The New Zealand Based Company Reflects on a Decade of Innovation, Growth and Sustainable Business Philosophies   AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (March 4, 2020) – RAILBLAZA Ltd. has reached an exciting milestone as the organization recognizes ten years of designing and producing accessories for the marine industry. With a versatile product line, RAILBLAZA allows the opportunity to spend less time setting up and more time enjoying the outdoors. While working on his property, founder Ross Pratt struggled to find a reliable solution for securing things onto the back of his ATV. Born out of necessity, Pratt developed a system that he… Read More

Gamefishing champion Nathan Adams, who is an IGFA world record holder and multiple game fishing Nationals’ winner, has partnered with Lusty & Blundell, using Raymarine electronics on both his existing boat and his new project boat. Nathan, an ex commercial fisher who still uses his 6.5-metre ex commercial fishing Bluewater “tinnie”, Western Break, is also the owner, designer and manufacturer of Red Gill Custom game fishing lures. He holds the 37kg IGFA world record for a 335kg Pacific bluefin tuna and an IGFA world record broadbill swordfish with junior angler Jessie Wright. His Red Gill Lures team has won the… Read More

If you’re near the water in Auckland this week and are seeing red, it’s probably because Harken has taken over the Waitemata Harbour. This week celebrates the start of three top tier national and world youth sailing events in Auckland. Partnering with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, home of the America’s Cup, Harken are proud to be the principal sponsor of the Youth International Match Racing Cup, the Youth Match Racing World Championships, and the National Secondary School Keelboat Championship. Robbie Young, Harken NZ Managing Director commented “at the front is not just a saying synonymous with Harken’s high… Read More

As part of an interview with NZ Marine, Christian Stimson, principal of Stimson Yacht Design and Naval Architecture, comments on how he’s using his roles as President of RINA NZ Division and Industry Lecturer at AUT to help bridge the gap between academia and industry. Christian Stimson Credit – Graeme Finch I have been running my own design practice for 32 years, from when I graduated, based initially in the UK with the last 10 years in New Zealand. You can’t help over that length of time start to see patterns and repeated situations. The most recent Global Financial Crisis… Read More

2020 is off to a busy start for Yachting Developments, with the Auckland-based yard’s latest superyacht – 33-metre Al Duhail (Hull 1017) – launching on 22 January 2020. Al Duhail safely entered the water in Hobsonville before travelling to Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour where she will undergo final finishing work ahead of sea trials. Al Duhail and the Yachting Developments team. Photo: Georgia Schofield Al Duhail is an all-carbon sportfisher, featuring naval architecture and design work by Warwick Yacht Design. Her interior was developed by Yachting Developments’ specialist interior team in conjunction with the owner. The owner’s interior brief was for… Read More

Innovative ISP and new NZ Marine member Wireless Nation is meeting the broadband needs of full time and part time boaties.  Lifestyle Broadband provides fast 4G enabled wireless broadband and can be connected via a 12-24V adapter or a standard power plug. It uses the cell towers located across the country to provide 4G & 3G speeds direct to a modem.  What’s more is that you can use this connection at home and take it onto your boat when you head out. Wireless Nation have partnered up with Coastguard NZ to offer a discount on the modem and extra monthly… Read More

Spinlock inflatable lifejackets have now gained Maritime NZ approval for use on both commercial and recreational vessels in New Zealand. Spinlock lifejackets are internationally popular with boaties and fishers, partly because their recreational and non-Solas commercial models need only be serviced once every two years (instead of annually as is the case with most inflatable lifejackets). Spinlock lifejackets are available in a range of fashionable colours, fit comfortably around the shoulders (rather than the neck like other lifejackets) are lightweight and low profile. They include a single crotch strap with recessed clip (to reduce the risk of snagging), have 170N… Read More

Lowrance®, a world-leader in fishing electronics since 1957, has announced the launch of HOOK Reveal, the latest in the HOOK Series of fishfinder/chartplotters. The all-new HOOK Reveal makes fishing easier, delivering powerful performance with proven fish-finding tools including, Autotuning Sonar, SideScan and DownScan Imaging™ and now FishReveal™, which makes fish easier to see by combining the benefits of Lowrance CHIRP sonar and DownScan Imaging™ on one screen. Whether fishing a local spot or unfamiliar water, find the best fishing areas with preloaded mapping or map uncharted water – in real time – with Genesis Live. “HOOK Reveal brings a new… Read More

Well-known industry brand, Events Clothing, has announced a new majority shareholder as the uniform provider prepares for a time of expansion. Managing Director Owen Rutter is excited to announce that international yachting personality Brad Butterworth has come onboard as the new majority shareholder in the business. “After 29 years of proudly dressing superyacht crew, sailing teams and corporates, we are ready to expand our business with the support of new owners,” says Rutter. “Brad and I have been sailing compatriots for over 30 years and these years of friendship and rivalry on the water have now converged into the next… Read More

Plans for the 36th America’s Cup are growing even more exciting, with the announcement of a new design concept ­– the AC9F – for a proposed Youth America’s Cup to take place in Auckland. Yachting Developments will play a crucial role in the event with the yard’s design team, led by Bob Graham, having developed the 9-metre foiling mono-hull concept, which was formally unveiled at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) on 12 December 2019. A prototype for the AC9F is currently in build at the Yachting Developments yard and will hit the water in February 2020. The Youth… Read More