Features

Features

Importing boats

Thinking of importing from the US? It might be an option if you’re after a boat you simply can’t get here for the price you’re willing to pay. But there are hidden costs and pitfalls among the benefits of doing so. Norman Holtzhausen takes a closer look.
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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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