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Which sail training ship was commissioned in 1986?

What was the name of New Zealand’s entrant in the 1986-7 Louis Vuitton Cup?

What was so unique about the boat at the time? Who was her skipper?

1986 saw the fourth edition of which yacht race? a. Fastnet b. Sydney Hobart c. Coastal Classic d. Auckland Suva

Which Olympic yachting gold medallist was born in 1986? a. Barbara Kendall b. Tom Ashley c. Jo Aleh d. Polly Powrie

Which cruise ship struck rocks and sank in the Marlborough Sounds in February 1986?

In what position did Sir Peter Blake’s Lion New Zealand 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race?

In 1986 the HMNZS Monowai became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to do what?

The 1986 Singlehanded Trans Tasman Yacht Race was won in record time by Ian Johnston in Bullfrog Sunblock. What was his approximate average speed? a. 8 knots b. 10 knots c. 12 knots d. 15 knots

Johnson’s 1986 275 horsepower outboard was what configuration? a. 2.5 litre fuel-injected V6 b. 3.2 litre fuel-injected V6 c. 3.2 litre carburetted V8 d. 3.6 litre carburetted V8.

Released in 1986 the Waverunner 500 was Yamaha’s first what? What was revolutionary about it?

In 1986 which veteran of the Falkland’s War had her engines upgraded from steam turbine to diesel-electric giving her a maximum speed of 36 knots.

What is the name of the police launch that capsized in Wellington Harbour in July 1986?

How many crew were on board and how many died?

Known as the Bridge to Bridge, what type of race ran from the Cambridge to Taupiri and back for the first time in 1986?

Who, along with team-mate Glen Urquhart, won the Class II UIM World Powerboat Championship in Guernsey 1986?

Held in the same calendar year, which city hosted the next UIM World Powerboat Championship?

The introduction of what, revolutionised life on Waiheke Island in 1986?