Innehållsförteckning för August 2019 från Boating NZ

Germany has agreed to return a 15th century artefact – a Stone Cross – it removed from the Namibian coastline in the 1890s. The 3.5m navigation mark was erected by Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão on the treacherous West African coastline in 1498. It was taken to Germany in 1893 after the area became a German imperial protectorate. The cross has been on display at Berlin’s German Historical Museum ever since. The cross bears the Portuguese coat of arms and featured on numerous old-world maps. In June 2017, the Namibian government formally requested its return. Germany’s Minister of State for Media and Culture, Monica Gruetters, says the return of the cross showed that the country was committed to accounting for its colonial past.…

The International Whaling Commission is calling on the government to stop commercial fishing with set nets and trawling in the range of Maui dolphins. In a recently-released report the commission says it holds ‘grave concerns’ for critically-endangered Maui dolphins. Forest & Bird marine conservation advocate Anton van Helden says as there are only about 63 Maui dolphins in the world the commission’s message should be heeded. “New Zealand is usually on the side of whales and dolphins with our decades-long call to end whaling, but this time it’s the International Whaling Commission telling us to sort ourselves out. It’s time to stop fishing activities that pose a risk of endangered dolphins being caught as bycatch in set nets in New Zealand waters.” Last year the commission issued recommendations to help…

Flybridge cruisers offer three levels of living space and commanding views from the helm, but for the more adventurous there has to be a sturdy hull beneath, something that premium Australian marque Maritimo has understood from inception by its founder, Bill Barry-Cotter. Another feature of the marque is dedication to shaft-drive boats and its continued development of this robust transmission system to compete with the fuel efficiencies achieved by pod transmissions. And while manoeuvrability is another pod advantage, the shaft drives compensate with integrated thrusters via excellent systems like Twin Disc. The company describes the M51 as its most compact flybridge motor cruiser, in a range comprising the M54, M59, M64 and M70. Despite being the baby of the fleet, it lacks for nothing, as this 2019 version proves. Originally…

Until you see one, the idea of an iceberg can seem quite academic. Seen for the first time it will look astonishingly white. This whiteness comes from the bubbles of air trapped in the ice and will tend more towards blue if the ice has been compressed in its formation. These bubbles are fascinating to climate scientists as they are perfect samples of the atmosphere from times past. The Antarctic ice sheet, where these icebergs are formed, is up to 4km thick in places and this can provide examples of atmosphere back a good 200,000 years or so. That is far enough back to record major climate events and the ill-conceived sins of civilization. Volcanic eruptions, nuclear tests and the rise of the coal-fired steam engine are layered in there,…

That’s the message from Ports of Auckland. It points out that Auckland’s rapidly-increasing population is projected to add a million more people to the city by 2050. That translates into greater demand for imported products – with more containers arriving on bigger ships. Currently, those ships cannot enter Auckland’s harbour because the existing shipping channel is too shallow. Ports of Auckland is applying for a consent to dredge parts of the channel to give the bigger vessels access to the port. It is now compiling technical studies and undertaking stakeholder consultation, hoping to lodge the application with Auckland Council in October. The existing channel is not a uniform depth – it has high and low spots. Today, the largest container ships the port can handle carry up to 5,000 TEU…

Weber Marine has successfully secured the build of an Elite 18m Sportfisher for a local owner. Braden Weber and his team are no strangers to the Elite brand, having worked on many when employed at previous yards. The vessel, to be launched early 2021, will be highly customised to suit the experienced owner who is moving up from a smaller production boat. Equipment will be the latest and greatest with a focus on electronics to assist the client’s passion for fishing. Power will come from twin 800hp engines on conventional shaft drives incorporating shallow tunnels. Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders (LSB) is well advanced on the hull of a new 18.5m Elite Mid Pilothouse. This new boat shares the same basic hull design as her 18m predecessors. The sheerline and superstructure have…

NZ Boat Sales has been appointed New Zealand agent for SILENT-YACHTS, presenting the first and only oceangoing, solar-powered production catamarans in the world that are fully solar sustainable. A SILENT yacht can cruise up to 100 miles a day without fuel, for weeks, giving virtually unlimited range. SILENT solar power systems feed the electric propulsion of the catamarans (short-term speed up to 20 knots) and all household energy needs via lightweight lithium batteries. Solar panels are integrated into the roof, all wiring is tin covered, while the plugs are specially designed for marine operation. Any exposed parts are corrosion-resistant and all the boats’ components are virtually maintenance free. The small diesel range-extender requires much less attention than two large diesel engines or the sails of a conventionally-powered catamaran. Operating costs…

The Swift Trawler is back. The soon-to-be-released Swift Trawler 41 is loyal to the signature features of Beneteau’s successful Swift Trawler range, with excellent cruising range and ample living space. Seven berths across three cabins is sure to appeal to families. The Swift Trawler range pays homage to the traditional trawler but features a modern hull design and speed-capable engines. Along with a fresh, contemporary design, this model values seaworthiness, practicality, safety and stability. Available in Sedan and Flybridge versions, the Swift Trawler will debut at the Cannes Yacht Festival in September. New Zealand agent 36 Degrees expects it to do well in the local market. www.36degrees.nz…

Auckland’s Orakei Marine is the agent for the NC37 and as Service Manager Tom Van Praagh explains, “the NC boats are shaped by a design philosophy focussed at living on one level – creating a seamless flow between the internal and external spaces.” This is immediately obvious with the single level shared by the helm station, main saloon and galley – all connected to the rear deck via a fully-retractable sliding door. And the sense of unity is accentuated by a neat, half-height opening window at the aft end of the galley – there is a real sense of an ‘inclusive’ space. The NC37 is an upgrade of Jeanneau’s earlier NC11 – a model that’s proved popular internationally and here – Orakei Marine has sold eight of them in the…

Seafarers used to refer to anyone who had worked their way up from the deck to the skipper’s chair on the bridge as having ‘come up through the hawsepipe.’ The rat which colonised our yacht, Southern Cross, took the same route up the mooring line, but she wasn’t after the skipper’s job – all she wanted was a warm, dry home for winter. We were away when it swam the 60m from the shoreline, clambered up the mooring rope and, presumably, scuttled furtively around the deck looking for a way inside. I can imagine its beady little eyes lighting up when it spotted the 10mm gap where we’d left the forward hatch ajar to ventilate the boat, and her whiskers frantically twitching as it got a hint of the warm,…

IT’S A REVOLUTION Australia’s number-one lithium deep-cycle battery is now available in New Zealand. Utilising its lightweight lithium phosphate batteries for the house bank, combined with a charging system, Revolution Power Australia has developed an onboard power management solution designed to minimise generator usage and power all electrical needs at sea. Its solution provides enough power to run vessel lighting and appliances, such as fridges, freezers, ice-makers, microwave ovens and air-conditioners, while greatly reducing the need to run a generator for extended periods of time. Lithium phosphate batteries are fast to charge via a generator, solar panels or the boat’s main engines, and they are much lighter in weight than lead-acid and AGM batteries. Lithium batteries can be cycled down to 20% of capacity rather than 40% for the other…

Puzzle no.262 Across 1. ___ _____ facility – place to store boat out of water (3,5) 6. Spar to which head of fore-and-aft sail is fastened (4) 8. Traditional Maori canoe (4) 9. _____ __ marque – historical licence authorising private vessel for acts of hostility (6,2) 10. _____ the luff – temporarily stops movement of line through block (6) 11. Haines _____ – boat-building company based in Auckland (6) 12. Another name for boat propeller (5) 14. Metal sometimes used for boat fittings (5) 16. Adverse weather conditions (6) 19. Disease affecting poorly nourished sailors until end of 18th century (6) 21. _____ Sound – water activity spot in Marlborough Sounds (8) 22. Call out to people in another boat (4) 23. _____ sail – starts boat trip (4)…

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Leading scientific minds meet in Nelson this August to discuss the shift taking place in aquaculture – from sheltered waterways to open ocean farming. New Zealand’s Cawthron Institute is hosting its inaugural Open Oceans aquaculture symposium, Unlocking the Potential of our Oceans. It will discuss the ways open ocean aquaculture developments in both shellfish and finfish farming could revolutionise the global aquaculture industry. The country’s aquaculture industry is growing in response to globally increasing demand but is constrained by limited sheltered inshore farm space, says Cawthron Institute CEO Professor Charles Eason. The new frontier is open ocean aquaculture, where large tracts of consented space are available but the farming process is challenging in exposed and dynamic waters. New engineering concepts and farming approaches are needed to realise this opportunity and…

The spirit of the Whitbread Round the World Race is back with the announcement of the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, a retro event starting from a European port in September 2023 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original race. Organised by Australian adventurer Don McIntyre along similar lines to the highly successful 2018 Golden Globe Race (which he also founded), the 2023 Ocean Globe Race (OGR) will follow the original Clipper ship sailing route around the globe, just as the Whitbread Race did in 1973. The course traces the classic four-leg route from Europe to Africa and on to Australasia, then back via a South American port: 27,000 miles and seven months passing under the three great Capes. The final course will be published in late 2020, together with…

Riviera Boats’ owner Rodney Longhurst introduced the new Platinum Edition Sport Yachts at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show in May by water-skiing behind one with Riviera’s International Sales Director Chris McCafferty and Dealer Relationship Manager Peter Welch. Included in the new Platinum Edition range are the 4800, 5400 and 6000 Sport Yachts, each exhibiting world-class style, sophistication and elegance. Accommodation options for the Platinum Edition range from two staterooms with two bathrooms aboard the 4800 Series II, to the option of two or three staterooms with two bathrooms onboard the 5400, and up to three or four staterooms with three bathrooms and impressive layout options on the flagship 6000. R Marine Flagship proudly introduces the new Platinum Edition series to New Zealand. It will have various models available for viewing…

Yamaha has been awarded the Most Trusted Marine Engine Brand for the third year running by Reader’s Digest, after a survey it has undertaken for the last 20 years. According to Reader’s Digest, a ‘Trusted Brand’ enjoys international appeal, yet at the same time upholds a strong local connection. It has individual relevance for all its consumers, just about anywhere and in any culture. Cost, quality and desirability are all important factors for consumers and a brand must stay true to its promises. The win is a reflection on the strength of the Yamaha Outboard brand, and the breadth and high standards of Yamaha’s 40-plus member New Zealand dealer network. Yamaha Marine has operated in New Zealand for over 30 years, gaining a reputation for innovation, performance and reliability. They…

My chance to try the boat, along with a second Centurion in a more standard spec, came on Lake Wanaka in early July. Over two days we were blessed with a bit of sunshine between rain squalls and a very frosty morning that put paid to plans of a sunrise photo shoot, since the road covers were frozen to the boats after overnight rain. Flat conditions on the lake didn’t do this 6.5m boat justice. With a 23° deadrise at the transom and a nicely balanced hull, this is a very capable rough water vessel which, according to CSB Huntman’s MD Geoff Robinson, rides and handles as well or better than CSB’s Series 6000. The Series 6000 has a reputation for excellent rough water performance. The Centurion is the first…

Of all a person’s possessions, his/her boat is the only thing that almost always carries a name. Houses come with addresses and cars are adorned with fancy little labels – but an owner gets to name his boat. If you’re respectful and follow the rules, it can lead to a lifetime of boating luck – but bad naming can bring the devils down around your ears. In New Zealand we have a choice of deities to consider when naming a boat. Legend has it that every boat name is entered in the ‘Ledger of the Deep’ and personally known to Poseidon (Greek) and/or Neptune (Roman). But in this part of the world there is also Tangaroa. Renaming a boat is just as likely to bring the wrath of the sea…

One boat, two mates, three years – they form the tripod that’s resulted in the unlikely transformation of a sorry, rotting derelict into a gleaming work of art. Auckland’s Thomas Rutter and Jordan Chilcott are tight friends. They met, aged 13, on their first day at Westlake Boys’ High School in 2006. As university graduates more than a decade later, they elected to take on a small do-up project to fill their spare time – and settled on a boat restoration. They found what they thought was the perfect candidate on Trade Me – a 1964 15ft runabout built by Brin Wilson as a one-off design. While her detailed history is unclear, the boat passed through the hands of four or five individuals who all attempted to renovate her. By…

The announcement comes after the July conclusion of the 2018-19 World Match Racing Tour Championship Final in Marstrand, Sweden which saw New Zealand’s Phil Robertson crowned Match Racing World Champion for the second time. The Special Event Agreement – signed with EFB Group which took over ownership of the WMRT in December 2018 – will see World Sailing work with WMRT to promote the global tour. Founded in 2000, WMRT promotes match racing around the world and is the longest-running global professional series in sailing. The WMRT represents a series of independently organised and officially sanctioned and graded match racing events. WMRT is a match racing competition with racing taking place in identically supplied yachts which change for each event and which place a firm focus on teamwork, strategy and…

Win Win lived up to her name and emerged as the overall victor of the recent Superyacht Cup at Mallorca’s Palma Bay after three days of close racing. The final St Regis Race was held on what proved to be the clearest day of the 23rd edition of Europe’s longest-running superyacht regatta, the Mallorcan mountains providing a stunning backdrop to the drama being played out on the water. In Class A the 33m Win Win was able to secure her third successive victory, this one by the narrow margin of just 33 seconds on corrected time ahead of Nilaya. The triumph is a second SYC win for the Javier Jaudenes-designed Baltic Yacht-built boat, which also topped the table in 2016. Said delighted skipper Ryan Taylor: “We are very happy –…

Logan Dunning Beck and Oscar Gunn have won their first big international regatta together, taking out the 49er class at Kiel Week in Germany. The pair, who have been sailing together for the last two years, picked up World Cup Series silver medals in Hyeres and Enoshima in 2018 and they also led at last year’s sailing world championships in Aarhus for a handful of days before eventually finishing seventh. Their second in Kiel’s medal race was enough for them to finish ahead of Poland’s Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski, with James Peters and Fynn Sterritt of Great Britain third. Kiel Week is one of the world’s biggest regattas, featuring myriad classes, and over the nine days 4,000 sailors from 60 nations competed in more than 1,900 boats. The 49er…

One of Westhaven’s most experienced boat agents – Windcraft general manager Dominic Lowe – has switched roles and has established a new dealership based at Gulf Harbour, north of Auckland. The new company – Ocean Time Ltd – “will allow me to concentrate more fully on my core skills,” says Lowe. “Promoting boats to their full potential – and making sure I succeed in matching the right boat to the right owner.” He stresses that the move is not a separation and that he retains a solid relationship with Windcraft. “I am still responsible for handling sales for the company’s core brands – Moody, Dehler, Hanse, Axopar and Sealine. And I will still be heavily involved in events such as Hanse get-togethers, the Auckland On the Water Boat Show as…

Ownaship’s third Maritimo M51 and second Lucia 40 will be the next in the water, alongside two more Rayglass 3500s and a brand-new release MY40 power cat, due for delivery in December. And with all this coming on the back of the company’s second M51 launched in June, it’s full steam ahead for the Westhaven-based syndication business. Ownaship’s success with the Maritimo M51 should come as no surprise to those familiar with these luxurious Australian-built yachts. “They’re certainly making our shareholders happy,” says Managing Director Simon Barker. “There are some great adventures being had on our Maritimos. They get out to the Bay of Islands, Great Barrier and Kawau pretty regularly. And being great boats for socialising, fishing or just relaxing, they suit a wide range of people and moods,…

That’s because, says Aaron T. Clark, Captain of Artefact, the 2990 gross ton, 80m superyacht this LSB-built tender will serve, New Zealand boatbuilders do custom boats of this scale better than anyone. “New Zealand doesn’t have the infrastructure and is too isolated to compete in building really big boats, but it can do high-end custom builds of this size like nowhere else on earth. You might pay a little more for a vessel that’s specifically designed for purpose, like this one, but with a Kiwi builder like LSB you can expect flexibility and understanding, superb workmanship and a long working life,” enthuses Clark. A Kiwi with a background in engineering, Clark was charged with monitoring T2 Artefact’s build here in New Zealand and project-managing the superyacht build at Nobiskrug Shipyard…

Debris collected included supermarket trolleys, car tyres, road cones, tables, chairs, metal piping and plastic objects. OBC Commodore Bill Berry says the project was part of the club’s ongoing effort to lead by example in helping to protect and restore Hobson Bay. “The sheer volume of rubbish collected in such a short time graphically illustrates the scope of the problem and the need to take ongoing action. As a result of what we achieved on the day we intend making this an annual event.” Volunteers included members of Ngati Whatua, the Orakei Local Board, the Hauraki Gulf Forum, students from local schools, members of the local community and OBC members. Also volunteering was Orakei Ward Councillor Desley Simpson. Simpson brought her three-year old grandson to participate in the event, and…

The Palm Beach GT50 Open will make her European debut at the 2019 Cannes Yachting Festival starting September 10, following her successful world debut at the Miami Yacht Show last February. With a focus on efficiency and strong, lightweight construction, the yacht is capable of 40-plus knots with an economic cruise speed of 35 knots. The GT50 Open has an open main-deck arrangement and a hull and propulsion package that places the GT series of yachts in a special performance class. “The GT50 was conceived as a vessel that would allow Palm Beach Motor Yachts to really push the envelope in terms of performance and efficiency,” says Mark Richards, Palm Beach Motor Yachts’ founder and CEO. Palm Beach uses carbon-fibre decks to lower the weight and vertical centre of gravity…

Nilsson started the business as a sideline, originally operating from his basement in Auckland’s Roberts Road. In the early days his very understanding wife would operate the lathes and mills to do the machining while he was at his day job. In the evenings he would assemble the winches from the parts she’d made and set up the machines again for the next day’s machining. It did not take long before he gave up his job to work full time in winch manufacturing. The basement proved too small to cope with the growing demand for his products, and he moved to a factory in Sunnybrae Road in Auckland. Ever-innovative, he next designed and constructed his own building in Hillside Road in Wairau Park, which the company occupies to this day.…

To appreciate the magnitude of the Waimarie’s resurrection, you have to rewind to her birth – and her ignominious sinking. Designed and built in 1899 by Yarrow & Co. Shipbuilders at Poplar, London, her rivetted steel construction was transported in kitset form to Whanganui. Originally named Aotea, she was operated by the Whanganui Settlers River Steamship Co. until 1902, when she was sold to Alexander Hatrick and renamed Waimarie – the name means ‘good fortune – peaceful waters.’ Just after the turn of the century the Whanganui River was something of an international tourism mecca. Waimarie was known as the ‘Queen of the River’ and tourists flocked aboard to experience ‘one of the world’s greatest river journeys’. Making the most of this boom, Hatrick operated a 12-strong fleet of riverboats…

The New Zealand Herald of 19 April 1924 described Will Foote’s houseboat as follows: “The boat portion of the house is a heavy totara pontoon, 43ft. 6in. in length and 19ft. in beam, with a depth of 3ft 7½ in. It represents the section of the suburban dweller, while the ‘garden fence’ is supplied by a neat white railing, running around the edge of the pontoon. The house does not cover the whole area of the pontoon, and thus is left plenty of space for the ‘back garden.’ “The dimensions of the house are 25ft in length by 12ft wide. The timber is rimu. For an example of sturdy workmanship, the dwelling is one of the best. It is not built right on to the timber of the punt, but…