Pacific PowerBoat Magazine

There is only one word to describe our summer in Auckland…crap. While it started well with idyllic weather leading up to Christmas and the New Year, and I got loads of time on the water fishing, it didn’t last. I started well with a week at Omaha using a Protector 330 with a pair of Mercury 450Rs on the transom. This is one big boat, and we had to tow it from Auckland to Omaha with the rear tubes deflated, as it is over width when inflated. That wasn’t an issue, but when we topped the fuel tank at Warkworth, the extra weight of having a full 600 litres put somewhat of a strain on the Ford Ranger. I never weighed it, but it would have gone well over the…

Thrown in with all the misery of the floods and cyclones, our mainstream media continues to sensationalise and uphold doom and negativity on weather disasters and the apparent approaching recession. I am sure there will be a downturn, but do we need it rubbed in our faces? They got it wrong early COVID times, and hopefully, the true extent of what they are forecasting does not eventuate. Talk about looking at the glass half empty. It keeps their viewers anxious, forcing them to continue to watch or listen to get their next instalment of gloom. But there’s hope it won’t be as hard of a hit as the global financial crisis. We all have to remember that coming out of a booming 2021 and 2022, anything will feel recessionary. This…

EVENTS MANAGER AND EXPORT MANAGER After three years, the show must, and will, go on! We are excited to bring the Auckland Boat Show – A Festival On The Water - back to Auckland’s Viaduct and showcase our thriving local marine industry to the boating public. The last few years has shown me how strong the marine industry is; in the support shown by members to each other, to myself and the team, and the total dedication they have given to their profession. We have seen new products launched, new boat models coming to New Zealand and incredible innovation from kiwis in order to not only get through the last few years, but come out with more to offer. Holding the Auckland Boat Show in Jellicoe Harbour (previously the America’s…

Anatural progression driven by the love of spending time on the water led to a range of luxury aluminium motor yachts to be designed to travel further for longer than any trailer boat could. For the first time Legacy Marine will be attending the Auckland On Water Boat Show with their flagship L70 on display along with the L35 and L45. The L70 is a motor yacht that exceeded expectations in every way and is finished to a super yacht standard with interior fit out that has set a new level in the industry. Behind the beautiful finish, still lies a very practical and functional motor yacht with family fishing adventures and offshore exploration the main intentions. Twin V12 1900 HP MAN diesels can push Paragon along at 36 knots,…

SEEN & ADMIRED _ SEALEGS 3.8TE The 3.8TE will revolutionise the way our customers use and think about their tenders said Nicholas Glanfield Global Sales and Marketing Manager, ‘with ease of use and versatility - be it transferring from their main craft to a secluded beach or simple back to the ramp, the 3.8TE heralds a new era in flexible tendering’. Conceived specifically with the larger format launch market in mind the 3.8TE is designed to fit into the lazarette of luxury motor yachts. Sealegs are already working with several large format launch/motor yacht manufactures and welcome other interested manufacturers to contact them to ensure the tender fits into their larger craft. With its cutting-edge design, luxury finish and near silent motors the 3.8TE’s design features include a fold down…

Tenders to Motoryachts It has been three years since the last Auckland On Water Boat Show and the organisers promise something bigger than ever. The 2023 Auckland On Water Boat Show will see more boats on and off the water than in previous shows. There will be a vast array of trailer boats, RIBs, cruisers and luxury motor yachts from both local and international brands. Held at Jellicoe Harbour (previously the America’s Cup team base) from March 23-26, the show features over 100 indoor and on land exhibits as well as in excess of 112 boats on the water. Tracey Cook, Events Manager for the show says, “One of the factors that sets the Auckland Boat Show apart from many others is our sea trial area, which gives exhibiting companies…