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BOAT WORLD • Boat World News Review: Regal 42 GC | Cruising Moreton Bay Boat Bling | Review: Innovision 757 Explorer NZ Boat Show since 1956 | The Catch: Holiday kit Ultimate Charters & biosecurity | Hastings jetsprint Review: LSB Wind Spirit | Holiday reading

CLASSICS ON SHOW

DIESEL SPEED RECORD FOR CXO300

OUTWARD BOUND’S NEW SAFETY VESSEL

MUSSELS TO THE RESCUE

FREE FUEL TO ENCOURAGE BOATIE BATTERY SAFETY

SAUNDERS NAMED SAILOR OF THE YEAR

UPGRADE OLD LIFEJACKETS FOR NEW

AC LOGO REVEALED

BIO-SECURITY, YES, BUT WHERE TO HAUL OUT?

ROYAL ENTRANCE • You can see the Regal Boats plant when heading down the freeway from Orlando Airport to Disney World, Central Florida’s premier tourist attraction. But there’s nothing ‘Disney’ about Regal Boats, a family-owned company with 50-plus years’ experience building practical, stylish recreational powerboats, including luxury bowriders, cabin cruisers and motor yachts.

TO THE ISLANDS • Both the journey and the destination have attractions for the cruising sailor, especially on Australia’s historic Moreton Bay, writes KEVIN GREEN.

SALT ATTACK

AVOID THE GRIND

EXPLORER SUMMER PACK

CALLING ALL STATIONS

ECO FRIENDLY BATTERY

HOLD TIGHT

WELL TUNED

SEEING IS BELIEVING

WINCH IT IN

FINE BY DESIGN • Innovision Boats is one of the first New Zealand boatbuilders to incorporate a plumb bow into its designs, a feature that was well-proven in Europe for some time. This gives the Innovision an extremely fine entry, which greatly reduces slamming and pitching in rough water. The other huge benefit of the vertical bow is the increased waterline length, which also contributes to the smooth ride.

ELECTRONICS PACKAGE

The New Zealand Boat Show – 1956 to present • The New Zealand Boat Show has been held – under a variety of names – every year since 1956, when it was first held at Auckland Showgrounds as part of that year’s Easter Show.

Go in the draw to WIN!

Festive family fishing essentials • Mark takes a break from his ‘Leaders in their fields’ series to suggest fishing items and techniques that will help Christmas holiday success.

Ultimate Charters takes biosecurity seriously • Ultimate Charters is entering its fourth year of operating under the Department of Conservation and Auckland Council’s Pest-Free Warrant programme.

BE IN TO WIN! • WET & FORGET IS GIVING AWAY A BUNDLE CONTAINING ONE OF EACH SALT SHAKER PRODUCT: FISHING TACKLE WASH AND BOAT & TRAILER WASH TO 5 LUCKY BOATING NZ READERS

Jetsprint battles fierce in Hastings • The Hastings Jetsprint Track witnessed some almighty battles between four classes of boats as the PSP New Zealand Jetsprint Championship’s 2022-2023 season roared into life on November 19.

THE BOATIE’S DREAM: A FREEHOLD BERTH IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD • As a boatie what could be better than a private, freehold berth at the end of the garden? With Hopper Developments’ latest release, securing such a property is again possible with new section releases at Whitianga and Marsden Cove.

Solid Spirit • Crafted by Auckland’s Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders (LSB) and launched in September 2022, the 24m expedition ketch Wind Spirit is an exceptional vessel which impresses on multiple fronts, but it’s her ‘design-for-purpose’ philosophy that’s most fascinating.

FRUGAL, TORQUEY JOHN DEERE

Summer reading essentials • A selection of interesting and unusual books for boat or bach.

BOAT BUSINESS • Boat Business news...