The inner Hauraki Gulf has some world-class day trips.

While we like to cover various cruising destinations, there are many that are available to the day-tripper too, so for those of you who use a fizzboat or trailer-sailer for your boating, here are a few really neat places close to Auckland City that you can try.

Boaties from the greater Auckland area can live as far north as Wellsford and as far to the east as Maraetai, and that doesn’t even include those who do their boating mainly on the Manukau.

We will start up north and work our way down, then out to the east… continue reading

Boating New Zealand Magazine January 2011 Issue >>

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We’ve seen some incredibly imaginative creations in Ultimate Design over the past few years, but few can match Yelken Octuri’s Flying Yacht – a 46.2-metre trimaran that converts to a seaplane. It may seem like a flight of fancy but all the best superyachts rely on a helicopter to ferry guests around, so it’s a logical, if slightly off-the-wall, development to turn the yacht itself into a flying machine. In superyacht mode, the orientation of the four paired ‘masts’ can be individually controlled to ensure the best possible sail profile wherever the wind is coming from… continue reading

SuperYacht World Magazine November – December 2010 Issue >>

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A 1920 gentleman’s launch with a rare, original engine won the major awards at this year’s Thames Traditional Boat Rally.

It was possibly the last summer’s day of the year; it certainly was for the boat, which was due to be craned out on the morrow. Still, sunny settled-high and blue-skied, it was just the type of weather for which this type of craft was designed. And just the weather to pootle gently and down the Windsor reach of the Thames jotting down notes on her history while Ray Little buzzed around us in a dory, taking photos… continue reading

Classic Boat Magazine December 2010 Issue >>

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The Ranger 27 proves to be an ideal platform for a short cruise through the Canadian Gulf Islands

The Kenmore Air seaplane climbed north from Lake Washington, leaving the damp and gray of Seattle behind. As the sky cleared, a vista of blue water and green islands unfolded below. Soon, I thought, I’ll be down there among them. I could almost chart my course from the window of the plane … continue reading

Motor Boating Magazine November 2010 Issue >>

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