Collinson FX: Feb 14 – Coronavirus catastrophe

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid resigned overnight, and UK markets rallied strongly, along with the GBP. AUD has settled around 0.6720, while the NZD withdrew back to 0.6430.

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North Sails renews 52 Super Series partnership

Following a successful partnership over the last two seasons, North Sails has today announced we will continue as an ‘Official Technical Partner’ of the 52 Super Series sponsored by Rolex.

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Emirates Team NZ fans buy gear at Official stores

As anticipation builds to the 36th America’s Cup, get behind and show your support for Emirates Team New Zealand. Buy online from New Zealand or anywhere in the World. Two stores in Auckland – at Auckland Airport and outside the ETNZ Base.

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The Watershed: Composite Radial masts and sale

Coming finally to the Laser Radial class is the ILCA 6 composite lower section, available in New Zealand from The Water Shed. Also on at The Water Shed this month is a Relocation Sale.

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The Ultimate GPS tracking device

PredictWind now offers the premier tracking device in the marine market – the YB3i. Unrivalled in its reliability and trusted by mariners the world over.

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New for 2020 – Zhik’s P3 PFD

Zhik’s new P3 PFD is a light, ‘race-cut’ buoyancy vest and is ISO 12402-5 certified. Designed with smooth lines and cut-away neck and shoulders it allows you maximum freedom of movement.

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New Year, new boat gear? Get a free Delta anchor!

Looking to upgrade your Windlass? Purchase a V700, Pro Series or Pro Fish Lewmar Windlass from Kiwi Yachting Consultants and get a 4kg or 6kg galvanized Delta anchor thrown in for free!Posted

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Race Yachts Premium Brokerage

IRC Optimised Farr 40 Enterprise wins her IRC class in the Sydney to Hobart 2019 and second in her class in the IRC Australian Championships 2020.

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Ownaship’s second sailing catamaran sets sail

Having just arrived in September 2019 Ownaship’s second sailing catamaran syndicate, again a Lucia 40 from Fountaine Pajot, is now fully sold and off on adventures.

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Doyle Sails powered yachts first to Hobart

Both Comanche and InfoTrack carry complete Doyle Sails Cableless and Structured Luff inventories and have seen considerable gains in performance after moving to this technology in recent years.

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Collinson FX: Jan 16 – US/China trade deal signed

AUD to consolidate above 0.6900, while the NZD held 0.6600. The US/China trade agreement will be a boost to these trade exposed nations and currencies.

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RS Electric Boats unveils Pulse58

Unveiled at Boot Dusseldorf, the Pulse58 is the product of two years of development and is ground-breaking as the first ever production RIB with a fully integral electric drive.

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Southern Spars: Looking forward to a great 2020

Southern Spars Founder & Sales Director, Mark Hauser together with NTG Mast Group CEO, Sam Watson discuss an energetic end to 2019, Future Fibres’ game changing hybrid carbon rigging, AEROsix and a number of upcoming projects from Southern Spars in 2020.

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2019 flew by with North Sails 3Di

In the last five years, North Sails clients have broken 40 major sailing records, all using 3Di sails—plus their own determination, tireless energy, and killer teamwork.

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Part 4 of mini-series on MM597 superyacht build

Renowned Yacht Designer, Malcolm McKeon, Owner’s Rep Gregory Monks and Southern Spars’ Head of Superyacht Sales, Paul MacDonald all come together to deliver their approach on choosing the right components to fit the colossal 60m high performance sloop.

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Slingsby dominates at Moth Worlds

When North Sails announced four new 3Di Moth sail designs six months ago, class leader Rob Greenhalgh said “I am confident Moth sailors will reap the rewards on the race course.”

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Zhik’s super lightweight Fuze deck shoes

The new Fuze sneaker-style deck shoes from Zhik are tough, sporty, ultra-lightweight and flexible. They give exceptionally secure foot support, aided by the reinforced upper panel shaping and the inner sole design.

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Weta: Videos from the recreational and racers

The Auckland Weta fleet are into recreational sailing as well as racing. Here’s three videos from the recreational/racing Weta group – a sail to Arkles Bay, racing at Torbay in 25kts, and a sail from Narrow Neck to Motuihe.

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Collinson FX: Dec 17 – China deal confirmed

Markets celebrated the good news enveloping the markets. The ‘Phase One’ US/China trade deal was confirmed Friday and this was welcomed by markets

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Part 3 of mini-series on MM597 superyacht build

Why the best choose Southern Spars. This part three of this four part mini film gives a behind the scenes look at the early stages of the MM597 project development and design process, involving pioneers in the field of superyacht design and fabrication

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The relentless pace of change

We spoke to Kenny Read about the some of the North Sails developments and looked forward, discussing the relentless pace of change in sailing, the continual development of 3Di, the impact of Helix, environmental responsibilities and innovations.

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Part 2 of mini-series on MM597 superyacht build

In the second installment, Paul MacDonald explains how Southern Spars is the only mast builder in the world that can provide a fully integrated package to projects such as the MM597 by using its proprietary software MemBrain.

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Mo Gray joins Future Fibres sales team

Future Fibres has announced the hiring of Mo Gray as new Sales Consultant. Gray is a veteran of two America’s Cup campaigns, TP52 Super Series, J-Class circuit and major offshore races

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New interactive website for Protector

Rayglass Boats, manufacturers of the popular Legend range of GRP trailerboats, the internationally-renowned Protector range of RIBs and the incredibly successful 3500 cruiser, have launched a new interactive website that is both engaging and stylish.

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Hall Spars secures services of new business leader

Roeland began his career as an officer in the Merchant Navy followed by various senior management roles at Van Oord and Acta Marine venturing into fields which included offshore marine construction, oil and gas and wind energy.

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PredictWind makes significant model enhancements

PredictWind has made significant improvements to their weather models. 10 years of development has culminated in the release of the most accurate iteration of the PWG & PWE forecast models to date.

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NA Weta Class Champs: The dream regatta?

Sixteen entries made up the entire fleet for the 2019 North American Weta Class Championships – split between nine singlehanded entries and seven doublehanded entries. by Bob Hodges, WCNA Class President

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Thomas Coville on working with North Sails

Four Ultim trimarans set off Tuesday in the Brest Atlantiques Race, a 14,000-mile Atlantic Ocean loop beginning and ending in Brittany, France. Amongst the fleet is Thomas Coville who is sailing on Sodebo Ultim 3.

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Marine Shield UltraFlex rescues Pleasant Point RIB

Pleasant Point Yacht Club won a Yachting New Zealand and Resene Automotive & Light Industrial competition, with the prize a RIB refurbishment by the Resene team using the ultimate, flexible paint coating, Marine Shield UltraFlex.

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North Sails Weekly Debrief

The newest generation of foiling IMOCAs are heading for the Transat Jacques Vabre starting line – a critical milestone in the four-year Vendée Globe cycle.

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