August 2023 - New Zealand
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Port Whangarei, New Zealand – Superyachts are back!
Rachel Jones 08 Apr 2024
Whangārei / New Zealand / Boatyards / Shipyards / Haul Out / Refit & Repairs / Project Management Port Whangarei, where Oceania Marine Shipyards are located, is a destination where Superyachts can berth for an extended period and have all their needs attended to.
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The NZ Millennium Cup 2024 returns to Auckland!
Caroline Blatter 23 Feb 2024
Auckland / New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies The South Pacific’s longest-running superyacht regatta, the New Zealand Millennium Cup 2024 will be raced on Auckland’s waters from 23rd - 26th February.
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Superyacht Survey Inspection Service Available at Oceania Marine
Tristan Blatter 01 Feb 2024
Whangārei / New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Boatyards / Shipyards / Haul Out / Refit & Repairs / Project Management Oceania Marine Shipyards are ready to service the Superyacht fleet exploring the unique wonders of the Pacific region.
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Tauranga's Vessel Works: An Ultimate Superyacht Refit Destination
Tristan Blatter 20 Nov 2023
Tauranga / New Zealand / Refit & Repairs / Project Management New Zealand’s refit infrastructure is rapidly expanding and an area that should certainly be on the superyacht map is Tauranga, the largest city in the tourist hotspot of the Bay of Plenty.
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Orams Marine: From Onboard to Ashore
Tristan Blatter 22 Aug 2023
Auckland / New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Refit & Repairs / Project Management Orams Marine’s operations manager, Richard Low translated his successful career onboard yachts into a role within the Auckland refit yard.
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Oceania Marine in New Zealand launch new 560T marine travel lift
Caroline Blatter 25 Nov 2022
New Zealand / Boatyards / Shipyards / Haul Out / Refit & Repairs / Project Management The new travel lift establishes Oceania Marine as one of the South Pacific’s premiere refit and repair destinations for Superyachts. It increases the size of yachts the shipyard can service from 100 tonnes to 560 tonnes!
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Hard-ly Speaking - Dr. Chris Henry
Caroline Blatter 10 Oct 2022
New Zealand / Mental Health/ Wellbeing/ Leadership Courses "We know it's good to talk - but doing so isn't always easy...." As relevant now was it was in 2019, Dr. Chris Henry shares his own experience in Hard-ly Speaking, a series of talks especially for men, held in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the hope of building a more connected community.
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Good Racing, Great Cruising Grounds and Exceptional Hospitality...
Caroline Blatter 03 Aug 2022
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies After a hiatus in 2022, the 2023 edition of the race is already drawing in yachts with a number of early entries signing up before the official release. Raced in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands, the New Zealand Millennium Cup is the world’s most southerly superyacht regatta with superyachts journeying from across the globe to race in the sailing Mecca of New Zealand.
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Stranded KIwi Seafarers call for specific MIQ allocation
Caroline Blatter 14 Dec 2021
New Zealand / Mental Health/ Wellbeing/ Leadership Courses / Australia & New Zealand Hundreds of New Zealand seafarers – a key part of the heavily disrupted global supply chain – are being left high and dry in countries all over the world, many for more than six months at a time, causing them and their families considerable stress.
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Not All Sails Are Created Equal ...
15 Sep 2021 Palma & Puerto Portals / South Coast of England & London / Florida / Rhode Island / Italy / New Zealand / Germany / Sails
The continuing growth of the modern Superyacht market worldwide demands a product line dedicated to meet the needs and characteristics of these yachts . What makes Doyle Sails stand out from the rest? Read more, to find out it's something no other sailmaker does...
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Ombudsman to investigate the plight of Kiwi Seafarers stranded at Sea
Caroline Blatter 29 Jul 2021
New Zealand / Crew After receiving complaints from a substantial number of Kiwi Seafarers, the Ombudsman has agreed to investigate issues with MBIE’s (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) process for Kiwi Seafarers accessing MIQ (Managed Isolation & Quarantine)
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"Good racing, great cruising grounds, exceptional hospitality" - The Millennium Cup now looks to sustainability.
Caroline Blatter 19 Jan 2021
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies The New Zealand Millennium Cup kicks off in under a month - when the regatta begins on 15th February 2021, it aims to lead sustainability efforts in global Superyacht Regattas.
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Prada America’s Cup World Series & Christmas Race Formats Announced - Auckland
Caroline Blatter 05 Dec 2020
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies / Yacht / Boat Shows In less than two weeks, current America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand, the Challengers of Record Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, INEOS TEAM UK and New York Yacht Club American Magic will line up for the first time in their 2nd generation AC75’s!
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NZ America's Cup Summer of Sailing
Caroline Blatter 31 Jul 2020
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Shoreside Activities & Events / Regattas & Cruising Rallies The most prestigious prize in sailing - the AC 36 Events line up for 2020/21 - a summer of Sailing in Auckland - Don't miss it - be there!
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It's GAME ON - American Magic takes to the water
Caroline Blatter 27 Jul 2020
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies American Magic - the first challenger sails in Auckland after a five month break - in preparation for the 36th America's Cup in 2021!
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AC36 UPDATE FROM AUCKLAND
Caroline Blatter 17 Jun 2020
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies / Yacht / Boat Shows Great news from Auckland - Jacinda Arden's New Zealand Government has finally approved entry to two foreign America's Cup teams!
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Hard-ly Speaking - Dr. Chris Henry
Caroline Blatter 10 Oct 2019
New Zealand / Medical Services / Pharmacies / Complimentary Therapies " We know it's good to talk - but doing so isn't always easy...." Dr. Chris Henry shares his own experience in Hard-ly Speaking, a series of talks held in Christchurch, Nz, earlier this year, especially for men, in the hope of building a more connected community. #World Mental Health Day
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Superyacht Services Guide in Australia for ASMEX 2019
Caroline Blatter 15 May 2019
Australia / New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Yacht / Boat Shows Superyacht Services Guide (SSG) is now Media Partner for ASMEX, the Australian Superyacht, Marine Export and Commercial Marine Industry annual Conference, that will be held at the Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove Resort, Gold Coast on the 20th and 21st May, following on from the Australian Superyacht Rendezvous and preceding the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. SSG authors for Australia, Asia…
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Superyacht Services Guide Joins as Media Partner for the Australian Superyacht Rendezvous
Caroline Blatter 13 May 2019
Australia / New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies Gold Coast City Marina and Shipyard (GCCM), Australia, again hosts an international line up for the Australia Superyacht Rendezvous, 17th and 18th of May 2019. Superyacht Services Guide (SSG) Asia team, Zara Tremlett and Marieke Derks, will be covering the event online and on radio as Media Partners off the Rendezvous. The Australia Superyacht Rendezvous is attracting global visitors – from…
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BIG BOAT ACTION FROM SPRING REGATTAS
Caroline Blatter 01 Mar 2019
Antigua / Barbuda / Antigua and Barbuda / St. Maarten / St. Martin / New Zealand / Regattas & Cruising Rallies 2019 got off with a bang with two superyacht regattas & an offshore 600 nm Race - providing plenty of excitement in both hemispheres!
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Superyacht Regattas & Boat Shows to kick off 2019
Caroline Blatter 22 Jan 2019
Miami / Newport / Palma & Puerto Portals / Barcelona / Antigua / Sardinia / Dubai / Singapore / St. Maarten / St. Martin / Australia / New Zealand / St. Barth’s / Regattas & Cruising Rallies Once again there is a thrilling programme of superyacht regattas around the world – as well as an array of international Boat Shows.We take a look at the first 6 months of 2019... Regattas 30 January – 2 February: The New Zealand Millennium Cup, Auckland The 24.72m custom built Ammomite is the yacht to beat in this down under event, coming soon, in what the organisers describe as one of…
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Superyacht Regattas of 2018/19
16 Mar 2018 Newport / Sardinia / Mallorca / Antigua and Barbuda / New Zealand / St. Barth’s / Thailand / Shoreside Activities & Events / Regattas & Cruising Rallies
The Bucket Regatta, St Barths 15-18 March 2018 The best loved superyacht regatta in the Caribbean attracts more than 20 of the world’s great superyachts. At least three J Class yachts have already entered for the March 2018 event, along with a collection of stunning yachts from 27m in size to the majestic 56m Perini Navi Zenji. The fleet gathers in Gustavia’s harbour for the three-day…
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New Zealand’s Millennium Cup 2018
Caroline Blatter 30 Jan 2018
New Zealand A celebration of good racing, great cruising grounds and exceptional Kiwi hospitality, showcasing the Bay of Islands & New Zealand to the yachting sector worldwide.
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Keep your Qualifications up to date & brush up your Yachting CV!
Caroline Blatter 29 Jan 2018
Fort Lauderdale / Palma & Puerto Portals / The French Riviera/ Antibes/ Cannes/ Nice / South Coast of England & London / Antigua and Barbuda / New Zealand / St. Barth’s With Spring around the corner, the next few weeks in February & March are the perfect time for crews to be brushing up on their skills prior to the start of the busy charter and Summer holiday season. Several training centres have been highly recommended to us by Captains and Crews, providing a whole host of courses from STCW basic crew training to specialised courses in security, medical training…
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9th Annual IMG Charity Golf Open
Caroline Blatter 06 Dec 2017
New Zealand / Australia & New Zealand The 9th Annual Integrated Marine Group Charity Golf Open was held last week at the stunning Waitamata Golf Club, Devonport, Auckland. Under clear skies & sunshine, 12 teams of 4 players played some ‘serious’ and ‘not so serious golf’ on this 18 hole course with well established park like trees, shrubs and water features. Whilst raising over USD 2000 for this year’s…
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Oceania Marine, Whangarei, New Zealand
Caroline Blatter 07 Jul 2017
New Zealand / Boatyards / Shipyards / Haul Out About 2 hours north of Auckland on State Highway 1, and 40 mins south by road of the Bay of islands, lies the northernmost city in New Zealand, Port Whangarei, where Oceania Marine operates out of the shipyard, covering new construction, refit and repair. The team at Oceania Marine have developed the specialised skill set to construct and service all types of vessels, with an unsurpassed capability…
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