Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2022 i Boating NZ

Megan and I went along to the opening day of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Auckland City. She’s not a rugby fan, and despite being born and bred in Auckland, she had never been to Eden Park. It’s fair to say this was a bit of a coup on my part, facilitated by our friends’ generous gift of two tickets. It would have been rude not to go… We joined the crowds at a sold-out stadium and thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere, the people, the entertainment, the rugby and even a hotdog on a stick. It was great to attend a major event again after all the disruption of recent years. It was a huge success, as a world-class event, and for us as a day out. It’s wonderful to…

Construction of Auckland’s first electric ferry is well underway. She’s one of two identical electric ferries being built for Auckland Transport (AT) by Auckland-based boatbuilders McMullen & Wing. The electric ferries are being designed and engineered by Auckland company EV Maritime. At 24m long, and able to carry up to 200 passengers and 30 bikes, these will be the biggest fully electric ferries in the southern hemisphere. Like fully electric cars, these ferries run purely on the energy stored in onboard batteries. The batteries will be recharged quickly and safely while loading and unloading passengers, from land-based charging points installed at AT’s wharves. www.at.govt.nz www.mcmullenandwing.com…

Bay of Islands Sailing Week is setting a course for a massive comeback in 2023, following last year’s cancellation of the regatta due to Covid, funding and other organisational issues. The event now plans to mark its 20th anniversary in 2023. Since entries officially opened on 14 September, there has been a flood of signups for the hugely popular three-day regatta – this could be the event’s biggest year yet for entries, which peaked pre-covid at 139 boats. Over 60 volunteers dedicate their time to running the regatta each year. Despite the loss of its headline sponsor this year, the event has recently received a significant funding boost from the Far North District Council’s event fund, together with renewed support from the regatta’s existing family of sponsors. These include NZL…

Waterbourne Charitable Trust, in partnership with EVES Real Estate, is hosting the first-ever GWA Wing-foiling World Cup in the Pacific, thanks to the support of Armstrong Foils and Tip Top Ice Cream. The Tip Top GWA Wingfoil World Cup presented by Armstrong Foils will take place on March 4–11th, 2023 in Tauranga. The NZ World Cup event will be the first event of the 2023 World Tour, where male and female athletes will be able to compete in freestyle and racing disciplines. Event director Laurence Carey says being able to host both the freestyle and race World Cup in Tauranga is a huge milestone for the sport in New Zealand. “Wing-foiling is the fastest growing water sport in the world, predicted to become an Olympic sport in 2028. We are…

Westhaven Marina – in Auckland – has been named the NZMOA Marina of the Year. Judges said the marina team has delivered exemplary operations despite a very complex, challenging and constantly changing environment that included the Westhaven Promenade extension, Westhaven Marine Village build, and significant infrastructure upgrades. Half Moon Bay Marina was highly commended by judges in this category, who said it is emerging as a world-leading facility following a significant expansion to both the marina and boatyard operation. Whangamata Marina’s boatyard took the NZMOA Boatyard of the Year award. Judges said it may be small, but the boatyard at Whangamata Marina was a highly agile, dynamic operation that performs to the very best levels across all aspects of operations. Highly commended in this category was the boatyard at Gulf…

Boat owners wanting security of berthage in a central Auckland location will welcome news that twelve berth licences are now available to purchase at Auckland’s Bayswater Marina. The berths are suitable for boats from 12m to 40m in size. “They have nine years to run on their lease so provide surety of tenure until at least 2031,” says marina spokesperson Oliver Scutts. “We know there is a berth shortage in the region, especially in the bigger sizes over 14m, so we have priced these berths to meet the market – we want to see boats moving in and boat owners enjoying the marina’s facilities as quickly as possible.” Bayswater Marina is a jewel in Auckland’s maritime crown. Positioned on the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour on the eastern side…

ZHIK’S NEW CASUAL-styled Flight Jacket crosses between street, dockside and the water. With a cosy 240gsm recycled fleece lining, this versatile jacket is made with a recycled, breathable and showerproof outer fabric with a Space Variant twill face for a super-smooth feel. Zhik’s durable XWR® (PFC-free) water repellent coating gives additional spray resistance and the jacket also features a water-resistant front zip. This modern take on a stylish, trim ‘bomber jacket’ can easily be worn under foul weather gear. It is ideal as a crew or corporate jacket, with ample seam-free panels that enable easy branding, two zipped handwarmer pockets and a secure internal stowage pocket Available in Anthracite and Platinum in men’s sizes S to XXL and women’s sizes XS to XL. RRP $249.95 FIND IT @ WWW.ZHIK.COM…

Sea Ray has always been about raising the bar and going beyond the expected. It’s a winning formula that has allowed the company to earn a global reputation for quality and value, which has made it among the best-known and best-selling boat brands in the world. Never one to rest on its laurels, the American boatbuilder is raising the bar again with its all-new SLX 260. This midsized day boat is designed as an upscale family runabout that’s built for watersports, entertaining guests, or just enjoying family weekends on the water. But it’s a unique design in one important sense, being the very first Sea Ray created from the keel up by an all-female design team. Evidence of this industry-first is abundant, albeit in a multitude of subtle ways. There’s…

THE NEW POD Propulsion 4600 system from ZF provides speed and manoeuvrability to vessels from 24.5m to 40m. Designed for boats with planing and semi-displacement hulls and compatible with all main OEM engines up to 1,700hp at a maximum of 2,450rpm, the new drive technology is suitable for a wide range of applications. The POD Propulsion 4600 system can be configurated in a two-unit (for vessels measuring 24.5m to 30.5m) and three-unit layout (for ships measuring up to 40m), depending on the application. For recreational vessels, this includes both planing and semi-displacement yachts; professional purposes include pilot boats, supply vessels and small ferries, as well as patrol and rescue boats. The PODs possess an optimised hydrodynamic shape which significantly reduces the drag of the submerged parts. This supports the counter-rotating…

ICON MARINE HUB has been appointed the Fatcat Dealer for Canterbury. Located in Rangiora, Icon Marine Hub will be stocking both the FATCAT 4000 and 4500 models. Icon Marine Hub Sales Manager Ben Tomes says “we’re excited to be appointed the Canterbury dealers for FATCAT boats. They are innovative catamarans well-suited to Canterbury boating. Designed and built in New Zealand, they give a soft, stable ride with unparalleled space, stability and safety across both sea and lake conditions. Being constructed from rotomoulded polyethylene, they are robust, quiet, virtually maintenance-free, excellent quality and are great value.” www.iconmarinehub.com www.fatcat.nz…

THE X60 HAS been awarded the prize for Best Innovation of the Year 2022 at the World Yachts Trophies ceremony in Cannes, France. This award, two years after the X70 won the award for Best Layout, illustrates the savoir faire of PRESTIGE and the revolutionary design of the X-LINE. The X60 was on display at the Cannes Boat Show for its world premiere. The X60 offers an extraordinary volume of living space for a 60-foot (18.3m) yacht, and this model offers a new way of living well at sea. Generous living areas and wide openings to the exterior enable easy movement on board. The layout has integrated gathering places, inside and outside, and from the main deck to the flybridge. The X60 offers a constant connection between the exterior and…

This was celebrated at an industry awards ceremony in Marlborough on September 7, where eight marinas and boatyards received Clean Marina certification. “The benchmark for environmental care in our industry gets higher and higher ever year,” says NZMOA Chairperson, Chris Galbraith. “Our older marina operations are making significant improvements to meet the standards and expectations of today. And new operations must meet a very high threshold in order to be built and to operate. To achieve this, the industry is delivering a huge amount of innovation and attention to detail through its operations.” Several additional facilities have taken the Clean Marina pledge, which means they are actively working towards certification within the next twelve months. Operations receiving certification included Bay of Islands Marina (Northland), Gulf Harbour Marina (Auckland), Westhaven Marina…

Last year the regatta had to be cancelled due to covid restrictions, so it was great to see the event back in full swing for 2022, with a new sponsor: Evolution Sails. Thirty boats and more than 220 female sailors raced in two divisions, over both triangle and ‘harbour’ courses in the waters off Picton. In Auckland we get used to keeping an eye out for ferries, but they’re on a slightly bigger scale here: the regular movements of the Interislander, which has the impact of a small building on wind and sea conditions, were closely watched and in some cases were a significant tactical factor. Conditions were light to moderate, with more than the odd ‘bullet’ spiralling down off the forested hills and providing the ever-present risk of the…

After a hiatus of two years, the Canterbury Classic Boat group has revived its regatta at Akaroa. This small group of mainly small boat enthusiasts will gather at Akaroa on the weekend of 18–19 November, basing themselves at Chisnallwood Intermediate School camp at Takamatua. Sailing will take place in Akaroa on the Saturday. Other events are planned for Pleasant Point Yacht Club, December 3, Lake Hood, Ashburton on March 11, 2023, with other informal outings on the cards – if it’s a good tide and fine day, members are keen! For more information see www.cantyclassicboats.co.nz…

The world’s most southerly superyacht regatta has thrown down the challenge to multihulls, opening racing to multihull yachts 18m and longer. The New Zealand Millennium Cup takes place in Bay of Islands in February. “With courses that make the most of the 144 islets of the Bay, spread over this wide-ranging aquatic playground, we can’t wait to see more multihulls out there making it their own,” says organiser Stacey Cook. The NZ Millennium Cup comprises three classes: the NZ Millennium Cup Class, Corinthian Class and Multihull Class. Racing takes place from 13–16 February, 2023 and the 18m to 23.9m multihull division will be awarded its own prizes during evening events at race headquarters, the Duke of Marlborough Hotel. www.millenniumcup.com…

Lusty & Blundell is a proud supplier to Legacy Marine’s L70 Paragon After nearly 20 years backing the Extreme Boats division of the business, supplying Legacy Marine was a natural extension of a long-standing partnership. The Raymarine system includes four 19-inch Axiom XL high visibility glass bridge multi-function displays running the latest LightHouse OS at the helm linked to through-hull 3kW and 2kW transducers, a high specification thermal camera, and 4kW open array radar. The Lusty & Blundell technical team worked with Airmar and Legacy Marine trialling several gamefish finding gear compositions, eventually selecting the two best Raymarine-compatible Airmar transducers for Glenn Shaw’s “no compromise” approach to fish-finding capabilities. Glenn has regularly travelled to the Pacific Islands for game fishing, so knew exactly what fish-hunting technology performance he was after.…

Kiwi Peter Everett was brought up in California, where his father bought the 6m Bayliner he now uses for his own family’s boating adventures back here in New Zealand. He reckons it’s a one of a kind here, with most of the original Bayliners produced in the US having inboard motors. Everett’s father Richard purchased the Bayliner Trophy 2110 runabout brand-new in 1986, and it’s been in the family ever since. The boat, which is appropriately named Flying Kiwi, was originally powered by twin 125hp Force two-stroke outboards, producing a top speed of approximately 39 knots. “We used to do lots of boating off San Francisco as a family, fishing for salmon and rock cod – we even went out to the Farallon Islands a couple of times,” Everett says.…

VOLVO PENTA has a revolutionary new joystick docking system for single diesel Aquamatic sterndrive installations – integrating steering, bow thruster, gear and engine speed into one joystick control. Volvo Penta is the first to integrate the steering of the diesel sterndrive with the control of the bow thruster on a single-engine installation. What makes the new system easy to use is the turn function on the joystick: you simply adjust the boat’s joystick control in the direction you want the boat to move, instead of having to consider traditional factors like counter-intuitive drive direction, gear choice and hands-on actions with multiple controls. This is easy-to-learn, fingertip control, compared to adjusting the steering wheel, gear lever and bow thruster controls independently, while monitoring the drive angle gauge, often all at the…

THE TEAM from Orakei Marine had a very productive trip to the Cannes Yachting Festival in September. The show offered debuts of many new models, and the chance for the team to go aboard and check out all their new features. As an added bonus, Orakei Marine won ‘Dealer of the Year 2022’ at the PRESTIGE Dealer Awards in Cannes. “We are very proud of our team and their hard work. It’s an honour to be recognised on an international stage by PRESTIGE Yachts,” said Jason Snashall, seen receiving the award at Cannes with Drew Blair. www.orakeimarine.co.nz…

But local resident Dick Guard, now aged 89, remembers a time when the town, more than 60km inland from Timaru, was a busy boatbuilding hub – where a small factory buzzed with the sounds of men painstakingly crafting vessels ranging from just a couple of metres to over 18m in length. Few people know the story of Fairlie’s short but remarkable period as a boatbuilding mecca in the late 1940s and early 1950s, nor the links between the people there and the CWF Hamilton team further up the road at Irishman Creek Station, which was the base for the fledgling Hamilton Jet empire. Dick’s father, Stan Guard, was a boatbuilder from Pelorus Sound in the Marlborough Sounds who moved to Fairlie in the 1930s to marry and work as a…

A classic 1937 kauri bridge-decker launch we had always admired was for sale, so we arranged to share it with a son and his family. It was a bright light of excitement during the long covid lockdown. But first we needed to replace the engine and eventually decided on a recommendation from a dear friend. “It’s quiet, economical and looks good too,” he said. In May 2021, we ordered from the local agent. By August, we had paid the deposit. Then covid locked everything down again. In September the agent wanted full payment. “But where is our motor?” “No idea” was the reply. “Do you know if it has been dispatched?” “Nope!” A week later, we phoned again: there was no news of our engine, and the boss was on…

Dutch builder U-Boat Worx’s proposed 1,250-tonne, 37.5m diesel-electric Nautilus can function as a yacht or a submersible. It has a depth rating of 200m, with a surface cruise speed of 9 knots and an underwater speed of 4 knots. The Nautilus will be able to stay underwater for up to four days; at cruise speed, the underwater endurance is six hours. When functioning as a boat, the Nautilus offers a massive sundeck equipped with a freshwater pool, a bar, and a luxurious dining table. This al fresco arrangement is retracted before the submersible slips below sea level. A newly invented, completely pressure-resistant electrical tender is stowed under the Nautilus’s aft deck and will stay outside while diving. This tender, the Aronnax, may also be used for transporting five scuba divers…

The International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX), scheduled for September 27-29 in Tampa, Florida was cancelled due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Ian. Based on weather reports from NOAA and consultation with the City of Tampa, Tampa Convention Center, and other stakeholders, organisers decided to cancel the show for the safety of exhibitors and patrons. “It is a very difficult decision to cancel IBEX 2022, as we were on track to have an excellent event,” said Anne Dunbar, IBEX Show Director. “The entire IBEX team is very disappointed, but the safety of our community is our priority. This was the right choice.” www.ibexshow.com…

Up to 150 of New Zealand’s sailing yachts will be celebrating 40 years of the famous 119-nautical-mile Auckland to Russell yacht race, Friday 21 October from 9:30am. The start of the PIC Coastal Classic off Devonport Wharf will create a mass spectacle in Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. Given the right weather conditions, a spinnaker start flanked by the City of Sails iconic Sky Tower and Rangitoto Island is an incredible sight. The PIC Coastal Classic is one of the biggest coastal yacht races in the Southern Hemisphere and has marked the start of the summer boating season for 40 years. The race is split into multiple starting divisions based on speed. Division start times are: 9:30, 9:45 and 10:00am. Pre-start action can be viewed from 9am with the best on-water photography…

For this Up the Creek adventure you’ll need a small boat and a large appetite – for tricky navigation, old boats and boatyards, absorbing history, and craft beers in equal measure. An Up the Creek with a brewery as a destination. What’s not to like? But wait – there’s a catch. Read on. To get there, it’s a 36-nautical-mile trip north of Auckland or Waiheke (where we left from), past Kawau Island, the Tawharanui Peninsula, and then into the deep Omaha Bay and the harbour mouth at the northern end of Omaha surf beach. Here’s where your navigation test starts, with the chartplotter warning not to enter the sometimes shoaling, fast-current-flowing Whangateau Harbour entrance without local knowledge. So time it for slack or incoming tide, and be sure to keep…

36 DEGREES BROKERS has announced the first New Zealand arrival of the ever-stylish Beneteau Swift Trawler 48. An attractive modern trawler, and the newest in the Swift Trawler range, the ST48 emphasises easy living and practicality. Thanks to the slender bow shape, she cuts through chop with ease, and has an impressive range of over 600nm at 9kts. Comfortable and efficient, this is an economical and seaworthy cruiser. Fifteen years of innovation and design are brought together in this 48ft passage-maker, so 36 Degrees Brokers has pulled some strings and managed to source another one for early next year. The popular model is set to arrive in March for the sail-away price of $1,950,000, fully spec’d and taxes paid. Contact the team at 36 Degrees for more information. www.36degrees.nz…

B&G HAS LAUNCHED the new B&G Triton Edge sailing processor. Triton Edge is the brains behind a sailboat’s electronics and on-board data systems. With the Triton Edge, ultra-fast processors deliver an enhanced suite of accurate sailing data to your B&G Triton and Nemesis displays, and B&G Vulcan or Zeus chartplotters. Information which can also be accessed via webserver, allowing you to upload data recordings to the cloud to be viewed, replayed, and analysed in the B&G Companion App. B&G’s sailing processors have been tried, tested and perfected in some of the toughest and most intense sail racing conditions on the planet, including The Ocean Race, Round the Island Race, SailGP, and offshore sailing programmes like Boris Hermann’s Team Malizia and 11th Hour Racing. Enhanced sailing data and additional sailing-specific features…

MERCURY MARINE has launched a savings special just in time for summer on portable outboard engines. Mercury is offering discounts on selected 3.3hp two-stroke, 6hp four-stroke, 9.9hp four-stroke and 15hp two-stroke manual start and manual start long-shaft tiller engines. Ranging from $999 for the 3.3hp to $3,199 for the 9.9hp motor, these affordable motors provide the versatility needed to tackle all water adventures. Great for aluminium tiller, inflatable and sail boats, these compact outboard motors take you to the fun, the fish, or whatever floats your boat, quickly and reliably. Easy to install and operate, with reliable starting, low vibration and instant throttle response, they offer worry-free boating and great savings. Offers run until December 2, 2022. mercurymarine.com/en/nz/…

Launched a couple of months ago, the Caribbean 2400 Hardtop strikes an imposing figure when she arrives at the Westhaven Boat Ramp for our testing session. We are reminded how timeless all Caribbean boats have proven to be, and this model is no different. It is a boat that knows its lane, its purpose, and who its primary users are. It is refreshing, in a way, to see a boating option with a targeted user from a company that delivers an unapologetically uncompromising solution. Caribbeans are built in Australia by one of the country’s oldest and largest fibreglass boat manufacturers, International Marine. It has a manufacturing base in Melbourne and has been producing boats since 1958 under several brands, including the iconic, USA-designed Bertram. In the late 1980s, International Marine…

Puzzle no.300 Across 1. _____ Hill Yacht Design Ltd - based in Auckland (5) 4. Protective coverings for fishing knives (7) 8. Use this to tow watercraft on land (7) 9. _____ the lee - this describes vessel protected from wind (5) 10. ___ fly - loosen sails, spilling wind and reducing forward motion of boat (3) 11. Navigational device that keeps vessel on steady set course (9) 12. Walk like crab (5) 14. Linear mark or ridge formed in seabed sediment (5) 16. Popular North Island summer sailing spot in photo (9) 19. Boat used to tow or guide larger vessels (3) 20. Put annual NZ Boat Show ones in your diary! (5) 21. Run boat charter service (7) 22. _____ __ anchor - floats with movement, but not…

It was removed by volunteer group Daring Rescue Team over five days, using several heavy-duty moving trucks, and trucked to Mangawhai. Daring is currently being maintained in a temporary covered facility pending more permanent preservation as funds allow. Over the winter months the water sprinkling system used to stop Daring’s timbers drying out was changed to a fine misting system which has proven very effective at reducing surplus moisture being retained in the timbers and the bilge of the vessel. As we move into summer, the frequency of the misting will be increased to ensure the condition of the timber remains stable. Supporters at Wet and Forget supplied chemicals and applicators to ensure that the timbers don’t develop mould and rot while being maintained in a damp state. Daring Rescue…

With the first set of OXE Diesel outboards installed on a vessel in New Zealand, Bill Day’s multi-purpose monohull vessel Seastar may very well achieve another ‘first’ if its hunt for the famous General Grant shipwreck is successful. As Chairman of the Seaworks group of companies, Bill is well versed in the job of providing services to offshore, subsea, aquaculture and hydrographic industries with a fleet of specialised vessels and equipment. But when possible, Bill’s other passion is finding shipwrecks. “To be honest, I probably didn’t want to be the first to be trying out the OXE Diesels, but I couldn’t be happier with their performance,” Bill says. Having recently returned from a six-week expedition searching for the General Grant around the Auckland Islands, the twin 200hp OXE Diesel outboards…