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YAMAHA DAY SUPPORTS CONSERVATION ON ROTOROA ISLAND

DUFOUR 39: CRUISING WITHOUT COMPROMISE

MICHELIN INSPECTORS RATE NEW ZEALAND RESTAURANTS

MSP SPORTS CAPITAL ACQUIRES BLACK FOILS

COASTGUARD VOLUNTEER’S SEARCH AND RESCUE AWARD

LUNA ROSSA EXPANDS SIEMENS PARTNERSHIP FOR 38TH AMERICA’S CUP

FRENCH CHALLENGE ON TRACK

SEEKING INFO ON OMNI

LOS GALLOS TRIUMPH IN HALIFAX

HISTORIC HARMSWORTH TROPHY GOES ELECTRIC

FIFTH PERSHING 140 LAUNCHED

SECOND RIVA FOR F1 DRIVER LECLERC

SAIL RACING – TUDOR TEAM ALINGHI

Free wheelin’ • Extreme Boats has earned an enviable reputation building quality aluminium boats for more than two decades that give nothing away to their fibreglass competitors in terms of looks, performance and comfort.

TASMAN BOUND • The 2026 Solo Trans-Tasman Yacht Challenge was always going to be a test for sailors. But despite the event’s reputation for toughness, a large fleet left Opua in the Bay of Islands in late May, racing to Southport, in Queensland, Australia. Not all of them would reach the finish line.

TENDER TOUCH • Some people return from a circumnavigation with memories. Russell and Karin Carlyon returned with an idea.

Third Circa Marine 24m Yacht • An American owner has commissioned the third Circa Marine 24m Explorer yacht, following an international search that ultimately led them to Whangārei, where a visit onboard Hull #1 confirmed the decision to build new.

Battery beware • Reader Peter Rudkin hopes his experience with a misrepresented battery may serve as a warning to other boaties.

WHAT’S HOT ON BOATING NZ ’S WEBSITE • A FLAGSHIP BUILT FOR ONE, A 50-YEAR-OLD CATAMARAN CULT, AND A HOUSEBOAT WITH A STORY TO TELL — THIS MONTH’S MOST-READ STORIES SHOW OUR READERS ARE AS DRAWN TO THE BOATS THEMSELVES AS THE RACING.

BOAT BUSINESS

POWER EQUIPMENT TO DISTRIBUTE TOHATSU OUTBOARDS

FREEDOM BOAT CLUB REACHES 500 MEMBERSHIPS ACROSS ASIA-PACIFIC

EV MARITIME SELECTED FOR WA’S FIRST ELECTRIC FERRY FLEET

MC-ZERO APPOINTS CHRIS BAIRD AS CEO

GARETH HODSON CELEBRATES 30 YEARS WITH ENL

SYDNEY’S PREMIER BOATING EVENT RETURNS

NEW FACILITY WILL EXPAND MAREX’S CAPABILITIES

NZ MARINE OFFICE HOLDERS

NEW OWNER FOR RAILBLAZA

ATL HOSTS TECH TRAINING

RAIN AND CLOUD IN SHARPER DETAIL

SANTASEVERA COMES TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

NEW CEO FOR HEMPEL

STUART NEWCOMBE JOINS L&B, TAURANGA

SCANSTRUT APPOINTS HATHERLEY

GRAN TURISMO 50 ALPINE EDITION BELONGS IN NEW ZEALAND

BIOCIDE-FREE PERFORMS BEST • A Swedish study comparing different types of antifouling paints against fouling on leisure boats yielded results opposite of what many would expect.

SUPER POWERS • Aquila’s domination of the power catamaran market has prompted the American-Chinese builder to move into the sail arena with the launch of this new range, writes Kevin Green.

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Installing a PSS propeller shaft seal • The PSS propeller shaft seal is one on many modern shaft seal products available to today’s boaties. UK-based Peter Caplen installed one in his 12m motor cruiser.

Windelo 62: bluewater cruising without compromise • Windelo yachts promise efficient sailing and reduced environmental impact.

The bits and pieces • It’s easy to fill boats with lots of ‘stuff’, especially if you’re a small boat owner, as I am. So...