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This new Stabi-Craft Marine 859 Pilothouseis on the way from Bluff for a starring role at the Alaska Boat Show on March 6. The boat is built for fishing but with home comforts to cope with the Alaskan conditions. It has a heated indoor bathroom, hot and cold running water, two-burner cooker and teak trim throughout. And the holding tanks can cope with the local giant halibut that can weight up to 140kg.
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The 100th craft of the Sealegs production line is on its way to a client in Perth, Western Australia. Company CEA David McKee-Wright says the boat represents a milestone for Sealegs which delivered the first amphibious craft off the production line to a New Zealand client two and a half years ago. More on sealegs.com
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It's not a big fleet but there are five 50-footers in the Round North Island Race that starts off at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Westhaven, at 11.00am today.
Other activity:
Today: B J Tyres Afternoon Blow-out (Bucklands Beach Yacht Club);Barrier Race Welcome to Weiti (Gulf Harbour CC); Barrier Race (Weiti BC).
Today and Tomorrow: Splash Travelling Regatta (Takapuna BC).
Tomorrow: M-Class Myth-McCurdy Series (RNZYS).
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.
