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Self-built Sportfisher • Fifteen-year-old Mack Lane built his own 4.5m open top fishing boat from plywood sheathed in fibreglass, with some guidance from his father, Scott Lane of Scott Lane Boatbuilders fame. Mack tells his story…

SWEET SAILING • A Kiwi connection has helped to create the newest in Beneteau’s First series, a performance cruiser designed to appeal to club racers who also want to take the family away for a comfortable cruise.

KIWI CONNECTION

A DELICATE BALANCING ACT • Designing bespoke boats can be a tricky business because it also demands skills they don’t teach in design school. A designer must be a guide, counsellor, confidant and commercial sage, with the ability to translate dreams into reality without triggering financial or emotional meltdowns. Auckland designer Roger Hill knows this better than most.

Sending it IN SKIFFS • As Team New Zealand flew to victory on Auckland Harbour in early 2021, they were reinforcing this country’s enthusiasm for and mastery of fast, light boats.

Xs and Rs

UNRESTRICTED CRUISING • A long-range power catamaran with refinement and ruggedness, the Iliad 53 Sport can go the distance, reports our Australian correspondent.

BOAT BLING

Happy ending • What a long, great trip it’s been: Massachusetts, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Panama Canal, Galápagos, Marquesas, Tuamotus, Society Islands. The final 3,000 miles may be the best yet…

YAMAHA 2024 WAVERUNNER LINE-UP • Yamaha’s 2024 WaveRunner line-up brings more power, more colour and more choice than ever before.

BOAT BUSINESS

2024 PRINCESS S72

DEAN HARRIS TO HELM RAYGLASS BOATS

BRUNSWICK ACQUIRES FLITEBOARD

36° BROKERS’ NEW HEADQUARTERS

MAREX 440 NOMINATED

SENATOR BOATS’ EXPORT AWARD

WAVERUNNER DEMO TOUR

Sargo Boats for New Zealand • European Marine, the New Zealand agent for Spanish-built Sasga motor yachts, has recently added Finnish brand Sargo to its boat portfolio.

LAGOON 60, THE SCENERY OF YOUR DREAMS

FPT MARINE ENGINES

LENCO BRAND REFRESH

SAXDOR 400 GTO AT GENOA

A LUXURIOUS RETREAT

Let’s go powerboat racing • Powerboat racing is often considered an elite and expensive sport, and while this may true in some countries, it is a far cry from the truth in New Zealand.

A CUSTOM STATEMENT • Kōtare is an Innovision 757 Custom that makes quite a statement – for both the owner and Innovision Boats. Housed at Westhaven’s Oram’s Marine drystack, the boat is an example of the level of customisation Innovision Boats can offer – a happy result of close collaboration between boatbuilder and client.

LUXURY AMERICAN CRUISER • Sea Ray Boats are an iconic American brand, founded in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan. Now owned by the huge Brunswick Corporation, they are part of a group that is the largest pleasure boat manufacturer in the world.

Rewiring your boat • Fully rewiring a boat is an expensive exercise, as I am discovering during my rebuild project. Even a modest amount of new cable can cost a fair amount, since marine-grade cable is not cheap.

THE CHALLENGER RETURNS • Challenger is a New Zealand-built boat...