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Emirates Team New Zealand launched its new AC75 at Wynyard Point a couple of days before this issue went to press. Launched it and almost immediately sailed out on the Waitemata into the gathering dusk. The weekend saw further testing, which is remarkable so soon after launching and demonstrates their confidence in the boat, which won’t be lost on the other teams. It was quite a sight – one we were familiar with a few years ago when AC75s training and racing on the harbour was commonplace. I’ve missed them – the AC45s are great, but they’re not quite the real deal. ETNZ is the second syndicate to reveal its new race boat after the Swiss a few weeks ago and the other syndicates can’t be far behind. The America’s…

‘INVISIBLE MOUNT’ ROD HOLDERS INVISIBLE HOLD EXPLODING FISH’S NEW STREAMLINE SERIES of flush-mounted rod holders feature a ‘novisible-mounting-screws’ design that is both stylish and functional. Streamline Series ‘invisible mount’ rod holders are available as either Streamline Pro rotating mounts or Streamline Edge fixed mounts. Streamline Pro enables rods to rotate up to 360o in 5o increments, fine-tuning rod position to compensate for changes in wind, tide, current and wave action. Three integral sleeve angles suit different fishing styles – deep dropping, trolling, drifting, fishing at anchor or bottom fishing – and different vessels. Streamline Edge fixed mount rod holders are equally stylish and attractive. FIND IT @WWW.LUSTY-BLUNDELL.CO.NZ SEAVIEW FOR STARLINK WELL MOUNTED SEAVIEW, A COMPANY RENOWNED for its high-quality range of Marine and RV mounting solutions, has just released a…

A good forecast on January 21 looked like the perfect opportunity to get out on the water while Mike’s mother was visiting from Brisbane. Leaving the beach, Mike’s son Max took the helm while they rigged several small trolling lures, expecting kahawai or perhaps albacore. Just in case, Mike added a big marlin lure on 37kg breaking strain line. Barely three minutes after leaving the trailer, something attacked the big lure. Shortly after that, a second hit on the big lure got everyone’s blood racing. Then came another hit. This time, the fish hooked up! Six minutes into a quiet fishing trip Mike found himself battling a striped marlin which was jumping all over the ocean, pulling line off a screaming big-game reel, and doing everything a marlin can…

THE RIVIERA SHOWCASE AND THE AUCKLAND BOAT SHOW WOW what a year it has been – The Riviera Showcase held simultaneously with the Auckland Boat Show was sensational! With two impressive Riviera displays, one located at the R Marine Flagship on water Sales Arena in Westhaven creating the perfect platform for the impressive 14 luxury Riviera Motor Yacht Showcase and the other located within the Auckland Boat Show with another 3 Riviera’s on display. Guests who visited during the four day event were able to step aboard every boat and experience a snap shot of what a Riviera is like… One visitor new to boating commented “it’s amazing to actually be invited to see the bigger boats in person and we were welcomed by the onboard Riviera Steward who encouraged…

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Whether you’re looking to upgrade your system or replace an existing system, Lithium offers higher density of energy with less footprint providing double the energy storage – ideal in today’s power-hungry boating environments. Victron Energy’s Smart Lithium offers groundbreaking form factor in capacityper-square inch of footprint, meaning not only weight saving, but space saving too. The round-trip energy efficiency (discharge from 100 % to 0 % and back to 100 % charged) of an average lead-acid battery is 50-80% compared to the 92% of lithium batteries. Lead-acid battery performance deteriorates greatly over time. By the time you need to replace a Victron Smart Energy battery, you are likely to already be on your fourth or fifth set of lead-acid batteries. In addition, Lithium will deliver close to its performance at…

It begins in Fiji, which, as we will see, has been a magnetic attraction to Hargraves for most of his life. In 1928, his father, Monk Hargraves, a Bank of New South Wales employee, was stationed in Levuka, Fiji, where he met school teacher Evie Clark. The couple married in Levuka and returned to Auckland, where Jack was born in 1937. Shortly after that, the bank relocated the Hargraves family to Cambridge and, in 1947, to Invercargill. By then, Hargraves was already passionate about boats. “I remember seeing the Pamir [a four-masted barque] as we steam-trained into Wellington.” One of Hargraves’ Invercargill neighbours was Dr Geoffrey Orbell, the Patron of the Jellicoe Sea Scouts. He inspired Hargraves to join the Sea Scouts and build his first proper boat, a 2.4m…

Common practice among all race codes is to focus on weight reduction to realise higher speeds, no matter whether you’re karting, sailing, track racing or powerboat racing. In powerboat racing, utilising ballast involves a process of adding weight (ballast) to the load of the boat to help balance it in a similar way using trim tabs does. Ballast, however, is favoured over trim tabs in rougher sea states where unpredictable bow lift is a more common occurrence. Ballast weight can either be fixed or adjustable. Fixed weight ballast typically involves bags of sand placed in the bow area of a boat before the start of a race. Some circuit boat racers add small ballast sandbags to either side at the stern as well, but this is more commonly done to…

Perhaps most critically, the rapidly increasing price of fuel is encouraging many anglers to fish closer to home. Which isn’t necessarily bad. After all, near-shore waters around northern New Zealand host plenty of snapper, especially during the warmer months, although they’re generally not very big, especially around Auckland. Ditto for the kingfish. So how do we make the most of this situation? Then there’s the skyrocketing price of bait and berley. A typical day’s fishing can cost between $100–200 in bait – expensive when compared to a couple of $20–25 slow-jigs or $10–15 worth of soft-baits, which can last more than one trip if you’re lucky. Finally, aging can limit your capabilities physically, both strength and fitness, but rather than fighting this natural progression of life, let’s embrace it! SLOW-JIGGING…

GoBoat Founded in 2014 in Denmark, GoBoats are self-drive electric open boats. They are built in Denmark using recycled plastic and driven by a German electric outboard motor. Licenced for eight people, the boats are speed-limited and create virtually no wake. The concept has proved extremely popular, and there are now licenced fleets of GoBoats in Europe, England, and Australia. Greenline parallel hybrid The Greenline range of powerboats uses a parallel hybrid system. Depending on the model, ICE diesel(s) provide between 18 and 25 knots, with range limited only by fuel tankage, while the combined electric motor/charger unit provides around four knots of speed and a range of around 20nm on a full charge. The electric motors are powered by a battery bank, charged from solar panels on the roof,…

It’s well known that a boat with an inboard engine and a heat exchanger will need regular descaling. Any part of the engine that remains in constant contact with heated water will over time inevitably build up a layer of lime scale (calcium carbonate). For parts that do not get hot there is an added chance of encrusting organisms growing on the internal surfaces, including molluscs which build their shells in that same calcium carbonate. We have previously detailed the process of removing calcification in a heat exchanger for an inboard diesel engine (See Boating NZ, May 2022) What is perhaps less well known is that outboard motors also suffer from this problem, especially if they sit unused for long periods. Scale may take longer to build up since the…

Instead, they took a leisurely cruise to the Bay of Islands. Returning to Auckland they booked Janet in for a thorough overhaul at W.G. Lowe & Son’s yard at Beaumont Street to make a good start for the 1935 season. On January 19, 1935 Akarana ran its second Balokovic Cup race. The first race, in January 1932, was over a tough 180-mile course from Auckland, around Sail Rock, outside Great Barrier, around Cuvier and back, which showed the superiority of Harold George and his rugged yacht Victory. Victory was the only entry in 1933 and 1934 so the races were abandoned. With the chance of an easterly blow the race was too tough for the smaller keel yachts and mullet boats. Akarana now reduced the course to 84 miles, from…