Safe Boating NZ Hawkes Bay

16/01/2026

16/01/2026

Penn senator 9/0

30/11/2025

Bit tricky getting out the channel yesterday for the regatta i was shadowed by this monster

30/11/2025

Easterly breeze meets Westerly , Napier

29/11/2025

Day 2 of the Napier Sailing Club Summer Regatta! 🌤️⛵️

Check out the support fleet lining up this morning. Educator is geared up and ready to join the crew on the water for safety cover today. 🚤

Have a great race day everyone!

28/11/2025

Educator is geared up and on the water today for the 2025 Napier Sailing Club Summer Regatta! ⛵️☀️

Safe Boating NZ Hawkes Bay is pleased to be supporting the event, with Educator acting as a support vessel to ensure everything runs smoothly and safely for the competitors. 🚤⚓️

Best of luck to everyone racing out there today!

Event info:
https://www.napiersailingclub.org.nz/regattas-1-1/2025-summer-regatta

08/11/2025

🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎉

​A huge congratulations goes out to Martin Drake, the lucky winner of our $100 Petrol Voucher Raffle! Your winning number was 35!

​Martin, we'll be giving you a call shortly to arrange collecting your prize! 📞

​A massive thank you to everyone who came down and took the time to chat with the team today at Burnsco Napier during the Safe Boating NZ Hawke's Bay Meet. We really appreciated you stopping by!

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07/11/2025

🚨 IT'S HAPPENING TODAY! 🚨

The Safe Boating NZ Hawke's Bay Meet & Greet is ON!

Come on down and join your fellow boaties for an essential safety catch-up. This is your chance to meet the team, get the latest local marine safety updates, and network with the Hawke's Bay boating community before you hit the water this season.

We'll be at:
📍 Burnsco Napier (180 Taradale Road, Pirimai)

Don't miss out on making this summer your safest one yet.

Check the event details for the exact time and we'll see you there!

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26/10/2025

Meet the man behind Safe Boating NZ Hawkes Bay – Dave Wallace! 🚤

Dave isn't just our tutor; he's an East Coast Maritime Training provider servicing Napier, Taupō, and Gisborne.

With over 30 years of recreational boating experience and 7 years as a Coastguard Master, he knows his way around the water!

Dave's qualifications also include:
🔹 Commercial Skipper SRL
🔹 Coastal Skippers Certification
🔹 7 years as a Coastguard Boating Education (CBES) Tutor
🔹 11 years in Frontline Maritime Search and Rescue

Dave is passionate about helping students gain on-water experience through practical, hands-on teaching strategies, especially onboard his purpose-built 1850 Stabicrafts.

Let Dave and the team become your ocean coach, and help keep you and you family safe at sea.

26/10/2025

🌊 Explore Hawke's Bay or Taupō by boat! 🌊

Looking for your next adventure on the water? ☀️

We have two fantastic boats, Navigator and Educator, available for hire in both beautiful Hawke's Bay and stunning Taupō!

Whether you're planning a fishing trip, a family day out, or just want to explore the beautiful coastline and lakes, we've got you covered.

Prices start at just $450 for a day's hire!

Get in touch and let's get you out on the water!

* Conditions apply

24/10/2025

24/10/2025

Every blast of a ship’s horn carries a message — one that can save lives at sea. ⚓
From course changes to danger warnings, these signals form the language of navigation.
It’s a reminder that communication at sea isn’t spoken — it’s sounded. 🎶

Learn it. Respect it. Live by it. 🌊

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