Boating New Zealand — February 2018

56 Boating New Zealand

new faces

JAMES GIBSON

SIR PETER BLAKE TRUST

The Sir Peter Blake Trust has announced

James Gibson will take up the role of CEO

with the trust. This follows the recent

departure of previous CEO Shelley Campbell.

Trust chair Paul Reynolds says the position

attracted extraordinary interest from

extremely high-calibre applicants.

He says James has extensive marketing and

commercial experience, in this country and

overseast. He is currently GM, Partnerships

and Communication, for Sport NZ, but

has previously held senior roles at Air NZ,

including Head

of Sponsorship & Community and

Head of Sustainability. 

Gibson’s proven ability to form

relationships across a wide range of

stakeholders will be important as the trust

continues to grow, particularly in the

environmental leadership space.

As Trust Chair, Reynolds also acknowledges

the huge contributions of previous CEO

Shelley Campbell and Acting CEO Sally

Paterson who has worked tirelessly to

ensure a smooth transition.

CONTACT

http://www.sirpeterblaketrust.org

BUSINESSBOATBUSINESSBOATBUSINESSBOATBUSINESS

STABICRAFT 2750

WITH MERCURY JPO

An electric-blue, twin Verado 250hp-

powered Stabicraft 2750 is making waves in

the Bay of Islands – for all the right reasons.

“The new owner absolutely loves

it,” says Craig Lewis, Dealer Principal of

Gulfland Marine, which installed the Mercury

JPO (Joystick Piloting for Outboard) system

that’s attracting all the attention.

When the owner picked up the vessel

from Whangaparaoa, north of Auckland, he

decided drive it home by sea, a five-hour trip.

“On the way, he stopped over some

pinnacles about 300 metres deep where he

engaged the Skyhook on the JPO and threw

a line in,” says Craig.

Skyhook is the digital GPS positioning

system which holds a boat in position,

regardless of tides or wind.

“He filled the fish bin with hapuku in half-

an-hour, which he’s never done before.

“He said all these other boats were circling

him, trying to get in on the action, and they

couldn’t believe he was just sitting there, not

moving. They were mesmerised, watching

him and forgetting about the fish!”

JPO provides boat drivers with 360o^

control, right at their fingertips, allowing

them to move sideways, diagonally or spin

the boat on its own axis. Even novice drivers

instantly become experts, while docking and

trailering in tough conditions is made easy.

JPO integrates seamlessly with Mercury’s

SmartCraft package, including Digital Throttle

& Shift, Skyhook Digital Anchor, lntegrated

Autopilot and VesselView 4 or 7.

Accommodating up to nine people,

the 3.5-tonne, 8.4m Stabicraft 2750 is the

manufacturer’s first centre-cab model.

Twin 250hp Verados provide ample power,

best-in-class fuel economy and super-quiet,

reliable performance.

http://www.mercurymarine.com

http://www.gulflandmarine.co.nz

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• Quality
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• Game fishing brackets and poles


• CEL / Elite Marine game chairs

The Engine Room Ltd

Sole NZ Agents for:

BETA MARINE

PH: 09 480 2248 FAX: 09 480 2258

34 Enterprise St, Birkenhead, Auckland.

E-MAIL: [email protected]

If re-powering ask about our unique

“Special Engine Foot” service

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