Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2021 i Boating NZ

Yesterday, while scrolling through a few of my go-to online news sites, I stumbled across one of the most disturbing images I’ve seen in a long time: an aerial photo showing scores of bodies lining the banks of India’s Ganges River. All victims of that country’s impossibly daunting Covid struggles. The deceased are typically cremated on makeshift pyres in India – but that’s become increasingly difficult because wood is in short supply. Families have no option other than to commit the dead to the Ganges and let Nature takes its course. Somewhat ironical – given that submerging yourself in the Ganges is usually associated with spiritual cleansing and rebirth. More depressingly, it’s hard to see the situation getting better any time soon in a country of around a billion inhabitants.…

Kelvin Kay couldn’t have known – when he first bought the moulds for this powercat – that it would be more than a decade before the vessel would finally hit the water. But patience is one of the most useful tools in the boatbuilder’s arsenal, and it has paid off in spades on this build. Best known for introducing the Thundercats to New Zealand in the 1990s, Kay had been involved in manufacturing and charter boat skippering before turning his hand to the boatbuilding business. He bought the moulds for the 15m cat off the original builder in 2007, but they languished in storage for years as his life went in other directions. “I originally wanted to build myself one, but I then ended up living and working in Samoa…

DURING THE PRELIMINARY TEST of the Grand Banks 85, hull No. 1 ran flat and pushed very little water, demonstrating the efficiency of its V-shaped, warped-hull design. Grand Banks set out to deliver the world’s most fuel-efficient, high-speed, long-range cruiser of this size by focussing on weight reduction and increased strength. Each hull employs vacuum-infused E-Glass with carbon fibre in structural areas, Corecell and Airex foam cores, stitched multi-axial fabric and 100% vinylester resins. The entire deck and superstructure are fully infused carbon fibre, keeping weight low. Bulkheads and fixed furniture are structurally bonded to the hull and deck, contributing to a robust grid-like structure. In foul conditions, expect zero creaking or working from joinery and furniture. Hull No. 1 is powered by twin 1,000hp Volvo IPS 1350s, while twin…

THE BRABUS SHADOW 900 XC is the latest incarnation of Axopar’s Red Dot Award-winning range of 37ft super-boats. Combining performance, multifunctional spaces and pristine luxury, the BRABUS Shadow 900 includes a carbon fibre dashboard with twin 12-inch glass displays, a joystick with skyhook, an intelligent steering module with integrated trim tab, bow thruster and audio controls and many other accessories as standard. The model combines the functionality, ease of movement, social outdoor spaces and versatility of outboard walkaround centre-consoles with a spacious, fully enclosed cabin sporting an electric roof and large opening doors. Powered by two of Mercury Marine’s latest 450hp racing engines, the Shadow 900 XC offers speeds up to 60kts coupled with supreme offshore handling and efficiency. www.eyachts.com.au/ boats@eyachts.com.au…

ZHIK IS BACK as AkzoNobel Ocean Racing’s Technical Clothing Partner for The Ocean Race Europe 2021, the prelude to The Ocean Race 2022-23. The team, headed by ocean racing veteran Chris Nicholson, will be wearing Zhik’s new OFS800 offshore garments ahead of their market launch in September. The team will run full complements of Zhik mid-, base- and active-layer combinations, along with Zhik’s yachting footwear range. The Ocean Race Europe sets off from Lorient, France at the end of May and will finish in Genoa, Italy in June, with stop-overs in Cascais and Alicante en route. www.zhik.com…

For India’s Hindus, to wash in the sacred Mother Ganges is to take another step along the path to salvation – an opportunity to cleanse the soul and start afresh. The Kumbh Mela ceremony is reputedly one of humanity’s largest pilgrimages and draws devotees to the river from across the Indian subcontinent. This year’s event, unfortunately, exacerbated the region’s Covid woes. In 1977 Sir Edmund Hillary, too, was badly in need of mending. Two years earlier he’d lost his wife, Louise, and daughter Belinda, in a Nepal plane crash. Given his affinity with the towering Himalayas, it was perhaps inevitable that much of the healing process would be an epic, upstream voyage of the 2,500km Ganges. Beginning at her mouth in the Bay of Bengal, Hillary was attempting to do…

Now named BB (originally Seaplay) the 80ft yacht was designed and built by John Trumpy. His legendary creations were often described as the ‘Rolls Royces’ of American yachting. She was built for George Codrington, then vice-president of General Motors – another in a long line of Trumpy boats commissioned by America’s wealthy elite. BB’s new interior accentuates her history – period furnishings and glass light fittings – all offset by mahogany panelling, custom wood Venetian blinds, restored floor timbers and dhurrie rugs. And to get guests in the appropriate mood, facilities include a butler’s pantry with a fridge, coffee maker and ice maker. There’s also a card room with a cocktail table and a large aft dining space with isinglass curtains that can be rolled up on warmer days, a…

Tony Mason was undoubtedly the former and paved the way to our current reputation for designing and building the best boats in the world. His clipper designs were about as regal as a trailerable powerboat could get. They were a status symbol for their pipe-smoking owners, and a well-designed one at that. In 1951 Mason and his old Airforce buddy Cliff Sutton started Sutton Mason Ltd selling household detergent. After a year of that, they thought boatbuilding a better idea and began production of Marlin powerboats. In 1957 Tony sold his interest in Sutton Mason Ltd and went back into the Airforce for a short time before forming Mason Marine in late 1959. Undoubtedly the most luxurious and outstanding boat in its class, the Mason Clipper 23 epitomised the elite…

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Napier-based Firmans Marine’s 50-year partnership with Mercury began when someone saw a Mercury outboard in a window. “The history of Firmans Marine,” says owner Brian Firman, “can be traced to my grandparents – Fred and Jean – who originally ran Caltex service stations before adding a caravan rental fleet. As the caravan business began to boom it became more attractive than the seven-day-a-week service station. They put all their energy into caravans. “In 1968 my dad Ray – working in the family business – traded a caravan for a wooden launch called Vagabond. It started the Firman family’s love for fishing. Then, in 1971, another deal ended with Ray trading a 9.8hp Mercury outboard which he displayed in the showroom shop window. “Coincidentally, David Reynolds – the marine division manager…

Nelson’s Dan Govier owned his Senator 6.5m hardtop sportfisher (Boating NZ, January 2017) for five happy years, fishing the waters of Tasman Bay, D’Urville Island and the Marlborough Sounds. He loved that boat, but his wife Angela and their young family’s growing interest in boating, fishing and overnighting fuelled a desire for a bigger, more comfortable vessel. Miss Dee Meana fulfills both family and fishing duties admirably. In fact, with its size and custom features it’s an even more serious fishing platform than their old Senator. Experience with the previous boat gave the couple lots of ideas for features and innovations in their new boat. Dan worked closely with the team at Senator Boats in Napier, which started the build in September 2020. Angela was involved in the build process…

If there’s one thing that boaties value all over the world, it’s clean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems. Our love of the water and everything in it comes naturally, as can be expected for people who spend as much time as possible floating around on the stuff. We like to think that we are a responsible lot, and collectively, we probably do have a greater sensitivity to clean water than most. But there are always things we can do to take even greater care of the resource. For even though boating is a low-impact way of enjoying the outdoors, new innovations and technologies continually make it possible for us to reduce our eco-impact even further. Sound good? Then let’s dive in – and check out some all-new ways of checking…

VOLVO PENTA HAS received Stage V certifications for marine use for its D8 and D13 engine packages. The MBS Zuiderdiep is the first vessel to be equipped with Volvo Penta’s D13 Stage V marine engines – the first of their type to enter the European market. In November 2020, Volvo Penta announced the introduction of 8- and 13-litre engine packages that meet the demanding requirements of the new EU Stage V Marine for Inland Waterways legislation (IWW). The company offers a range of Stage V certified products – from 210 to 400hp and up to 300kW marine gensets. In April 2021 the first D13 Stage V marine engines were delivered to Dutch company, Lemmen Diesel Engines B.V., which will be responsible for the repowering of the dry cargo vessel Zuiderdiep.…

B&G’S LATEST 20.2 SOFTWARE update offers a host of Radar and AIS improvements, as well as IP Camera Support for Zeus, Zeus Glass Helm and Vulcan products in Version 20.2. One key highlight is the improved radar screen with contrasting numbers on the outside of the range rings and the scaled boat icon capability for the user’s vessel. Moving radar and AIS targets now show a graduated trail to track the vessel’s routing history. Similarly, the AIS system has a new set of icons for clarity and detail. And when radar and the AIS acquire the same target, only one symbol is displayed to reduce clutter on the screen. The active route can also be shown on the radar screen, allowing for even greater safety awareness. Other features include IP…

ON THE STRENGTH of several new products and encouraging growth in its international markets, Electronic Navigation Ltd has welcomed back Dave James to help further develop WASSP Multibeam in the Asia-Pacific region. ENL plans to build on its success and become the world leader in multibeam technology, with a strong focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Having previously spent 10 years working for ENL, Dave knows the company’s products and customer requirements. He has an extensive background in the maritime sector, combining technical knowledge with a strong understanding of practical applications and 20 years’ experience in sales management. Celebrating 75 years in marine electronics, ENL is constantly moving into new markets and expanding its product capabilities. Dave’s appointment will bolster ENL’s growth by enhancing sales and support of its popular WASSP…

Rather than provide another product that’s common at this smaller (length) end of the market, managing director and owner Andy Lamont has instead taken the approach of tailoring every vessel. Every commission is built to suit buyers who wants a compact tender or small runabout to suit their launch or yacht. Part of the re-branding rationale is to target the overseas market. Although Explorer is a well-known and respected local brand, the name’s also used by an international brand of luxury motor yachts. So, when Lamont revamped the jet tender design for that export market, it presented the perfect opportunity to position the new brand for international appeal. This model – the new T340 – is in the final phase of predelivery testing for its new owner. It’s an ultra-low-profile…

The latter will enable you to cook like your grandma, while the former will leave you sailing a well-founded boat that fits like glove without the need to be enslaved to the almighty dollar. I rate Voyaging on a Small Income as one of the more dangerous books I’ve read. It’s suitably out of step with our consumer-driven, post-Covid existence, but despite this, the message is simple and clear: LESS IS MORE. The book was written when Annie and her then-husband Pete Hill owned a Jay Benford junk-rigged schooner, Badger. The boat was a finely-tuned living machine based on their principles of frugality that allowed them to sail a large chunk of the world on bugger-all money. Since 1975 when Annie started voyaging, she has covered over 165,000 nautical miles…

Puzzle no.283 Across 1. Throw overboard into sea (8) 6. Harbour where ship can load and unload (4) 8. Luna _____ – Italian racing syndicate that has competed in America’s Cup (5) 9. This describes your nearest sailing club (5) 10. Angled piece of wood or metal giving support to beams and timbers of wooden vessel (4) 11. Marine creature in photo (8) 12. Poetic word for small land masses in ocean (5) 14. Flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends (5) 16. Repairs and renovates old boat (8) 20. ____ anchor – release anchor cable (4) 21. Line attached to end of yard on square-rigged vessel (5) 22. Nautical order to stop (5) 23. Small whirlpool created by circular sea current (4) 24. This describes vessel without any list to either…

…as you’d imagine, manoeuvring her to the North Sea required exceptional care. Initially identified only as Project 817 (she will be called Viva), the vessel was built by Dutch shipyard Feadship – the yard is inland, at its Kaag Island facility. To get to the North Sea – only a few kilometres away – Feadship’s creations have to negotiate a labyrinth of narrow canals. Designed by Azure Yacht Design & Naval Architecture and De Voogt, Project 817 features a hybrid propulsion system. She is one of the biggest superyachts ever produced by the shipyard, and as you’d imagine, manoeuvring her to the North Sea required exceptional care. The operation took four days. In fact, it seems the vessel’s dimensions (beam 13.6m) were designed around the width of the canals and…

Elusive to New Zealand sailors for many years, the prestigious Finn Gold Cup has been claimed by Kiwi Andy Maloney – the second Kiwi in 18 months to get his hands on the trophy. Maloney went into the final day in Porto (Portugal) with a narrow five-point lead but banked three solid scores to win his first world title. What made it even more special was that Josh Junior, who went in as defending champion after his historic victory in 2019, finished third. The pair have a unique relationship, working extremely closely together, and it’s clearly paying dividends. It just means the Olympic selectors now have a very difficult decision to make with only one able to compete at the Tokyo Games. Maloney finished seven points ahead of Spain’s Joan…

RIVIERA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED its innovative new 645 SUV to mark the opening of the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, May 20-23. The 645 SUV is the largest and most sophisticated model in Riviera’s SUV collection, combining the high-level blue-water pedigree of the lauded Sports Motor Yachts with the single-level living attributes so much loved by Sport Yacht owners. The 645 is available in two editions - the Classic and the Newport. The Classic features elegant interior furnishings, a versatile foredeck entertaining space and four-stateroom accommodation. The Newport includes a distinctive Tungsten silver hardtop, a spacious foredeck sunpad, avant-garde saloon features and three-cabin accommodation with a lowerdeck lounge space. Riviera pioneered the SUV concept in 2012 and has since continually refined this design, crafting more than 170 yachts ranging from 39…

YAMAHA HAS released pearlescent-white engine options on its popular and dependable F115, F150 and F200 outboard line-up. Yamaha recently launched its new Yamaha V6 Offshore range with built-in electric steering and enhanced reverse thrust capabilities inherited from its big-horsepower V8 XTO425, with the choice of pearlescent-white and traditional Yamaha grey finishes. This colour choice now extends to the F200, F150 and F115, allowing owners of fibreglass, painted and wrapped aluminium hulls to match their engine colour to their boat finish. Yamaha is also launching its newly upgraded VMAX SHO® (Super High Output) 4.2L V6 range, which comes in 200, 225 and 250hp options. Originally created for the US tournament bass boat market, these premium outboards are well-suited to high-octane boating activities, including water-skiing, racing, competitive fishing and other water sports.…

B&G HAS WORKED CLOSELY with SailGP to integrate the B&G Zeus3S Glass Helm multifunctional display directly into the F50 catamaran’s wingsail. The eight-event SailGP Season 2, which spans 2021-2022, kicked off with eight national teams recently competing in the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix. The series culminates in a Grand Final in San Francisco, March 2022. B&G 24-inch B&G Zeus3S Glass Helm displays provide SailGP’s teams and athletes with key data to make crucial tactical decisions during the race. The F50 is the first and only boat in the world to feature a MFD in its wingsails. With a crew of five, the F50 reaches speeds of 52 knots. A one-design class, all teams share the same boat design and technology, placing even more emphasis on weather and race data, including…

THE NEW M600 OFFSHORE is the first in the series of new Maritimo Offshore models, available in flybridge and sedan versions. The M600 will have broad appeal, both as a state-of-the-art fishing platform with its specialty open water fishing attributes, and as a long-range, big-volume, luxury motor yacht with a fuel capacity of 4,550 litres capable of inter-continental passage making. The variable deadrise hull with its deep keel, sharp bow entry and flattened progression aft is focussed on offshore cruising performance, comfort and stability. Paired with Maritimo’s straight shaft technology, twin inline six-cylinder Volvo Penta D13 800mhp engines (Volvo Penta D13-1000mhp or Scania V8 Di16-1200mhp power units are optional) the vessel will deliver low emissions, world-class fuel efficiency and excellent operating economy. The M600 Offshore Motor Yacht will have its…

NAVICO, PARENT COMPANY to the Lowrance, Simrad Yachting, B&G and C-MAP brands, has embarked on becoming a more sustainable company. The first step was a transition to 100% recyclable and sustainable packaging in new product offerings, along with the appointment of its first-ever Chief Sustainability Officer, Tara Norton. In 2019, Navico formed a global team featuring featured specialists from different departments to design and produce new, cost-effective but fully sustainable packaging with a premium finish and great customer experience. The team initially moved from plastic clamshell systems to 100% recyclable cardboard and paper packaging. Changes this year include Styrofoam being replaced by Mushroom Packaging, a custom-moulded, home-compostable material created by combining hemp and mycelium. Plastic bags will be replaced by Aquapak’s Hydropol bags made from polymers engineered to be nontoxic,…

Jeff is a seasoned collector of ‘retro’ – he’s been at it since he was 10 years old and he’s now 65. And as it became increasingly difficult to store and display the fruits of his passion around the home (his wife finally put her foot down), he opted for a purposebuilt, five-bay garage. Far removed from the adjoining house… The result is the most extraordinary collection of items (mainly from the 50s and 60s) I’ve seen in a long while – you could spend a week examining everything. Even more remarkably, Jeff keeps an accurate database in his head – he’s able to tell you the precise provenance of each piece – and there are thousands. Lesser mortals might have opted for a computer. But let’s begin with the…

Named after a fictional Scottish village in the 1947 Broadway musical Brigadoon by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, the shapely steel yacht was drawn by the Dutch designer, Enricus Van de Stadt. The story goes that a larger version of the design visited Auckland in the 1960s. Local menswear retailer, Brian Johnstone, fell in love with the yacht and commissioned a smaller sister ship to be built by Cable Price Ltd. Building started in 1967 and two years later Brigadoon settled into the tide for the first time. The 13.4m hull was built in 5mm corten steel, an alloy developed for outdoors use, and weighed in at 15 tonnes, giving her a staunchness that would serve her well during the next notorious periods of her life. Johnstone kept the…