One particularly strange thing I've noticed on rec.boats is that there is an amazing amount of attention paid to boat names. Perhaps this is because a boat name is one of the few periods where everyone absolutely has to come up with something sounding creative and original. I remember well when my family bought a 13' Boston Whaler together. There were two major factions in the family, it being a coming together of two formerly-fractured halves, and each half wanted their own name or else.

Detailed current measurements show a number of different flows in the Kaipara depending upon the tidal extremes of tidal cycle (spring to neap). The flow is asymetric meaning that the ebb and flood are not identical in direction. The tidal current varies between 1.6 and 2.5 metres per second (up to nine kilometres per hour or five knots). The areas of strongest current are to the west of the harbour mouth.

Almost everyone will immediately say Fiberglass. It's strong, it's durable and it doesn't have many of the durability problems of the other materials. Basically, unless you're a maintenance maven, it's by far the best choice. What about wood? Wood boats are far cheaper than fiberglass ones, and they might seem like an ideal way to get into cruising.

we state in many places on this site, the answer is no. All the boat reviews that we have are posted, and there are no others hidden away in a file somewhere.

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Yes, we can arrange that. You need to let us know how many people will be on board and we can organise this for you with one of our two local boatyards.

Not if you don't want to - or if you do not run aground in a shallow spot. Even at he lowest water levels, you ought to be able to avoid it.

We try to give folks the opportunity to get ashore every day, either in the evening when we drop anchor or in the morning before we get underway. Sometimes there will be an opportunity to shop in a small village, but you should try to bring everything you will need for your trip.