Marine

Tauranga sailors top in NZ

Tauranga sailors Luke Stevenson and Sam Bullock have finished the 420 World Championship at Riva Del Garda in seventh place out of 122 boats in the open fleet. ... Read More

Ski lanes decision in six weeks

A decision on the future of the Hunters Creek ski lane will be known in about six weeks, says tribunal chairman Malcolm Whitaker. Malcolm, Raewyn Bennett and... Read More

Buoy out of water

An Environment Bay of Plenty (EBOP) buoy monitoring system, popular with boat users and surfers is coming ashore for repairs. Data from the wave buoy, which can... Read More

Change of tune for TYPBC racing

Steve's Marine Supplies Centreboard Winter Series, run by the Tauranga Sailing Club, is being remembered for some inhospitable weather, but last Sunday things were... Read More

PM to open new marina

Whangamata's new marina is on track for handover on October 21 and an official opening in November by Prime Minister John Key. 'The basin is fully excavated... Read More

Help - dinghy missing

Rex Riddler has lost his dirty white fibreglass dinghy from the ramp end of Pilot Bay, Tauranga. It has red moulding around the gunwale, across the bow and the... Read More

Big bang at Tauranga harbour

A huge ‘bang' was heard as one side of a Harbour Link Project crane platform slumped into Tauranga Harbour. Simon Hamer had a perfect view of the incident... Read More

Resolution docks in Tauranga

The Navy's principal survey vessel, HMNZS Resolution, visited to Tauranga on July 24-25. The visit was part of a programme allowing Volunteer Reserve Units in the... Read More

Challenger moves to Mount

Te Puke's Challenger Boats is moving to Mount Maunganui in September to be closer to customers. Challenger has leased 142 Newton Street, where it plans to expand... Read More

Boats respond to assist yacht

Local boats were quick to respond to assist a yacht in difficulties in high winds at Pilot Bay in the weekend. The yachties had been transferring equipment off their... Read More

Spectacular weekend yachting + VIDEO

Sunday racing at the TYPBC was fast and furious with wind peaking at 32 knots early in the afternoon. Division one keelers were spectacular as they gybed around... Read More

Wind thrills for yachties

The weekend weather wasn't to everyone's liking but those who enjoy a bit of wind, rough and tumble, had a great time. Among them were some of the Bay's keen yachties,... Read More