Tidelines: Bond creations for Boat Show

The Neptune Submarine.

The Neptune submarine, from the 1981 movie For Your Eyes Only, is one of four boats from James Bond movies which will be at the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show at the Auckland Showgrounds over Queen's Birthday weekend.

The others are the tow sled from Thunderball (1965), the Bath-O-Sun from Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and the Q-boat from The World is Not Enough (1999). The boats, which are owned by a foundation in the United States, will be making only one appearance in New Zealand.

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Pains Wessex, the Australian manufacturer of marine distress products, has issued a recall notice for one of its flares after a boater was seriously injured while using a Mk7 hand flare. The company says the cause of the accident is unclear but the white collision warning (Mk 7) from batches 2054 and 2046 is being recalled as a precaution.

Water-Watch

The final Steinlager performance regatta of the summer season will be raced tomorrow at Royal Akarana Yacht Club. There will be three races back-to-back starting from 1pm. Other action: Today: Mullet boat summer series ends (Ponsonby CC); His 'n' Hers (Richmond YC); Closing Day race (Panmure Y&BC); Saturday race (BBYC).

Today and tomorrow: Townson 32 championships (BBYC); Green Meanie, all senior and youth classes, Hobie 16, RSX, Lasers and 3.7s (Takapuna BC).

Tomorrow: Closing day races and classic yachts (PCC); Closing day race (Richmond YC).

Organisations planning events on or in the Waitemata or Manukau harbours should register in advance with the Auckland Regional Council on (09) 366 2000. The 24-hour response number for the ARC maritime unit is (09) 362 0397.