Innehållsförteckning för February 2019 från Boating NZ

I travelled to Whangarei for this review, where Northland Marine operates a trailer boat rigging and retail business, Yamaha Service Centre and a successful trailer manufacturing operation. Jonathan Barlow and his team specialise in supplying large Extreme trailer boats to discerning customers who demand high-end electronics and top-quality fixtures. Northland Marine supplied 15 large Extremes in 2018, all of them carried on the company’s custom-built aluminium trailers. HEAVY-DUTY TRAILER The trailer isn’t a bad place to start when describing this rig. The Custom Alloy Marine (CAM) aluminium trailer is engineering excellence, both functionally and aesthetically. With the whole rig weighing in at 3,400kg on the road, the trailer needs to be properly engineered. According to Jonathan, it’s over-engineered, like all his trailers, and uses only high-quality components. Benefitting from the…

It was the sporty but spacious Leader 40 we came to experience on a beautiful summer’s day at Auckland’s Orakei Marina. A blend of Italian design and French building prowess, the Leader’s a beautiful piece of engineered art. Despite the heritage they are not afraid to get down and dirty though, and the smaller Leader 36 recently featured on the TV series Fish of the Day with Clarke Gayford. The Leader 40’s powered by a pair of Volvo D6-370 diesels driving Volvo Duoprop sternlegs. Stepping aboard is simple thanks to the wide teak-covered swim platform, with a couple of steps leading up into the spacious open lounge. Leaders are all about enjoying the sunshine, and with the open aft section of the cabin there’s a continuous flow between the covered…

When he passed away suddenly last year, Farrier left an admirable legacy of well-designed boats that have won some prestigious awards and many hearts. This legacy is built on the power of well-thought-out boats perfected by equally well-thought-out detail. As a young engineering student, Farrier launched his first trimaran in 1969 after two years of hard work. He had been in the market for a small keeler but his engineering mind had balked at their inherent inefficiency. He endured a few hidings in his new boat offshore and crewed on a 38-foot keeler bound for Tonga, which further refined his design thinking on what an efficient yacht could be. In 1972 he arrived in Brisbane, Australia, where the growing popularity of the monohull trailer sailer was in full swing. To…

Thames man James Moore had long wanted to own a Rayglass 2500 to replace Limitless, the 1998 Rayglass 730 he used to own. After discussions with Rayglass service manager Tony Yurjevic, he decided he’d find and purchase a slightly tired, older model and have Tony and his team undertake a modest refurbishment to bring it up to spec. Finding a suitable 2500 proved a lot harder than he anticipated, but after much searching, he eventually discovered one in a corner of a Tauranga dealer’s yard. It had been there for more than a year and was completely covered in a nauseating green slime. Undeterred, and realising that his modest do-over was now likely to be considerably more major, he and Tony made a plan. James started by cleaning out the…

Puzzle no.256 Across 1. Large reinforced eyes in sail for lines to pass through (8)6. NZ fish that will have catch quota cut by fishing industry in 2019 (4)8. Oil _____ - polluting spills in ocean that are threat to marine life (6)9. Narrow stretches of water forming inlets (6)10. Light sail such as spinnaker (4)11. Recovered damaged vessel (8)12. This can be handy when landing big catch (4)14. Triangular sails set forward of foremasts (4)16. Running before wind with little or no sail (8)20. Magnificent one from crow’s nest! (4)21. Remove bones from caught fish (6)22. Ship crew members whose duties don’t include night watches (6)23. Crew dining area on ship (4)24. Favourite times for boaties! (8) Down 2. _____ hitch - non-slip nautical knot for attaching line to…

SENATOR-SEA LEGS MARRIAGE Senator’s imposing SL1170 is a serious trailer boat – but after being equipped with a sturdy Sea Legs system launching and retrieving her couldn’t be easier. ELECTRIC CHILLING Faced with having his fridge compressor re-gassed – yet again – a yachtie finally opts to give his boat the gift of electric cooling. He hasn’t stopped smiling since. BIFFING THE BUG Diesel bug is one of the most dreaded ‘diseases’ that can afflict a boat’s fuel tanks. But there are counter-measures for keeping the engines happy. GRAND BANKS 60 SKYLOUNGE The world somehow seems a more serene, tranquil place with the views offered by the latest Grand Banks cruiser – where the sky is the limit. www.boatingnz.co.nz…

By definition, large, steel-hulled vessels project a magnetic field around them – a field typically acquired during the construction process where there is lots of cutting, hammering and welding. As they move through the water their magnetic fields interact with a much larger magnetic field – the earth’s. This interaction gives every vessel a distinctive ‘magnetic signature’ – easily spotted by other ships, submarines or aircraft equipped with ‘magnetic anomaly detection’ (MAD) equipment. Logically, if it were possible to minimise a vessel’s magnetic signature, detection by the enemy would be much more difficult – and much better for clandestine operations. Degaussing and deperming are techniques used to neutralise a vessel’s magnetic signatures. Both use plenty of electricity to do this – and the process usually involves high-amperage cables running within…

SEALINE C390 THE NEW SEALINE C390 features floor-to-ceiling windows and a large skylight for an overwhelming feeling of space and openness. Twin Volvo-Penta engine options up to 740hp provide speeds to 34 knots. Driving is social thanks to a double pilot seat and everyone can enjoy views of the horizon from the bow sun lounge, which can be turned into a comfortable bench seat within seconds. The cockpit area is connected to the saloon by a bi-fold door and tilt-up window, the roof sections open to the sky and there’s a slide-out bimini, outdoor barbecue, extra-long bathing platform and cockpit lounge. The Sealine C390 has three double cabins and two bathrooms, accommodating up to six adults. A sophisticated hull lamination process yields a high-strength yacht with a reduced weight: the…

Hall Marine Design (HMD) has made a name for itself designing power boats for others, including several well-known New Zealand trailer boat manufacturers. However, HMD is probably best known for its bigger stuff – commercial and fishing vessels – which still make up the largest part of the Tauranga-based company’s design business. Over 50% of its design work is for clients offshore. But a few years ago, Jarrod Hall and his team decided to get into manufacturing their own boats under the Purekraft brand. Part of the motivation was a level of frustration with the way some of HMD’s designs had been executed. “Once we delivered the CAD file, we had no further control over how the boat was finished. With Purekraft, we wanted to offer the sort of quality…

It all began in 1895, on the shores of Devonport when a little sailing club was founded for those yachties who rallied against the white-collar option. The North Shore Sailing Club, as it was known back then, was the perfect way to get on the water and race in sailboats that are now considered classics of the yachting world. W.E. Bennett was the first Commodore of the club and, in its inaugural year he presented a blue silk pennant embroidered with the letters ‘NSSC’ for that first season’s racing. W.A ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson’s fast mullet boat-type Hinemoa won the pennant and up until 2016, this 121-year-old memento took pride and place in full view of visitors. As the club prospered and sailing grew in popularity, the mix of members and boats…

The biennial (every two years) MyState Bank Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart proves the attraction that timber boats can generate. It’s by far the largest event for timber boats in the Southern Hemisphere. Held over four days, the festival displays more than 500 timber boats, along with seminars and working displays. It’s organised and run by a passionate group of experienced sailors, boatbuilders, maritime historians and enthusiasts, many who have been with the festival since its inception in 1994. Over 225,000 people attended the last one in 2017, with over half of these coming from either mainland Australia or overseas, with an obvious benefit for Hobart and Tasmanian tourism. Numerous friends who’ve attended the Festival (some several times), speak of it in glowing terms. They also say in terms…

The Waitemata Woodys website – waitematawoodys.com – is a formidable resource for the history of local launches, yachts and workboats. Alan Houghton, its founder and resident comptroller, has done an amazing job in collecting a huge number of threads of information, anecdotes and images of these boats and the people associated with them. I acknowledge Waitemata Woodys and its contributors as the source of several of the illustrations in this article.…

Only when peering into the viewfinder did he realise he was sharing the space with a large, gentle friend. THE JOY OF CRUISING NZ Among the multitude of attractions offered by sailing in New Zealand waters is the lure of its vibrant marine life. As is so often the case, interaction with sea creatures is usually unexpected – which always adds to the ‘pinch-yourself-specialness’ and splendour of the moment. Boating NZ writer Roger Mills was returning to Auckland from Great Barrier Island on his yacht over the holiday break, and thought he’d capture a few images of the idyllic conditions with his drone. Only when peering into the viewfinder did he realise he was sharing the space with a large, gentle friend. Man, boat and whale co-existing in harmony. ELECTRIC…

The SS660 is available in two versions: the one featured here and the same boat (SS660C) with a cooker in the dash and a lockable teak cabin door. There is also a soft-top SF (Sport Fisher) version. The hardtop is popular for good reason. It offers excellent protection from the elements and there’s heaps of space inside. Indeed, space is something the 660 offers in spades. This is a large-volume boat that manages to combine a generous-sized cockpit with a spacious hardtop and a large forward cabin. High sides make the cockpit feel secure and offer useful safety advantages, especially with children aboard, and a backdrop is available to enclose the cockpit. The most significant upgrade to the 660 is to the floor, which is no longer fabricated from marine…

follow the race www.ssanz.co.nz This year’s event is the third edition of what is widely-considered one of the country’s toughest and most challenging races. It was first held in 1990 and again in 2012. To date 13 yachts and 26 sailors have completed this race. So far, no one has completed the race twice. Organised by the Short-handed Sailing Association of New Zealand (SSANZ), the race comprises four legs, an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of mainland New Zealand. It starts in temperate Auckland, around subtropical Northland, then down through the 40s into the Southern Ocean, before returning via the east coast of New Zealand to Auckland. LEG 1 – AUCKLAND TO MANGONUI – 160NM Leg one starts off Westhaven Marina in the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, rounds North Head and out through…

As the sea warms, our larger harbours and estuaries experience an influx of different fish species. Of most interest to residents and holidaymakers in northern and central New Zealand are snapper and kingfish, along with kahawai. Snapper (and other species) enter harbours to exploit their plentiful food resources, moving into shallow water and up into the mangrove creeks with the tide. You might be surprised at how many fish utilise these areas and how big some of them are. But they tend to be easily spooked in this environment, so catching them is a fun challenge. Flounder is another popular summer species. I recall many enjoyable summer holiday evenings spent spearing flounder in Tauranga Harbour, but even the Manukau and upper Waitemata Harbour have flounder fishing that’s easily accessible to…

After serving his apprenticeship with Harvey & Lang, Percy Voss went out on his own in 1922. Initially working from Poore St, Freemans Bay, in 1937 Voss built a shed and slipway on land leased from Auckland Council on Hamer St. He continued operating from here until his death in 1972, with Sanford’s taking over the lease in 1978. Auckland Council bought out the lease some years ago and, through Panuku (ex-Waterfront Auckland), owns the land, shed and slipway. The concept of using the Percy Voss boatyard for traditional boatbuilding has been around for more than six years and been championed by several notable people including Sir Bob Harvey. With this in mind, the Percy Voss Charitable Trust (PVCT) was founded in 2012. According to its chairman, Dr Bruce Donaldson,…