We are delighted to share this great – and free! – resource produced by the team at NZ Fishing News. Owning your own boat is a dream for plenty of fishers, but the path to securing one isn’t always smooth. Written by experienced and respected Kiwi boatie and fisher, Sam Mossman, The Complete Guide to Buying a Trailerboat is the perfect checklist to go through when you’re in the market for a new craft. The guide covers off key considerations such as: hull shape and configuration build materials fishing fit out power (what type and how much of it!) key… Read More

In time to join the America’s Cup spectator fleet, Azimut Yachts New Zealand has confirmed the sale of a new Azimut triple engine S7 to a Kiwi buyer – due to land in Auckland before Christmas. It follows on from the sale of an Atlantis 45 that was sold during Covid-19 Level 2, and the sale of a new generation Azimut 60 Flybridge – which arrived at the end of September in Auckland and will be handed over to its new owner in the next few days. Part of Azimut’s Carbon-Tech Generation, and sitting in the middle of a S… Read More

The Anping, a 600-tonne class twin-hulled catamaran commissioned for the Taiwanese Coast Guard (TCG), is nearing completion. Jong Shyn Shipbuilding Group expects the vessel to be completed in October 2020 ready for sea trials before being deployed for protection and fishing control rights in the southern waters. Powering the vessel are 4x MTU engines with a combined total power of over 15,000kW and quad HT900s waterjets from HamiltonJet, operated using HamiltonJet’s Modular Electronic Control System. The HT900s waterjets feature a mixed-flow pump that provides high efficiency at medium to high speeds and retains the high thrust at zero speed required for dynamic… Read More

The 2020 Auckland Boat Show has been cancelled, it was announced yesterday. “New Zealand’s largest boat show was scheduled to open in three weeks – running from 8th to the 11th October – but with uncertainty on which restriction levels will be in force at that time, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s show,” says organiser, Stacey Cook. The build of the show, including a made-for-purpose show marina, was slated to begin next week, along with the process of exhibitors shipping boats to Auckland. A meeting of exhibitors and organisers held yesterday concluded that, due to uncertainty around changing Covid levels and a desire to ensure… Read More

The ride just gets better with the launch of the all-new Haines Hunter 635. After an extensive 24-month development process, Haines Hunter has unveiled its new 635 model, which will be available in hard top (SS635) and soft top (SF635) configurations. The Haines Hunter 635 has a hull length of 6.35m with an overall length of 6.76m and carries the brands legendary 21-degree deep-vee via an all-new hull from the design team. “The 6.0m range is important to us, this boat has evolved from demand and feedback from dealers, and the customers,” says Haines Hunter CEO Denis Kendall. “It’s a… Read More

HamiltonJet’s newly developed HJX29 waterjet will power the Turkish Coastguard border control fleet. Following the recent award of the contract from the Presidency of Defence Industries for the Turkish Coastguard, ARES Shipyard in Antalya is building 122 patrol boats to protect the country’s shoreline borders. The project will see each of the 12-metre Fibreglass Reinforced Plastic [FRP] and carbon composite boats equipped with twin HJX29 waterjets controlled by blueARROW. HamiltonJet’s Istanbul-based distributor Nemomarin is running the project with ARES Shipyard in Antalya. The build starts later this year. Utku Alanc, CEO of ARES Shipyard, stated: “The project represents the largest… Read More

New Zealand companies HamiltonJet and EV Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build advanced composite, battery-powered commuter ferries. Their cooperation was formalised at HamiltonJet’s Christchurch headquarters in May, in the presence of Hon Dr Megan Woods, New Zealand’s Minister of Energy & Resources and Minister of Research Science & Innovation. With the aim of decarbonising the harbour cities of the world, these leading lights of New Zealand maritime innovation are seeking to develop one of the world’s first truly high-speed, full-size, zero emission fast ferries. HamiltonJet will provide a high efficiency, high manoeuvrability drive solution for this all-electric vessel,… Read More

The New Zealand government is, from July 2020, allowing foreign-flagged vessels and yachts with booked-in refits or repairs to enter New Zealand. “New Zealand is respected for its world-class trades people and has many sheltered harbours and ports where clusters of marine industry companies are well-equipped to service local and visiting vessels. The New Zealand Government understands the huge economic value that visiting commercial vessels and yachts bring to the NZ marine industry and we are delighted that they have quickly responded to our industry’s request to allow foreign-flagged vessels, with work to be done, to be allowed into our… Read More

Raymarine’s stylish new LightHouse 3 Dartmouth operating system for its Axiom range of MFDs comes with a handy new Day/Night mode, auto chart re-centering, a range of great new LightHouse Apps and numerous other features sure to appeal to Kiwi boaties. Dartmouth’s handy new Day/Night Mode is sure to prove especially popular with those boating at night. At the touch of the screen, it enables skippers to clearly see all the details on their Axiom display, without impeding their night vision in any way. Dartmouth also introduces a range of new LightHouse apps, providing even greater integration with a vessel’s… Read More

Lusty and Blundell’s updated website, www.lusty-blundell.co.nz, features rich content with detailed product information on L&B’s wide range of both marine and non-marine products and systems. The upgraded website is a valuable, user-centric hub of information; a ‘one-stop-shop’ that contains technical diagrams, product manuals, data sheets and a significant number of downloadable resources and helpful videos. “Everyone from electricians and retailers to boat builders and DIY-ers will find appropriate technical solutions and something useful for their own applications,” says L&B marketing executive Shirner Dyson. During the lockdown, L&B staff spent over 3000 hours collecting information from various suppliers and creating digital… Read More