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BOAT WORLD

TEKAPO THUNDER

BAY OF ISLANDS SAILING WEEK 2025

H28 COMMEMORATION • Fifty Years Under Sail: H28 Yacht Owners’ Association of New Zealand 1974-2024.

TAIHORO ARRIVES IN BARCELONA

CLEAN MARINAS

PALM BEACH 85

MARINE PROTECTION BILL “MISSED OPPORTUNITY”

SPAIN CLAIMS SAIL GP GRAND FINAL

OBITUARY: DANIEL GABRIEL COTTRELL

GET READY FOR PIC COASTAL CLASSIC

FIRST IN LINE • The First 44 is Beneteau’s performance cruiser model, just arrived at 36 Degrees Brokers in Westhaven. It slots between Beneteau’s First 36 and First 53 models.

Fancy foilers • Mathew Mason, the multiple America’s Cup- and Sydney Hobart-winning yachtsman, has formed a partnership with boat designer Scott Robson to develop foil-assisted and fully foiling technology for pleasure and commercial craft. They call themselves RM Yachts.

A stealthy approach • Using electric trolling motors to quietly hunt the shallows offers great advantages for lure anglers, but this new technology can provide even more benefits.

STANDOUT MOTORS

MID-WINTER MANU • The lovely Kennedy Bay and its attendant creek – complete with perfect jumping-off bridge – beckoned for our Matariki Up the Creek adventure.

GOLD OF TWO KINDS

COOL runnings • A frugal power catamaran with plenty of home comforts, the Cora 48 is an able contender in this burgeoning market segment, reports Kevin Green.

WINNING THE ULTIMATE RACE • Racing monster 105-foot (32m) foiling trimarans around the world is a truly incredible feat that a bunch of brave solo French sailors have just achieved, reports Kevin Green.

BOAT BUSINESS

MARITIMO BLACK EDITION

SURTEES SALES YARD RELOCATION

STABICRAFT 2050 TREKER

KYLE KIRKWOOD

EPROPULSION DATA DIRECT TO AXIOM

GRAND BANKS 62

KŌPŪ MARINE PRECINCT OPENING

L&B TO DISTRIBUTE HYDROTAB

AUDACITY REPOWER • AUDACITY IS A 1995 BRIN WILSON-BUILT LAUNCH OWNED BY LONG TIME HIBISCUS COAST BOATIE DES ADAMS.

NZ-BUILT RAE LINE FOR UK

HAMILTONJET EXPANSION

HARDTOP ON TREND • Adding a hardtop to a boat can significantly enhance its comfort and functionality. Fibreglass trailer boat builder Buccaneer has successfully integrated a smart hardtop into its new Five Seven Five Hard Top, whereas in the past it only offered cabin and half-cabin models in this size range, exemplified by its Classic models.

SUPER STICK

ALL NATURAL COURIER

GET HYDRATED

IN COMMAND

DIGITAL UPGRADE

NIGHT WATCH

Gear ratio • When seeking performance gains, many competitors are simply advised to try a different propeller (shape, size or pitch), but if performance gains could be managed solely through re-propping, outboard manufacturers wouldn’t bother building gearboxes with different gear ratios.

Wild Chix • When Isabell Zitzelberger came to New Zealand from her native Germany in 2012, she and partner Sascha enthusiastically embraced New Zealand’s outdoor lifestyle.

Get the net • You’ve hooked, fought and beaten the fish, and now it’s decision time: how to best bring it on board?

PRODUCTS I HAVE FOUND USEFUL: ACF-50 corrosion inhibitor • Hidden corrosion is an issue for aircraft, as it is for aluminium boats. This product, developed for the aircraft industry, helps inhibit corrosion in hidden places.

A MANLY EFFORT • Master Mariners are still stimulating sailing skills for good keen kids at the Manly Sailing Club.

RETRO BOATS

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