A piece of New Zealand's maritime history will close in April. The move was heralded late last year and is now certain. The Kawau Island Yacht Club, in Bon Accord Harbour in the Hauraki Gulf and owned by the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron, will close in April and the building will be mothballed.... [more]  

Yachting New Zealand is looking to appoint a Disabled Sailing Coordinator. The main purpose of this role is to develop sailing as an inclusive sport for people of all abilities, through providing support and resources to YNZ member clubs and organizations.... [more]  

Do you get frustrated and annoyed when your dive bottles, chilly bins, water tanks get thrown around while you’re out on your boat? If you do then there's a new solution, for this annoying and potentially dangerous situation. Wilsecure Track and Bracket Systems is an innovative product which has a wide and varied range of uses in the marine environment.... [more]  

The Earth Wind Map is an amazing project to visualize global weather conditions carried out by software engineer Cameron Beccario, resulting in a beautifully mesmerising depiction of the earth's winds. Weather data is produced by the Global Forecast System (GFS), operated by the US National Weather Service. Forecasts are produced four times daily.... [more]  

Geoff Durham, a keen Weta owner from Auckland, New Zealand talks about his last minute Weta cruise to Moturoa Island in the Hauraki Gulf last weekend: Searching for a camping destination to sail to last week we settled on Motuora Island (6km east of Mahaurangi Harbour) and little did Lotte or I realize what a wonderful weekend our selected destination would provide!... [more]  

Yachting New Zealand and Zhik have formally teamed up to give New Zealand’s best sailors access to world class technical wet gear and clothing. Zhik, the Australian based watersports brand, will be supplying the NZL Sailing team athletes and coaches with on water gear and shore uniform through until Rio 2016 as Yachting New Zealand’s Official Technical Clothing Partner.... [more]  

Fifty years ago, on the 18th of April 1964, the Onerahi Yacht Club held it’s inaugural Whangarei to Noumea Yacht Race. On the 26th of April this year we will celebrate this event, and the seven others that followed through to 1984, with an afternoon gathering at the OYC Clubrooms at Onerahi.... [more]  

One of New Zealand's premier marine manufacturing companies, Southern Spars, is looking to take on new staff as business expands. This is your chance your chance to join one of the world's iconic companies in sailing and be involved the design, build and support for clients needing top quality spars and related equipment for their superyacht, grand prix racer, America's Cup yachts... [more]  

When the families of the crew of missing schooner Nina were trying to convince the New Zealand authorities to continue searching for the seven crew they quoted instances of people surviving at sea for long periods. Now there's another, a man who speaks only Spanish has drifted for 16 months to arrive in the Marshall Islands.... [more]  

For those adventurous people who are involved in water based activities, Baltic has launched a new specialist purpose buoyancy aid called the Adventure. The Adventure has multiple pockets ideal if you are going fishing, paddling or any activity where you need lots of stowage in your buoyancy aid.... [more]  

New for 2014 season, Baltic are launching a 150 Newton inflatable lifejacket, called the Optima. With a padded back panel the Optima fits perfectly and is supremely comfortable, especially when wearing for for a great length of time. The fleece collar is equally comfortable against the skin or against thinner clothing.... [more]  

Leading superyacht designer Ed Dubois gives his take on the New Zealand boat building industry, commenting on New Zealand's straight forward business approach and the openness to new ideas. Ed shares why New Zealand has the skills, innovation and expertise to make it one of the best boat building countries in the world.... [more]  

World-renowned waterman and long time Kaenon athlete, Jamie Mitchell sought to conquer what's estimated to be a 60 ft. wave in Belharra, France. A major storm ripped through Europe bringing massive swells to the region. Along with some of the top big wave surfers, Jamie was front and center for one of the biggest waves of his life.... [more]  

Kiwis planning to attend the 2014 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland on May 15-18 are being offered a $3000 incentive to buy their tickets through the show’s popular website. Everyone who buys their tickets on line will not only avoid having to queue at the gate, they will also go in the draw to win a fantastic Viking Profish 440 Evolution IV fishing kayak... [more]  

One lucky visitor to the 2014 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show (at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane Auckland on May 15-18) will win a brand new Stabicraft/Yamaha Grand Prize Package worth more than $100,000!... [more]  

For the fashion conscious who enjoy being on or near water, the Baltic Dotty is the ideal buoyancy aid. In eye catching hot pink with white dots or azure blue with white dots and white belt trim, the Dotty is sure to cheer up any boating experience. They are available in New Zealand through Safety at Sea, a Kiwi Yachting Consultants company... [more]  

New Zealand's oldest sailing club, the Nelson Yacht Club has turned it on in a 'have a go' day for disabled sailors. The weather gods did not cooperate, providing stormy seas, but this didn't daunt the enthusiasm of the families who turned out to see how it all worked.... [more]  

Navico Holding AS, parent company to the Lowrance, Simrad and B&G brands, announced today that it has acquired Contour Innovations. Contour Innovations is a mapping and geospatial software company that created the LakeTraxTM platform, which powers Navico’s revolutionary Insight GenesisTM global map-making tool.... [more]  

Yes, you can look good in a lifejacket without feeling self-conscious. To this end Baltic Safety Products have launched two new automatic inflation 150 Newton lifejacket in two eye catching summery colours. The new Acapulco jackets are available in Hot Pink or Azure Blue. They are available in New Zealand through Safety at Sea, a Kiwi Yachting Consultants company... [more]  

Ten days into 2014 and already lifejackets have helped save the lives of at least 11 people. Last year 19 people died as a result of recreational boating accidents, compared to 14 in 2012, with a lack of lifejackets or ill-fitting lifejackets a likely factor in 13 deaths. But last year also saw some good news stories as lifejackets saved lives.... [more]  

Aspiring round-the-world solo yachtsman Stanley Paris is aborting his RW voyage for Cape Town with severe boat failures. Cape Town is eight days away and his blogs have been terminated. The words in his last blog spoke of his disappointment.... [more]  

Aspiring round-the-world solo yachtsman Stanley Paris has been injured in the South Atlantic Ocean east of Porto Alegre, in Brazil, while clearing shreds of torn sail from the shrouds.... [more]  

Steve Western provides this gallery from the 2014 Tall Ships Race, sailed in the picturesque Bay of Islands, NZ. The event was modified this year to include other yachts that in previous years would not have met the criteria.There was a brisk northerly that made the course from Russell around Whale rock, Motukiekie, Moturua to Motoroa Island and back to Russell a challenge at the start.... [more]  

Whether it’s the Rolex Sydney to Hobart race, the Volvo Ocean Race, the America’s Cup, Olympic class or Optimist regattas, sailing news can now be read in 78 languages and with the benefit of modern technology the quality of the translations is improving rapidly.... [more]  

Yamaha’s highly impressive 250hp SHO four-stroke outboard has again scored a sensational 'first' at this year’s Yamaha Rollos Marine Bridge to Bridge Water Ski Classic on the Waikato River. Outvoted powered by a single Yamaha 250hp SHO four-stroke outboard, totally dominated this year’s Time Trial race, winning by more than a minute... [more]  

New Zealand’s marine and tourism industries will benefit in a number of ways following the Government’s decision to extend the temporary import entry (TIE) period for visiting superyachts and cruising yachts to New Zealand from the existing 12 months to 24 months.... [more]  

One lucky visitor to the 2014 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show (at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane Auckland on May 15-18) will win a brand new Stabicraft/Yamaha Grand Prize Package worth more than $100,000!... [more]  

We are on board the Lord Nelson, a square rigged sail training ship operated by the Jubilee Sailing Trust. The JST is a British based charity that strives to promote sailing as an activity open to everyone, regardless of individual's physical capacity. Andy, Allen and myself have all signed up as voyage crew for one leg of Nellie world circumnavigation - and we are all enjoying ourselves immensely... [more]  

Benoit Marie (currently leading the Mini Transat) studied for six months at the Yacht Research Unit at the University of Auckland. Whilst at the Yacht Research Unit he built a 1/5 scale model of his Mini using flax-fibre composites which he then tested in the Twisted Flow Wind Tunnel.... [more]  

For the first time in Wellington! LINE 7 MARINE & EVENTS CLOTHING’S HUGE CLEARANCE SALE is COMING to the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club.... [more]  

For the first time in Wellington! Line 7 Marine & Events Clothing’s Huge Clearance Sale is coming to the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club. Be there Saturday November 30 and Sunday 01 December (9am – 6pm)... [more]  

This week’s Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS) in Amsterdam features a range of New Zealand-designed and manufactured marine products, ranging from a new high-tech fibre used for sail-making to inflatable spinnaker retrieval systems and a weight-saving, carbon fibre torsional headstay.... [more]  

New Zealand Marine Export Group members Fastmount and Doyle Sails NZ have been nominated for this year’s DAME Design Awards METS competition, the world’s most prestigious design competition for new marine equipment and accessories.... [more]  

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