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RESULTS OF MARITIME NEW ZEALAND RECREATIONAL BOATING SURVEY PUBLISHED


Maritime New Zealand has published its Ipsos 2018 Recreational Boating Survey, revealing that recreational boaties seem to be generally behaving more safely. There is a steady lifejacket wearing culture, more weather checking, taking two ways to call for help and avoiding alcohol when going out on the water.


Boating by the numbers 2018 – 1.5 million adults (42% of New Zealanders) were involved in recreational boating last year.


– Kayaks remain the most popular craft used by boaties (33%), followed by power boats under six metres (22%), and dinghies (11%).


– Last year 19 people died in recreational boating accidents on New Zealand waters. Of these, 18 were men – 14 over 40 years (the highest fatality group).


– Lifejackets remain the most prevalent form of safety device taken on boating trips.


– The number of boaties wearing their lifejackets all, or most of the time, on the water, remains stable at 75%.


Recreational Boating in


New Zealand 2018


Incoming Chair of the Safer Boating Forum and Maritime NZ Deputy Director Sharyn Forsyth said the 2018 Ipsos survey is encouraging and shows that boaties’ safety behaviour has improved in the four key risk areas identified and targeted by the 23-member Safer Boating Forum.


– The percentage of boaties having at least two ways to signal or call for help if needed ‘every time’ has risen to 43% in 2018 from 38% in 2017.


– The percentage of boaties checking the weather before heading out on the water has risen to 85% in 2018 from 81% in 2017.


– The decision to avoid alcohol ‘every time’ either before or during time on the water has risen from 61% in 2017 to 67% in 2018.


Incoming Chair of the Safer Boating Forum and Maritime NZ Deputy Director Sharyn Forsyth said the 2018 Ipsos survey is encouraging and shows that boaties’ safety behaviour has improved in the four key risk areas identified and targeted by the 23-member Safer Boating Forum.


Read the survey results in full at https://bit.ly/2AWrmRi


SUNSEEKER IS SET TO MOVE INTO METAL BOAT PRODUCTION


Sunseeker International is set to partner with Dutch based ICON Yachts to produce aluminium boats. The first boat, due for launch in 2021, will be a 49m yacht and will capitalise on the demand the boatbuilder is seeing for larger vessels.


“We know there is demand there for larger Sunseeker yachts as the 155 Yacht proved,” said Sunseeker Inter- national sales director, Sean Robertson. “The decision to stop building that model was a commercial one based on space and capacity and certainly not due to lack of demand, so we knew we needed to rethink our approach to this size of vessel and have spent considerable time looking at various opportunities.”


The new 49m tri-deck yacht will have an interior that can be styled to each owner’s taste.


He added: “A move into metal also means there is no ceiling as to how big we can go in the future, but obviously this requires different expertise and so it was essential to find the right partner to support the project.”


Sunseeker first entered the superyacht arena in 2001 with its 105 Yacht. Since then the boatbuilder has delivered more than 125 yachts over 100ft.


The Report • December 2018 • Issue 86 | 9


Marine News


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