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BOAT WORLD • Boat World News Review: Boston Whaler 360 Outrage Mercury Marine HQ Factory tour Dubois superyacht Guillemot | Boat Bling SailGP comes to Christchurch

LAND YACHT SPEED RECORD BROKEN • EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND AND LAND SPEED PILOT GLENN ASHBY SAILED HORONUKU, THEIR WIND-POWERED LAND SPEED WORLD RECORD CRAFT, FASTER THAN ANY PREVIOUS RECORDS ON DECEMBER 11, 2022 AT LAKE GAIRDNER IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

FUNDING BOOST FOR BOI SAILING WEEK • RECOGNISED AS ONE OF THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE’S PREMIER SAILING EVENTS, THE BAY OF ISLANDS SAILING WEEK REGATTA HAS GAINED EVEN MORE MOMENTUM IN ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR WITH A SIGNIFICANT FUNDING BOOST.

FISHING PROHIBITED FOR PARTS OF NORTHLAND

SYDNEY TO HOBART – SUN FASTS PLACE WELL

NO DOGS ALLOWED

DEREK KELSALL 1933–2022

AC FRENCH TEAM CONFIRMED

SCALLOP BEDS CLOSED

ANNIVERSARY REGATTA PRIZE GIVEAWAY • FOSTERS SHIP CHANDLERY HAS JUMPED ON BOARD TO SUPPORT AUCKLAND ANNIVERSARY DAY REGATTA ON MONDAY 30TH JANUARY, NZ’S OLDEST SPORTING EVENT, PUTTING UP $3,000 IN HARKEN FOSTERS VOUCHERS FOR ITS WESTHAVEN STORE AS SPOT PRIZES.

HIGH TECH ON DECK • Boston Whaler’s 360 Outrage stands apart in a crowded centre-console market with advanced engineering and a boatload of high tech that make time on the water even more of a joy.

MERCURY MADE • Mercury Marine is the world’s largest manufacturer of marine engines. Boating recently visited its primary manufacturing facility and Global HQ in Fond du Lac.

TRAVEL IN STYLE • The majestic 43m sloop Guillemot arrived in Auckland late last year to spend the summer chartering in our waters. We chatted to skipper Mark Welch to gain an insight into the planning and logistics required to operate a vessel of her size.

SMUGGLER ABOARD

SAIL REPAIRS

WIRELESS ECHOS

AVOID THE GRIND

ULTIMATE FISHING

HAVE WHEELS WILL KAYAK

SEEING IS BELIEVING

SEAMLESS LINK UP

BUFF MAGIC

KEEP THE RAIN OUT

CLEAN DASH

Sail Grand Prix for Christchurch • The inaugural New Zealand event of SailGP will be held in Christchurch on 18-19 March. Such has been the demand from Kiwis, tickets for the 4,000-person grandstand sold out within hours of going on sale.

INSPIRE PROGRAMME

BOAT BUSINESS

TRY-OUTS AT BOAT SHOW

BOLD NEW BAVARIA

INDUSTRY LEADERS HONOURED BY NZ MARINE

CATAMARAN BOAT SHARE – NZ & PACIFIC

2022 MERCURY TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR

PRINCESS FLAGSHIP

SETTING THE STANDARD

DOUBLE DUTY

WE SING THE DINGHY ELECTRIC

SHARE A SWIFT TRAWLER 48

RIVIERA 46 MSY

Leaders for lures • Whether bait or lure fishing for snapper, a leader’s primary purpose is to protect against line damage.

Catalina Bay • Auckland’s waterfront secret

Spanish ties • The Galeón Andalucía is a replica of a Spanish galleon. It is the only one in the world sailing today, based in the southern coastal waters of Spain, and it took five years to research and build.

Tautoku! Cargo Proa • The quest for sustainable sea transport has been on the agendas of Blue Pacific nations for a very long time. From the beginnings of human settlement of the vast Pacific, in fact.

RIVIERA INVITATIONAL FISHING TOURNAMENT

A new name for a new beginning • Tom and Harriet Linskey had some misgivings about renaming their faithful yacht of many years, but with their changed circumstances, it was time for a new...