Boating NZ August 2023

Occasional contributor George Empson’s photo somewhere on this page reminded me that boating takes many forms – and that Kiwis enjoy it all year round. George took the photo after a recent powerboat racing event on Lake Tekapo in a spectacular setting surrounded by the snowy peaks of the Southern Alps. It shows racegoers enjoying some welcome, I’m sure, post-race sunshine and socialising outside Lake Tekapo Boat Club. George is a keen and talented photographer who happened upon this event on his way home from feeding out his merino flock. He took a few moments to snap a series of pictures of the event and later swung by the clubhouse. We’ll feature more of his images in our next issue – Editor’s Note is always the last page we send…

“As our sister regatta the Superyacht Cup Palma gets underway this week [June 22-23], we’re very pleased to share the NZ Millennium Cup will add its name to the superyacht regattas raced in the heart of major cities,” says organiser Stacey Cook. “When the New Zealand Millennium Cup is raced from February 23-26, 2024, it will be with Auckland, the City of Sails, as its backdrop.” The regatta is known for fun, exciting racing with a Kiwi flavour. Moving the regatta to Auckland means it will be adjacent to the country’s largest superyacht marinas and features as part of a summer of events supported by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited. In recent years the regatta has been raced in the picturesque cruising ground of the Bay of Islands in the country’s north…

This new bach-focused edition of Al’s iconic book Eat Up New Zealand includes new recipes especially aimed at easy bach living. Eat Up NZ: The Bach Edition is the perfect cookbook for the bach, beach house or crib, and for sharing recipes for casual meals with family and friends. Al Brown is well known for his love of fishing, so there are plenty of great ideas for using the day’s catch, whether it’s kahawai, kina or crayfish. The book is also jam-packed with excellent recipes for the meat-eater, the vege fan and anyone who likes a sweet treat. With more than 150 recipes, this is a nostalgic treasure trove that gets to the heart of what New Zealand bach life is and the food that reflects that. Combined with stunning…

New Zealand claimed victory at the opening event of the 2023 SailGP season, winning in Chicago ahead of Australia in second and Canada in third. The Kiwis are at the top of the season leaderboard for the first time since joining the circuit. “This puts us in a great position at the start of the season and we’re really happy to walk away with the first win. This feels good.” After an action-packed first day of fleet racing, Championship Saturday started out in a crawl, with light winds making it challenging for teams to get up and foiling on the fresh waters of Lake Michigan. Crews had a full set up change overnight, racing in the ‘four up’ configuration with 29-metre wings on board to make the most of the…

A diverse range of recreational fishing, environmental, law, corporate and business organisations united as the Hauraki Gulf Alliance delivered a petition calling for bottom trawling, scallop dredging, and Danish seining to be banned from within the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. The petition of 36,589 signatures was presented to MPs Chloe Swarbrick and Eugenie Sage outside Parliament on Thursday 22 June 2023. The alliance includes the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society (Forest & Bird), Greenpeace Aotearoa, WWF – New Zealand, the Environment and Conservation Organisations of New Zealand (ECO), the New Zealand Sports Fishing Council (NZSFC), LegaSea, the New Zealand Underwater Association, Yachting New Zealand, Greenpeace NZ, and the New Zealand Angling & Casting Association. Numerous other businesses and organisations have joined in solidarity to support the petition’s objectives. They have…

This vessel has twin inboards on shafts with the props in tunnels and can accommodate a variety of different engines/power ratings. Transformarine has two preliminary arrangements, depending on how you’d like to operate the boat, with four to six berths (excluding the saloon seating). Of note is the stepped chine, which has the primary objective of reducing chine slap at rest, a common problem with reverse-chined boats. The Dreadnort V11750 will fit on a 12m berth. www.transfomarine.com www.dreadnort.com…