8 Boating New Zealand
CONTENTS
FE ATURES 104
028 Volvo Ocean Race
Auckland celebrates – and farewells – the VOR fleet.
BY LAWRENCE SCHÄFFLER
046 Extreme kayakers
Why do they do it? They’re uncertain themselves.
BY REBECCA HAYTER
074 Trans-Tasman Solo Race
Father vs son in a gruelling dash to Australia.
BY HANA HIELKEMA
084 Lloyd’s Register
How the world’s most respected shipping database began.
BY LAWRENCE SCHÄFFLER
104 Eclectic, eccentric mavericks
Exploring the country’s quirkiest boating club.
BY LINDSAY WRIGHT
114 Two degrees of separation
A Dutch couple solves the mystery of their NZ-built yacht.
BY JANNEKE KUYSTERS
BOAT
WORLD
BOAT
BUSINESS
RETRO
BOATS
THE
MARINA
060 Boat Business news
072 Boat bling
080 The catch
Crayfish Crisis
BY JOHN EICHELSHEIM
090 DIY boating
Oily bilges – easy fix
BY NORMAN HOLTZHAUSEN
095 Boat brief
Colour your world
BY LAWRENCE SCHÄFFLER
012 Boat World news 128 Brokerage
Boat sales yards
153 Directory
For all your boating needs
011 059 097 127
098 Reflections
The Doug Reid Story
BY JOHN MACFARLANE
101 Crossword
110 Sailor scribes
Harry Pidgeon
BY MATT VANCE
118 Classic Boat Show
Lake Rotoiti’s Annual Fest
BY LAWRENCE SCHÄFFLER
122 Vintageview
Onelua PtII
BY HAROLD KIDD