Most sailors love the ease of handling of furling headsails - so nice when they are working smoothly! But no-one wants to deal with a malfunctioning furler at sea - battling on the foredeck with a sail stuck unfurled in high winds is no fun. Neither is sailing at a snail's pace in light air with too little [...]

NSR has been a proud supporter of the Opua Cruising Club since we opened shop in 2009. This month is our 'calendar month' at the club:  we are sponsoring the Whangaroa Race and on April 6th, prizegiving night, we will be hosting a members' night rigging seminar by Rob - hope to see you there. [...]

Congratulations to our sister company NSR Alloy Solutions on the launch of "Garfield." The 14m power catamaran was built by NSR Alloy Solutions to a hull design developed by Malcolm Tennant/Alan Walker some years ago, specifically to allow canoe stern-type vessels to be computer cut and constructed in aluminium. Alan Walker (Coastdesign) is now the [...]