A much anticipated aspect of the 36th America’s Cup, set to be held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2021, is the Youth America’s Cup which already has more than 15 teams from around the world confirmed to take part. The event will be raced on a new carbon foiling mono-hull – the AC9F – designed by the Yachting Developments design team led by Bob Graham. A fleet of AC9F models is set to be built at the Yachting Developments yard, which will allow for simultaneous match racing between participating teams. This first AC9F model was completed by Yachting Developments in… Read More

After several months of close collaboration between the NZ Marine Export Group and New Zealand Trade & Enterprise we are excited to now share the new Marine Story, Edge Ahead – a marketing initiative designed to build awareness and preference for New Zealand’s boating and marine products, technology and services in key offshore markets. This video is a compelling way of promoting the New Zealand Marine sector internationally and is intended for use by New Zealand businesses who are currently exporting or looking to export, as well as organisations such as NZ Embassies/international NZTE offices involved in promoting and building… Read More

Fosters Ship Chandlery are proud to announce that they are the exclusive distributors for the Cyclops Marine Smart range.  Bringing America’s Cup technology to ordinary sailors, the smarttune® and smartlink® wireless load sensors allow sailors to accurately measure stay tension and line loads in real time, transmitting data either to your mobile device via a dedicated app or to your existing boat electronics. Remember your best race? Everything clicked. You were in a different gear than everyone else. You pointed higher off the start line. You were going faster than the competition. The following day you go to repeat it… Read More

Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders are proud to announce their latest custom project, an 18m high-speed, full-carbon sport-fisher from Dennis Harjamaa of Artnautica Yacht Design. The Artnautica 60 is a combination of light-weight and extremely efficient hull dynamics.  This combined with Volvo Penta’s latest generation D11 IPS 800s results in a boat capable of both 30+ knot speed, and long passage-making of 1200+ nm at hull-speed of 10 knots. Designer Dennis Harjamaa: “This boat is all about efficiency, sea-keeping, and performance. Three key decisions were made at the outset: The use of Volvo’s IPS2 propulsion system, to go with a low-profile shape… Read More

Leading branding and digital design agency, Onfire Design has recently completed the rebrand and build of a new website for New Zealand boat builder Haines Hunter. Onfire specialises in marine industry marketing, the work for Haines Hunter the latest of a number of design and branding projects from within the industry. Alongside the new website, Haines Hunter now enjoys a sharp new logo, new boat graphics, new sales and marketing material and a new brand phrase – The Ride Just Gets Better. “Over the past six months Onfire has been working closely with Denis Kendall and Lionel Sands at Haines… Read More

As a student at St Peters College Auckland, Josh was a passionate rower.  His involvement in the sport and an enthusiasm for boats created an interest that Josh decided to pursue as a career. Enter Tracey Eaton, NZMAC ITO Transition Advisor for the Launch it, School to Work programme. Tracey visited Josh at school to discuss the marine and composite pathway options.  Traditional boat building was the area Josh chose to explore and introductions followed by work experience organised. Josh had a comfortable mix of work for one day per week while still attending school. After a couple of months,… Read More

Yachting Developments is pleased to confirm the safe delivery of 34.3-metre Al Duhail and subsequent safe arrival into her home port in Qatar. After launching in Auckland, New Zealand, on the 22 January 2020 she formally handed over to her owner in February 2020 before travelling to Doha from New Zealand. Her exceptional performance on this 8,000nm maiden cruise is testament to the skillset of all involved in her design and construction. Al Duhail profile – image Chris Jack Al Duhail is an all-carbon motoryacht sportfisher that was commissioned by experienced owners who were looking to upgrade their previous sportfisher… Read More

Boaties around the country are excited about getting out on the water again this Thursday 14 May as New Zealand moves to Alert Level 2.  Our friends at Coastguard NZ are encouraging boaties to prepare themselves and their boats well, in advance of heading to the boat ramp, and have shared a comprehensive checklist that even the most seasoned boatie will find helpful. If, when going through this checklist, you realise something needs fixing, replacing or your engine needs servicing, contact one of our NZ Marine member companies for assistance. A comprehensive list of boat dealers, marine mechanics, marine electricians,… Read More

Not letting the Covid-19 Lockdown slow it down – Haines Hunter has launched its all-new website at www.haineshunter.co.nz The all-new website has been designed for easy navigation and contains a host of new features and functionality including a new boat configurator. The ‘online boat builder’ function allows site visitors to specify a model of their choice from the comfort of their home. Simply select the boat model, then add a colour scheme and a wide variety of optional features such as outboard motor options, ski poles, gas cookers, bait boards, and more. Once the ‘submit’ button is clicked, the specified… Read More

Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater coatings, announced today that it has partnered with MJM Yachts. Under the terms of the agreement, Propspeed will be the standard foul-release coating for all MJM Yachts’ underwater running gear such as propellers, shafts, struts, rudders, trim tabs and through-hull fittings. “MJM has a hard-won reputation for selecting world-renown partners and incorporating only the finest components in their award-winning yacht line up,” said Chris Baird, CEO, Propspeed. “We are confident that MJM’s discerning clientele will appreciate the increased fuel economy and ease of maintenance that the Propspeed foul-release coating will provide.” “For many years we… Read More