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LIGHTING THE WAY
AC37 BASE ALLOCATION
THREE WINNERS REPOWER WITH YAMAHA
FJORD 38XPRESS
NZ MILLENNIUM CUP NOTICE OF RACE
SHARK PLAN NEEDS TEETH
KIWI DOUBLE AT WAZP CHAMPS
WOODEN WONDERCAT
YACHTFINDERS GLOBAL AT CANNES FOR NEW ABSOLUTES
ALINGHI RED BULL RACING READY TO FLY
DRONE ONE YEAR AT SEA
AC WOMEN’S AND YOUTH EVENTS
To the moon & back • With its global launch at the 53rd Sydney International Boat Show in July 2022, potential buyers for the new ILIAD 62 flew in from the US, Asia and across Australasia to view the vessel. Three such groups then went on to purchase a 62 whilst attending the show.
Skipperi doubles Auckland fleet • Boat sharing service ‘Skipperi’ is adding a further 20 boats to its greater Auckland fleet, as well as another base at Half Moon Bay.
OLD BOATS HEAVEN • This is an Up the Creek adventure that can be approached in both directions: either by car, downstream from a skyline of magnificent views, or upstream by dinghy from your boat moored in the bay. We did both and can’t decide which was our favourite. You choose.
BOAT BLING
SYDNEY STUNNER • The Sydney International Boat Show (SCIBS) takes place annually within the iconic surrounds of Darling Harbour. The 53rd Edition of the Show took place from 28 July to 1 August 2022, after Covid-19 caused the cancellation of the last two shows.
STRONG SALES AT CELEBRATION OF BOATING
Lady of Sails • Alex Stone talks to an extraordinary Kiwi sailor and organiser.
TRIPLE TREAT
A blinking good job • Recollections from two of the country’s last lighthouse keepers.
Closer to home • Where to fish, when and why: reading the clues the inshore environment provides.
NEEL 52 UNVEILED
CELEBRATING THE 40TH PIC COASTAL CLASSIC
JEANNEAU DEBUTS AT CANNES
PLASTIC ODYSSEY GLOBAL EXPEDITION WITH SIMRAD
MAN V12X YACHT ENGINES
NEW PRESTIGE MODELS FOR CANNES
P&L SPECIALIST JOINS L&B
FATCAT’S SOUTHERN DEALER
STRONG SHOWING FOR EYACHTS
PROPSPEED SAVES FUEL
ALEX ON THE UP
RODMAN BOATS MAKE NZ DEBUT
SILENT WING, TENDER AT CANNES
NAVICO GROUP ESTABLISHED
KEEP AUSTRALIA ON YOUR LEFT • A blustery southerly blew us north from Sydney, so there was no turning back, even as the tired rigging on our ancient quarter-tonner groaned.
Leaving the marina • 10 tips for departing a berth in a twin-engine launch with wind behind, blowing you out.
A FINE VINTAGE • Does a good boat, like a fine wine, just get better with age? That seems to be the case with Buccaneer’s 605 Exess, a boat I reviewed for the first time in 2003. I had the opportunity to review the latest version of this evergreen model in Cromwell recently, a 605 Exess XL owned by Greg Fenwick, who’d also owned the boat I reviewed 20 years ago. That’s brand loyalty for you!
Fitting a shower cubicle • One of the benefits of stripping a boat back to the bare hull is that you can redesign the layout to correct any annoying shortcomings in the previous design.
Can it! • Canning or bottling perishable foodstuffs like fish is a useful skill for cruising sailors.
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New fridge, new anchor • After our first overnight trip away on S.V. Sauvage in 2020, we knew we had to replace the original fridge and freezer.
A paddling legend • Over the past 47 years, legendary sea-kayaker Paul Caffyn has clocked up more than 40,000 nautical...