBOAT REGATTA

NZ BOAT REGISTER LAUNCHES DIGITAL TRANSFER TRAIL

WHAT’S HOT ON BOATING NZ’S WEBSITE • FROM RECORD OFFSHORE RUNS TO KIWI POWERBOAT GLORY — THIS MONTH’S MOST-READ STORIES SHOW NEW ZEALAND’S MARITIME PULSE IS BEATING AS STRONG AS EVER.

A FRESH PERSPECTIVE • For Auckland’s Orakei Marine, official Prestige dealers for New Zealand, the sale of and subsequent launch party for the new Prestige F4.3 at the Auckland Boat Show was a triumph. Sold to an Auckland owner and named Cindy, the vessel is the first Prestige F4.3 in New Zealand, and indeed, the first in the Asia-Pacific region.

A SAFE PAIR OF EYES • Satellite navigation, accurate weather forecasts and seaworthy vessels are a given in modern shipping. But a few centuries ago, when voyaging was mired in lore and superstition, sailors put their faith in a vessel’s figurehead – often a woman – for safety and to help ‘see’ the way.

ALL ABOUT YOU • Two hulls? You betcha! More speed, more stability, more possibilities, more room, room, room. But what about you?

WINDWARD WORK: DAGGERBOARDS OR MINIKEELS?

A guide to getting your boat build (or refit) right • Engaging a boat yard, here in New Zealand or overseas, for a new vessel or to refit an existing one is a major commitment, so the contract should be fit for purpose.

BOAT BUSINESS

LANCER REPAIR, REFIT AND NEW BUILD

MAKAI 42: A NEW BENCHMARK

VESSEV FOR HOBART

NZ MARINE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

HUMPHREE-PROPSPEED PARTNERSHIP PROMISES MORE DAYS AT SEA

FREEDOM BOAT CLUB, SPORTS MARINE NOW IN QUEENSTOWN

BUSFIELD INDUCTED TO HALL OF FAME

SCANSTRUT WINS RED DOT AWARD

E-LEKTRA MARINE LAUNCHED

OVLOV & HYDRAULINK

MCCONAGHY ACQUIRES CURE MARINE

NEW MARINE NATIONAL MANAGER AT YAMAHA

BEYOND TESTED

TIWAL 3R MAX

MERCURY MARINE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN STUDIO

BOAT BLING

Future plans for Caribbean • Storied brand Caribbean is now under the stewardship of Maritimo.

10 cyclone seasons in the South Pacific • Each year in May/June once the cyclone season is coming to an end, a fleet of Kiwi boats starts looking for weather windows to sail up to the island groups of Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga or even the Cook Islands and French Polynesia.

Fast water Ruamāhanga Diversion: New Zealand’s Fastest Water • Nature endowed the vast, thinly populated Wairarapa with just about everything, except sheltered, calm-water boating venues. Fortunately for boaties, engineers have made up for the Wairarapa’s natural shortcomings.

IS THE FUEL CRISIS CHANGING BOATING FASTER THAN YOU THINK? • THERE’S A QUIET SHIFT HAPPENING IN AUSTRALASIA. THE KIND THAT BUILDS OVER SEASONS, CONVERSATIONS, AND LATELY, FUEL RECEIPTS.

Blow wind, blow! • Wind is an angler’s bane. Windy conditions can make fishing...