Rocna Mk II Design
Rocna Mk II is a high performance anchor based on the original & acclaimed Rocna Mk I design. Mk II improves performance & strength, introducing a new roll-foil™, an [...]
RAE LINE 205 review featuring Maxtek Hydraulic Steering
If you take the idea of the American bowrider, discard the white linen and shampoo, add some Kiwi practicality to it and put a hull under it that will [...]
Boat Review: Highfield Patrol 600 featuring Maxtek Hydraulic Steering
The boats are now sold through a worldwide dealer network into 45 countries. Tracing its lineage back to the Australian line of Swift boats, Highfield is now a joint [...]
First Life Saved through next-generation MEOSAR search and rescue network
For New Zealand’s Don Stevens, it was the distress signal from his personal locator beacon (PLB) relayed by the next-generation MEOSAR satellite system to Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand [...]
FLIR & Simrad Integrate
What does this mean? See in the Dark A Thermal Imaging camera enables you to see what the naked eye cannot. No Joy Stick Required You can run the [...]
New Mobile Showroom
New 10 ton mobile showroom for 2020
Attaching a swivel to an anchor: Simple – but you need to get it right!
Recently I installed a swivel on my anchor rode and conducted testing, as I don’t want to compromise safety and my anchor rode integrity. After much thought and testing [...]
Trim Tab Selection Guide
A complete guide to choosing the right trim system for your particualr boat. This guide outlines boat size and transom layout Click here to Download Guide
FLIR Technology in New Zealand
FLIR thermal imaging cameras began appearing on NZ boats around 2006 and since that time the technology has proven to be helpful in night time navigation. So what is [...]
Injured tramper rescued after activating McMurdo PLB
"In the 1st week of March 2014, a group of 4 of us went into Nelson Lakes National Park to do the Travers-Sabine Circuit plus a side visit to [...]
Rocna anchors – Why people choose Rocna
Boaties drop by the Rocna stand and have offered their testimonials and personal experience with anchoring.