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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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Secondhand boats: 1981 Farr 44

Bruce Farr is a legendary New Zealand yacht designer, and his award of the OBE in 1990 was recognition of his contribution to the local boatbuilding market. Farr yachts are well-known through the sailing world, with the Farr 44 one of their most popular designs. So when you find a Farr 44 that was built by equally-legendary John Lidgard Yachts, such as Cuttyhunk, it demands a serious look.
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Pelin Empress

Auckland boatbuilder Richard Edlin breathes new life into old bones with the restoration of a Pelin Empress – previously consigned to an uncertain future – and in doing so, puts forward a compelling case for buying old over new. Steve Raea reports.
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Smarts stimulus

Retrofitting electronic gear will enhance the boating experience, says Kevin Green, and there is a wealth of new product out there.
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Tow Vehicle: Ford Territory

The Territory's TDCi powerplant has given the Australian Ford a new lease of life, adding a surfeit of torque, impressive refinement and enhanced towing ability. Exactly what the Territory needed.
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Tow Vehicle: SsangYong Rexton II Sport

Ok, so it is not the popular poster child for the Korean car industry, but 16 years after it was introduced in New Zealand, SsangYong is progressing nicely on the back of some Tonka-tough utes and SUVs. We think it makes for a hardy tow machine.
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