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THE FUTURE OF SAILING

CANDELA P-8 VOYAGER

OCEANIS 60 – BLUEWATER CRUISING EXCELLENCE

ALINGHI RED BULL SAILING TEAM

A TALE OF TWO YACHTS • by Barbara White, self-published, May 27, 2022.

SOUTH PACIFIC OPEN TO SUPERYACHTS

DIFFERENT DRIVER, ENGINES • BOATING NZ READER RON ARCHER WRITES:

PEST SEAWEED AT GREAT MERCURY

SAILING TOWARDS LAND SPEED RECORD

WOMEN’S MATCH RACING COMING TO AUCKLAND

RIVIERA 465 SUV PREMIERE

FANWORM ERADICATED AT TUTUKAKA

HIGH-LEVEL LIVING • Boosting a winning formula of ocean-ready motoryachts by adding some European flair is Riviera’s strategy with the Australian company’s largest hull to date, reports Kevin Green.

CRYSTAL-CLEAR PELORUS • Lesley and I sneak up the Pelorus River delta in our wee rubber dinghy powered by a purringly-quiet Honda four-stroke 4hp outboard.

BOAT BLING

BOATS OF THE FUTURE • Next-generation technology has opened the door to unprecedented advances in marine electronics and engineering, bringing boaties greater safety and convenience than ever. Whether you’re looking to upgrade old gear or add allnew capabilities, you’ll find plenty of choice this coming year.

IT’S A GIVEN • When boatbuilder Bob Huntington decided to build a catamaran for himself and wife Judy to voyage offshore, there was only one designer on his short list – Ron Given. This latest collaboration between designer and boatbuilder has produced an absolute gem of an offshore catamaran, the 14.5m Katoa.

The big lift • Last month’s article featured Norman’s ultimately successful effort to locate Divecat, his 12m aluminium catamaran lost in 43m of water in the Firth of Thames, and his ingenious plan for lifting her. This issue, the salvage effort gets underway.

Current favourites • Oceanic currents, temperature breaks, structure and concentrations of baitfish are key factors when searching for pelagic gamefish.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

ROGER HILL 1200HP OUTBOARD MONOHULL

WIN A YAMAHA RE-POWER COMPETITION

MERCURY MARINE NZ DEALER OF THE YEAR

CMS MOVES IN AT TAMAKI MARINE PARK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS SILVER

SAFETY AT SEA RELOCATED

HUTCHWILCO ON THE MAINLAND

SEALEGS GROWING

SALT-AWAY VIA ADVANCE TRIDENT

PROPSPEED KEEPS TRANSDUCERS CLEAN

WELCOME TO KIWI YACHTING

SANCTUARY COVE 2022 Showtime opportunity • Travelling freely to an overseas boat show for the first time in a few years was an opportunity many New Zealanders took. The number of Kiwi voices at the show and full flights there and back were a significant indication of just how many!

30 MADDEN • Wynyard Quarter welcomes new Beaumont Street marine retail strip inside luxury apartment development

LEADING EDGE • You can get any trailer boat to slam if you try hard enough, but during our time with the latest offering from the innovative Auckland-based Dreadnort Boats team, banging of any sort was virtually non-existent.

Reverse docking • This month: a cheat for when you are struggling to come alongside a dock bow-first because it’s a tight space and the wind is blowing you away.

UH-OH–BILGE ALARM! • Wet bilges may have been acceptable back in the olden days when everything from the galley sink to the fridge drain emptied into the (smelly) bilge – the mess was simply pumped out regularly – but standards have changed, environmental issues must now be considered, and most boat owners nowadays want a dry bilge.

Jobs Weekends • It’s the first weekend in June, and I’m sitting on SV...