From humble beginnings in Barry’s Point Road, Takapuna on the North Shore in 1978, Ovlov moved across the bridge to become the Auckland CBD Volvo Penta servicing & sales dealer in the early 1990’s with Peter Jacobs at the helm. The current owner and Managing Director Lachlan Trembath joined the company in 1999, purchasing 50% of the business from Peter not long after their move from Daldy Street to the current premises at 142 Beaumont Street, within the Orams Marine Village. Lachlan instigated the addition of Yamaha Marine, Hydraulink hydraulic hoses, TRAC Ecological Marine Products, Jubilee clips and other great… Read More

The South Pacific’s superyacht regatta will move from the Bay of Islands to Auckland next year, running from 23-26 February.The New Zealand Millennium Cup regatta, known for promoting superyacht cruising in the region, will move to Auckland next year, it has been announced. “As our sister regatta the Superyacht Cup Palma gets underway this week, we’re very pleased to share the New Zealand Millennium Cup will add its name to the superyacht regattas raced in the heart of port cities,” says organiser Stacey Cook.“When the New Zealand Millennium Cup is raced from 23rd – 26th February 2024, it will be… Read More

The 2023 Pacific Rally is the biggest in the event’s 40-year history . Rally director and Island Cruising New Zealand owner Viki Moore said this year’s fleet is made up of 72 boats, with 35 of those on board being children. “It is our biggest ever fleet,” she said. “Most departed New Zealand early in May with some heading for Tonga as their first stop while others sailed directly for Fiji. They’ll explore the islands with some also heading to Vanuatu and New Caledonia before sailing home to New Zealand at the end of October. We also collect up international… Read More

H New Zealand-based HamiltonJet, the recognised global leader in waterjet technology, unveils a new range of high efficiency waterjets, starting with the LTX36 model. Optimised for medium and low speed operation, they’ve produced the first waterjet to rival the energy efficiency and bollard pull of the best propeller-based systems between zero and 30 knots.  Waterjets have always been the most efficient choice for going fast. The absence of hull-appendages and their highly optimised pump geometry have allowed HamiltonJet customers to save fuel for over a generation, but as HamiltonJet CEO Ben Reed explains not everyone wants to go fast. “Our… Read More

Coppercoat Pacific is now HullWell. Led by Richard Cleave and utilising technical expertise from offshore and New Zealand, HullWell has perfected a unique and simplified three-product coating system. The removal of old antifoul paint with DeFOUL, with 10+ years of hull substrate protection and biofouling prevention with CK 426 and Coppercoat. The HullWell system is engineered to excel on all hull and substrate types, from leisure and racing, sailing and power, superyachts, commercial and military applications, foiling vessels and ocean infrastructure. Toxic components in ablative (eroding) antifouling paints have been progressively prohibited from use internationally and in New Zealand due… Read More

At a prizegiving held on Saturday 20 May, winners of the show’s best stands and the best boats in numerous categories were announced.  Huge congratulations to all award winners, particularly to Neil Surtees for being inducted to the NZ Boat Show Hall of Fame and to Offshore Boats for winning Altus Industrial Aluminium Boat of the Show: Supreme Winner: Offshore 850HT, as well as other category wins. Neil Surtees is founder of Surtees Boats and remains one of three shareholders in the company that now turns out between 300 and 400 boats a year and employs over 60 people, including… Read More

Raymarine’s stunning new Axiom 2 XL is the premium range of chartplotters for owners and skippers who demand only the very best. Thanks to Raymarine’s exclusive, nano-coating technology, Axiom 2 XL models not only do everything faster, they also do everything better and in all weather conditions. Their ruggedly beautiful screens are as at home in an exposed cockpit as they are in an enclosed glass bridge station. Effortlessly able to repel water, they enable their skippers to confidently use their touchscreen controls in even the most adverse of weather. Axiom 2 XL’s new super-bright, wide-angle displays also ensure all… Read More

Shared-use boating service Skipperi has won the 2023 Eke Panuku Marina’s Sustainable Action of the Year Award. The Eke Panuku ‘Best Sustainable Action of the Year’ award recognises boaties and businesses that are leading by example to protect New Zealand coastlines. Eke Panuku Development Auckland is a council-controlled organisation that delivers urban regeneration in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. Examples for businesses or organisations to enter could be beach litter collection, hybrid conversions to save fuel, electric boats, taking a lead on responsible waste separation or at sea discharging. Skipperi became part of the Westhaven community at Z pier in June… Read More

Nick Fogarty has been appointed the new Senior Product Manager at Electronic Navigation Ltd (ENL). The role will see him oversee the Product Management direction of the company’s Multibeam Sounder System – WASSP as well as overseeing future product roll out for Furuno products into the New Zealand market. Fogarty has been with ENL for over 15 years and has worked in various roles since 2008. From starting as a Technical Co-Ordinator, he has worked in Sales Engineer roles, Sales Manager, Systems Engineer, and a Senior Product Manager. Head of Sales & Marketing for ENL Group, Richard Bowe says Fogarty’s… Read More

You are warmly invited to the Marine Biosecurity Seminar Series organised by the Top of the North Marine Biosecurity Partnership and the Top of the South Marine Biosecurity Partnership. A series of three webinars will be held in May and June and are free to attend. (Registration link below). Who should pay for marine biosecurity? 10am Wednesday 24 MayFrom visiting ships to cruising yachts and even kayaks, no boat is immune to marine pest infestations.  But when it comes to preventing the spread of pests domestically, local boat owners shoulder the burden of checking, cleaning and maintaining their vessels. However,… Read More