Leaving the turmoil of Tahiti, Nereid makes good time to Rarotonga in 25 to 30-knot trade winds and her skipper finds a welcome sanctuary from a moody swell and a merciless seawall.
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Cruising the Pacific part 5: Mexico to New Zealand
Editor-at-large Steve Raea and Auckland crew Cameron Maher and Brett Hampson complete the 4000-mile passage from Mexico to Tahiti via the Marquesas Islands.
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Cruising the Pacific part 4: Mexico to New Zealand
Before starting his Pacific crossing, editor-at-large Steve Raea cobbles a crew together to fly the Kiwi flag in Mexico’s biggest yacht regatta and finds cohesion in the chaos.
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Cruising the Pacific part 3: Mexico to New Zealand
Trade-A-Boat editor Steve Raea and crew sail south from Mazatlan to Banderas Bay and get serious about final preparations for the annual 3000-mile Pacific Puddle Jump.
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Cruising the Pacific part 2: Mexico to New Zealand
Having re-joined his yacht in Mexico at Christmas, Trade-A-Boat editor Steve Raea takes his novice holiday crew for a shakedown in the Sea of Cortez and finds himself land-locked for his troubles.
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Cruising the Pacific: Mexico to New Zealand
Trade-A-Boat editor, Steve Raea, returns to Mexico to rejoin the yacht he purchased last year and prepare for his second Pacific Ocean crossing. He backgrounds the purchase and the race to get sailing before the northern hemisphere hurricane season.
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Image 7.5m Fishfinder Open Hardtop
Destined for Australia, the latest 7.5m Fishfinder from Southland’s Image Boats reinforces the quality of Kiwi-built aluminium trailer boats and demonstrates an increasing demand for our robust craft across the Tasman.
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White Pointer 850 Custom Cruiser
With All Black legend Dan Carter waiting for us at Napier Airport and the ocean liner Sea Princess holding station off Napier Harbour, news of Trade-A-Boat’s pending review of Mark Sinton’s new White Pointer 850 Custom Cruiser Fred had spread farther than first thought.
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Image Elite 6.4M
Southland’s Image Boats is revisiting the prospect of developing a range of smaller, more affordable boats and will test the market with the debut of its new 6.4m Elite hardtop. Steve Raea slips behind the wheel.
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Extreme Game King 850
As New Zealand’s most awarded aluminium trailer boat manufacturer for the last five years, Extreme Boats is clearly doing something right with their products.
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