Boating Blog For New Zealand
We recently came across a bad situation where a new boat owner asked an "Experienced" friend to teach them boating. This turned out to be a very costly mistake. The "Experienced" friend didn't have the skillset to recover the boat from hitting the dock. Teaching someone to operate a boat [...]
One of the most important aspects of anchoring is setting your anchor and taking a transit to ensure the anchor is holding. Recently we were in Oneroa bay and when the wind picked up to 20Kts about 7 boats began to drag. The reason for ALL of these boats dragging [...]
We have been asked by a lot of people to produce a basic generic launch and recovery checklist. The below list is a good basic guide. Obviously your vessel may differ so don't treat this list as conclusive, it's just a guide to offer some basic help. Before leaving [...]
Powerboat Training NZ has now created a new course combo featuring the RYA Level 2 and RYA PWC certificate which are 2 of the main qualifications required in the superyacht industry. So if you are looking at heading overseas for employment in the superyacht industry you will benefit from [...]
Powerboat Training NZ has just added a new Seadoo Spark to our training fleet. If you are new to boating or have just bought a jetski, it's strongly suggested you get some training as there have been a lot of incidents cause by lack of awareness around these high powered [...]
A boat got into distress last Sunday in the middle of the White Sea. Unknown to them their distress was received by an Oscar class Russian nuclear submarine who were on exercise in the area and promptly made their way to assist them. Due to weather conditions the boat [...]
Man Overboard You may not have spent much time thinking about it but a person falling over the side of a boat can be one of a boaties worst scenarios to deal with. There are numerous reasons for falling over including inappropriate enthusiasm on the throttle and a [...]
Ensure You Choose The Correct Lifejacket. Children’s lifejackets can rely on foam, or air only to provide buoyancy. Normally, foam lifejackets provide about 100N of buoyancy and are suitable for inshore use. Air only lifejackets meet the requirements of a 150N lifejacket and are suitable for offshore use. Air only [...]
Blue lights and traffic snarl ups 5KM long have taught many a keen mariner that perhaps they should have paid a bit more attention to the chariot that throned their pride and joy. Choosing the boat of your dreams doesn’t make sense if it is seated on the trailer of [...]
Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) is in the process of completely revising and changing the current Safe Ship Management (SSM) system to what will be known as MOSS or Maritime Operator Safety System. This means that anyone operating a boat commercially will be required to ensure all their documentation is [...]