Indholdsfortegnelse for April 2019 i Boating NZ

Orchard’s route to chartering Katabatic is a story with many threads but one theme – commitment. How does a professional chef evolve into a charter boat skipper? Marlborough locals will be aware that he comes from a long line of Orchards – the clan stretches back five generations. In maritime terms, his father (Bill) and grandfather (Fred) were perhaps the most dominant of them. Both were boatbuilders and made their living from the sea. But Orchards from earlier generations were mail boat operators in the Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds. On leaving school, Bill was given a choice by his father – fisherman or boatbuilder? Boatbuilding won, and Bill completed his apprenticeship at Swanson’s Boatyard in the nearby Blackwood Bay. But he did migrate to fishing, owning and operating various vessels…

The 68-year-old adventurer and ordained priest already has four circumnavigations to his credit, two by yacht and two by hot air balloon. He now plans to be the first person to circumnavigate the planet by oar. In his adventure-packed CV, he also has a record 16-day Atlantic crossing in 2003 with Tony Bullimore in Alye Parussa, the former ENZA. He has already set a rowing record (in 2013–14) from Chile to Mooloolaba, a distance of 17,408km, in 159 days, 16 hours and 58 minutes. Rowing his 9m British-built fibreglass vessel, Akros, Konyukhov had stroked 6,390km in 73 days from Port Chalmers in mid-February – and had 1,161km left to Cape Horn. “Two more degrees of longitude and we’ll be at Point Nemo – the furthest place in the world from…

Stephen wanted to make sure Dipudo Patrol S was properly kitted-out to tackle the superb sport fishing around the resort. This includes fishing for a wide variety of tropical species, with yellowfin tuna and sailfish the main targets. In addition, the boat will undertake long runs to the Philippine Shelf to fish for various big game species, so the ability to operate well offshore in sometimes rough conditions is important. With Stephen based in the Philippines, his nephew Tom van Praagh was tasked to project-manage the vessel’s build, fit-out and commissioning. Drawing on his experience in marine design, as superyacht crew and working in his current role as Service Manager at Orakei Marine, not to mention a lifetime of sportfishing, at the risk of losing his girlfriend, Tom immersed himself…

Based in Perth, Pete Ceglinski and B Andrew Turton were galvanised into action after being confronted – literally – by the massive amount of rubbish floating in our seas. Initial development of their Seabin concept began in 2015. Today, the units are installed in marinas and waterways all over the world – including one in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour, with another destined for the Tutukaka marina. And the orders are climbing. “It started with a simple, lateral thought,” says Ceglinski, now CEO of the Seabin Project. “We have rubbish bins on the land – why don’t we put them in the water?” In essence, the Seabin is a floating garbage collector – and like many clever inventions it’s also very basic. Water is sucked in from the surface and passes through…

There is no simple way to prevent fuel going stale if your boat is only used intermittently, but the following guidelines may help: Add some fresh fuel when the boat has been stored for more than a week or two. This will provide the volatile components that help cold-starting and protect the engine from cold-start-high-revving damage Always keep the tank at least half-full to reduce water vapour from being sucked in and condensing If you can, close the tank breather pipe when storing. But watch for pressure build up in the tank, which can cause plastic containers to burst Use a fuel that contains anti-oxidants, metal deactivators and corrosion inhibitors to protect metal surfaces Fuel that contains ethanol is not suited to being stored for long periods. Avoid them if…

It enables precise control of fore and aft, port-starboard and diagonal motion, as well as in-place rotation of the bow, to make docking and low-speed manoeuvring easier. With Helm Master you can spin the boat on its own axis, move it sideways, or on any heading angle you desire, and then hold the vessel against the wind or current. The system also incorporates additional boat control functions, such as automatic outboard trim, speed control and steering resistance adjustment. It has taken until 2019 for a New Zealand boat to be equipped with Helm Master, so it’s fitting the first vessel should be the 2019 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show Gate Prize, a Surtees 750 Game Fisher-Yamaha outboard package on a Hosking trailer packed to the gunnels with sponsors’ gear and…

If there is any powerboat that has attained these artistic heights it is the Chris-Craft 19-foot racing runabout. The straight sheer, hard chines and barrel-back mahogany decks ooze the style and purpose of a Picasso, but without all the wonky asymmetry and loud colours. The foundations of these striking boats came from Chris and Henry Smith who in 1881 started the company that would become Chris-Craft. Following a brief run producing military craft during the WWII, they struck gold during the massive post-war consumer expansion in the United States, producing high-end pleasure craft. Their clientele at the time read like a Who’s Who, with Dean Martin, Katharine Hepburn, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley all gracing the plush, upholstered cockpits and admiring their own images in the shiny mahogany planking. At…

Johnny Malthus’ My Love was built in Michigan in 1947, hull number 35 of 205 originally built, and spent her American life in upstate New York. Johnny found her eight years ago on eBay, on his second attempt. The first time he found a boat on eBay, he contacted USA Classic Boat America to find a broker who could arrange a survey. “It failed miserably,” Johnny says. The second boat did better. “This one was sweet. I bought it sight unseen but subject to survey.” He did a full restoration, including some original planking and frames using WEST System. She was built in Spanish cedar, a lightweight timber, on mahogany frames. Power was a 148hp ML Hercules, bought as army surplus by Chris-Craft and marinised. Prior to WWII, Chris-Craft painted…

SOLARIS 47 Performance-cruisers like the Solaris 47 are intended to reward the discerning sailor with both sides of this yachting equation. AROUND THE CAPES Former rocker Andrew Fagan has a new adventure in mind for his diminutive Swirly World – rounding the planet’s four most notorious capes. TRANSITING PANAMA It’s one of the world’s most remarkable feats of engineering – and to truly appreciate its scale you need to pass through the Panama Canal’s extraordinary system of locks on a yacht. STAR CLIPPER CRUISING If you enjoy luxury cruising with a little tradition thrown into the mix, you might consider booking a cabin on one of these bespoke tall ships. www.boatingnz.co.nz…

The 520 – just a smidgen under 50 T feet LOA – is the largest of the GLs to reach these shores and arrived here just in time for last year’s On Water Boat Show. The yacht had barely got off the ship and onto its keel before it hit the water for display. From the dock the 520 looks substantial. As well as that generous length (there’s a fixed prod on the bow for downwind sails; the hull length is 14.75m), it has a maximum beam of 4.80m, which carries well aft. This supplies plenty of room down below for the luxury of not only three double cabins but also three heads – and creates a roomy cockpit for outdoor entertaining. The hull design’s by Italian Umberto Felci, who…

With more than 1,300 boats on display, the Miami International Boat Show is always a great place to see the latest technologies and innovations. Boating New Zealand’s Craig Ritchie walked the docks to see what really made a splash at one of the world’s biggest boat shows. The Americans have always had a bit of T a reputation for doing everything on a bigger, brasher scale and that certainly holds true when it comes to boat shows. Perhaps that’s why the Miami International Boat Show has long been the top venue for boatbuilders and engine manufacturers from around the world to unveil their latest and greatest gems. With global economies now firing on all cylinders and new models pouring into the market at an unprecedented pace, this year’s Miami show…

“Wow, I didn’t think they were still making these boats!” A visitor to the fleet’s Opua dock exclaimed as he cast an eye over the recently-relaunched Davidson M20 Carnival. While many of her age have been confined to the scrap heap of unloved vessels, the recycled Carnival should be good to keep sailing for a least another 40 years. When she and her sister ships were launched back in 1974, bareboat charter was an alien concept. It was this design – the Davidson M20 – that kicked off the first ‘sail yourself’ charter yacht operation in the South Pacific – Rainbow Yacht Charters. It grew over the next 25 years to become the South Pacific’s largest bareboat operation. When the then Ministry of Transport struggled to define a list of…

The NC 33 (33 feet, 34 feet 5 inches overall) T is the first of a new generation of NC motoryachts. It features a slippery new hull design by Michael Peters that shares DNA with Jeanneau’s Leader range and a new naming convention, in feet, to make it more accessible to North American buyers. With a deeper vee than the rest of the NC range and a steep-ish forefoot, the new NC 33 should easily cope with any sea conditions it encounters in the Hauraki Gulf. It is also a dry runner, thanks to a bit of bow flare, while above the chines the hull carries plenty of volume through its length to maximise accommodation in the forward cabin. The newest NC shares many of the features that have made…

The Grand Prize package features a Surtees 750 Open Cabin Game Fisher, twin Yamaha 150hp four-stroke outboards with the new Yamaha Helm Master boat control system riding on an $18,500 Hosking Trailers custom tandem braked trailer. Included is a $17,000 Garmin electronics package, a $7,500 Balex Auto Boat Loader and a $4,000-plus Lone Star GX3 drum winch package. Rounding out the prize is a Fusion Apollo stereo, a comprehensive Hella LED lighting package, Seadek flooring throughout, Oceanblue outriggers, HiTech Plastic seating and a Go Pro package with professionally-positioned mounts. A full set of Hutchwilco inflatable lifejackets and a year’s Yamaha Marine Insurance are also included. The 2019 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show will be held at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland on May 16-19. Tickets to the show are…

Bryant’s thoughts on the CGT will be typical of many small business owners. “It’s bad – where’s the incentive to start and run a small business? Which, let’s face it, are the life-blood of this country. Say you start up a small business with 100k and grow it over 20 to 30 years so it’s worth a million or more. “And you go through all the financial risk, the stress, the pressure, nights and weekends of work and then have to turn 33% of what you’ve created to the government? Where’s the incentive in that?”…

The hammered-silver Jens Hansen Cup for Best Boat Overall graced the foredeck of the 20ft 10in Aurora, an amateur-restored, 1935 open clinker boat. Behind the hard work was owner and restorer David Gollop. David had a career in flight operations at Air New Zealand in Nelson but his hobby – he calls it therapy – was restoring old boats. His earlier projects included restoring a Stewart 34 and building a 30ft Pelin Patrol but he always wanted to do a big, open wooden boat. “When I found her she was in a sorry state in an old shed in Hope but I didn’t even have to get out of the car,” he says. “There was no question I had to have it.” That was February 2011 in rural Nelson. She…

“We went from one boat to another, chatting with people and sharing drinks.” ALL IN THE FAMILY More than 130 Riviera and Belize owners – in various parts of Australia – celebrated being a part of the Riviera family by joining raft-ups and events over the holiday season. From Perth in Western Australia to Melbourne and on Queensland’s Gold Coast the festivities ranged from a spectacular laser light show to a ceremony for a couple renewing their wedding vows. Peter and Julie Herschell joined the 25-yacht raft-up off Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula with eight boating friends aboard their Riviera 4800 Sport Yacht Hatrick. “We loved the virtual boardwalk of swim platforms in the raft-up,” says Peter. “We went from one boat to another, chatting with people and sharing drinks.” Greg and…

When good design meets meticulous boatbuilding and finish you have something special. In fact, as they say, you become ‘double-parked.’ The meticulous bit belongs firmly to sailor, sailmaker and self-taught boatbuilder, Bob de Fluiter – and his wife Sally who’ve spent five years part-time building their umpteenth boat. Describing the L925 Double Parked as a home-build-garage-project is misleading. The garage bit is correct, but the build is nothing less than immaculate and would put most professionals to shame. “Originally we started with the L825 and I asked Dan to extend it and modify the design. Dan suggested it was easier to design a new boat and it was this idea that gave us the L925.” The new design was not only longer, but also significantly wider with a 3.4m beam…

NEW AZIMUTS FOR NEW ZEALAND The New Zealand distributor for Azimut Yachts, Pinnacle Marine European Ltd, has confirmed the sale of two new Azimut models, a 66 Flybridge and a Magellano 53. The owners of the Magellano 53 will take delivery in Italy, enjoying the waters of the Mediterranean over the northern summer before shipping the yacht back to New Zealand. “These first-time buyers viewed the 53 Magellano with us at the Cannes Yachting Festival in September 2018 and fell in love with its style/concept and configuration,” says Grant Saunders, Dealer Principal of Pinnacle Marine. “We will hand the yacht over to them in Italy in May where they plan to enjoy some of the European summer onboard in the Mediterranean before shipping the yacht to its new home in…

This problem is due to the nature of petrol, which is much more volatile than diesel. Simply, that means petrol evaporates at room temperature, and if you’ve ever spilled some on the ground you’ll be familiar with its strong smell and seeing it disappear before your eyes. Since every fuel tank needs a breather pipe – and usually it’s only tote tanks that allow this to be closed off – it means almost every petrol tank suffers some amount of evaporation. This evaporation occurs at a greater rate if the boat is stored in the sun where the tank gets warmer than the ambient air temperature. This may not sound like a major problem, and if petrol was made up of a single hydrocarbon it probably wouldn’t be. But the…

It does not matter what vessel you have – the basic stability principles are the same. Simply put, stability is best achieved by keeping the boat’s centre of gravity (of all of the combined weight) low down and directly above the centre of the upward force on the hull (centre of buoyancy). As you add weight to the vessel the centre of gravity moves upwards. Loading your boat beyond its safe carrying capacity with too many people or too much gear can cause the boat to become unstable, resulting in capsize or swamping. Prevailing weather conditions and the sea-state can further compromise the margin of safety. To make the right decisions to keep the vessel safe, a skipper needs to understand the many factors that can affect stability. Stability can…

Puzzle no.258 Across 1. NZ-designed anchor produced since 2004 (5) 4. _____ down - coiled tail of rope neatly on boat deck (7) 8. Vehicle sometimes used to get boat in and out of water (7) 9. Line attached to end of yard on square-rigged vessel (5) 10. __ ___ quarter - direction of 45 degrees or less from stern (2,3) 11. Land_____ - non-sailors! (7) 13. Killing of albatross by sailor is said to bring this (5) 14. _____ home - wins boat race easily, eg (5) 16. Old coal-powered ship (7) 19. Anchor is this when it is just clear of sea bottom (5) 21. Washed-up seaweed often has distinctive one (5) 23. Friendly marine mammal seen around NZ coastline (7) 24. Nautical ones include “know the ropes”…

Local men Phil Abbott and Jack Korewhe acquired Waihape and began restoration work but couldn’t find anyone to haul her out and transport her to a builder’s yard in Rawene. “People went on board and helped themselves to fittings and a solar panel was stolen – then we found she had really bad teredo worm in one of the garboards,” says Phil. “Jack pulled out of the project, then people complained to the harbourmaster about her being there and he threatened to fine me.” So in March Waihape changed hands again, given to new owners and towed across the harbour to be hauled out of the water and converted into a sleep-out.…

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln became president, the American Civil War broke out and Christopher Columbus Smith was born in St Clair County, Michigan. Chris Smith built his first boat aged 13 and opened a boatbuilding yard with his brother Hank in 1881. They built rowboats, sailboats and steam-powered launches for affluent businessmen. When the internal combustion engine arrived around the turn of the century, Chris Smith saw its potential for boats, just as Henry Ford was figuring out how to power wheeled vehicles. The Smith brothers’ first speedboat was powered by a 2hp Stens engine and achieved a then-blistering 7mph. Chris realised that higher speeds required a dynamic re-think of hull shape. Six years in a row, up to 1921, his boats won the Gold Cup at the American Powerboat…