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BOAT WORLD

AC PROTOCOL AND CLASS RULE ANNOUNCED

4UNZ PROTECTORS FOR COASTGUARD

AUCKLAND BOAT SHOW: A SUMMER FESTIVAL ON THE WATER

BOI MARINE MAMMAL SANCTUARY

BOI SAILING WEEK CANCELLED

WEATHER ROUTING WITH DEPTH AVOIDANCE

NEW MARINE JOBS WEBSITE

THE OCEAN RACE START CONFIRMED

EXPLORE THE HAURAKI GULF

ISLA IS LAUNCHED

YACHT BUILDERS SUPPORT OCEAN CONSERVATION

Radical Rose • ‘Explorer’ means ‘hardtop’ when you’re talking Innovision. La Belle Rose is a particularly well-specified 656 Explorer from innovative Auckland aluminium boat manufacturer Innovision Boats.

FIORDLAND THEN HOME • The adventure continues for the crew of the Auckland yacht Flying Cloud as they take time to explore Fiordland before heading north for home.

HIGHS & LOWS • Textbooks explain that the trade winds rush steadily eastwards around the globe, caused by the air-pressure difference between a high-pressure area (or ridge) in the subtropics and the lowpressure area along the equator.

Catalina Bay • Auckland’s new waterfront secret

A BRACE OF BRIGS • Built in Ukraine for the discerning European market, Brig’s range of highquality RIBs has found favour with boaters all over the world, including New Zealand.

$280K-plus Grand Prize • Surtees Boats and Yamaha Motor (NZ) Ltd have again joined forces to create the must-bewon Surtees-Yamaha Grand Prize package for the 2022 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show.

Ghosts of many boats • CRUISING THE MIGHTY WAIKATO RIVER

MORE FUN, LESS HASSLE • Buying into a half-, quarter- or sixth-share Ownaship syndicate is the perfect way to enjoy Maritimo’s luxurious new M55 – an arrangement that delivers happiness without any of the attendant boat-owning hassles.

BOAT BUSINESS

NEW GENERATION BENETEAU OCEANIS 40.1

TRUDESIGN PLASTICS EXPANDS AND RELOCATES

L&B NOW VICTRON REPAIR CENTRE

CREEPY CRAWLY – IGUANA X100 WHITE EDITION

HEAVY LIFTING ON THE GOLD COAST

new faces

DISPLACEMENT POWER CAT LAUNCHED

MARINA WITH A ROOF

MAKING THE ETHER WORK FOR YOU

PROPSPEED AND WASSP

SAFETY VIA GEOFENCING

Tamaki Marine Park’s Resident Boat Builders

Construction Underway at New Marine Precinct • AUCKLAND’S NEWEST MARINE PRECINCT IS RAPIDLY TAKING SHAPE

MEET ME AT THE METS • MARINE EQUIPMENT TRADE SHOW

The stray-line rig • Perhaps the simplest and probably the most effective rig for catching snapper, the stray-line rig benefits from a few subtleties.

Brief like your life depends on it • Ensuring everyone onboard knows what to do in the event of an emergency is part of a skipper’s responsibility. Always take the time to brief your crew.

Forever windsurfing • When you really love doing something and you turn it into a business, it’s bound to succeed…

BOAT BLING

TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME • If you want to find out how good your new boat will be as a long-range offshore cruiser, there’s one sure-fire way to find out: sail her to New Zealand from Europe.

Fitting a gauge to your water tank • Take the guesswork out of estimating how much water your boat is carrying.

Global launch 2022 MARITIMO M75 FLYBRIDGE MOTOR YACHT • Australian luxury motor yacht manufacturer Maritimo is set to reveal the brand’s latest flagship vessel – the new M75 Flybridge Motor Yacht.

HUMPHREE INTERCEPTORS IMPROVE PERFORMANCE & ECONOMY • A FLAT AND COMFORTABLE RIDE IS A PRIORITY FOR ENJOYING TIME OUT ON THE...