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Inaugural Alan Wright Day: 100+ boats, one designer

...up under the Auckland Harbour Bridge for the inaugural Alan Wright Day 41 years ago. // Photo courtesy of Alan Wright Variants racing during the 1978 Feltex Regatta // Photo...
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Alan Wright 14.6m

This Alan Wright 14.6-metre monohull represents a genuine opportunity to acquire a substantial Kiwi-designed yacht with serious bluewater credentials. Alan Wright is a respected New Zealand naval architect whose designs...
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Wright 52 Powercat

...the heritage that comes with any Alan Wright-designed vessel. Being one of New Zealand’s most popular keelboat designers, the Auckland-based Wright often ignored – or at the very least, stretched...
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Classic Regatta

2026 Marauder 8.4 Championship: Alan Wright design still racing strong...

...remains the highlight of the calendar for owners of Alan Wright’s popular Kiwi cruiser racer. 2026 Marauder 8.2 event notice // Photo credit: Yvonne McGill Hosted by Weiti Boating Club,...
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Wright 52 Flybridge

Father and son team Kelvin and Amos Kay have built six Wright 15m powercats, originally designed by Alan Wright as a photography platform for the America’s Cup. Stable and fast...
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2019

Meeting of minds

...a huge incentive to win.” Wrighty, the autobiography Alan Wright’s autobiography describes his early interest in boats and his chequered career of unusual occupations until he settled into boat construction,...
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Boat Profile

Still larking about

“An old bugger still ticking over” – is how 90-year-old Alan Wright describes himself and his desire to keep designing boats and having a project on the go. Story by...
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Wright 46S Powercat

...I said I had these moulds and it went from there. There were several people who wanted an Alan Wright powercat, but they’d been out of production for a while.”...
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December 2025

A true Kiwi navigator: The John Mansell story

...“A very nice family, very decent, hard-working people.” Mansell’s 11.6m keeler Navigator was designed by Alan Wright. Aged eight, Mansell’s uncle took him sailing in an Idle Along on Paremata...
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Features

New vessel for Dolphin Charters

...as possible. With this in mind Banks Peninsula’s leading wildlife watching business Akaroa Dolphins has recently launched its new purpose-built, Alan Wright-designed 15m power cat. She is an impressive collusion...
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PIC Harbour Classic

Rounding out the entries to the record-breaking 2025 PIC Harbour Class...

...Alana Pooley, secured third place, marking the first-ever all-female crew to reach the top three at Nationals. Jenny and Alana – first ever all-female crew at the 2024 First Fifteen...
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Editors Note

Kiwi crafted

...you have the right skills and technical know-how. Our second review, a Wright 52 powercat built by K2 Marine, is less of a one-off. This Alan Wright design has been...
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Yacht Reviews

⛵️ Yachts Exclusive Latest Yacht Reviews AMF Express 37 Amf Sport Boat Aluminium Marine Fabricators (AMF) in Te Puke recently launched their first Express 37 for Wellington clients that have...
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Power Boat Reviews

⛵️ Power Boats Exclusive Latest Power Boat Reviews AMF Express 37 Amf Sport Boat Aluminium Marine Fabricators (AMF) in Te Puke recently launched their first Express 37 for Wellington clients...
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Multiple choice

...Specifications length 23.99m beam 9.96m draft 1.65m displacement 63,000kg engines 2 x 725hp Volvo D11 (or CAT C8.7 650hp or Cummins QSK 19 800hp). K2 Marine Designed by Alan Wright...
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2005 | 2024 Lavranos 43 | Q2

...partnership with respected Kiwi designer Alan Wright, Q2 stands apart as a fast, strong and well-balanced vessel purpose-built for serious sailing. Constructed in New Zealand by Catamarans NZ to full...
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Boat Business

Lidyard Yachts re-union

...boatbuilding along the way, most of whom are in this photo. Those present, left to right: Front row: Warren Vaudrey, Heather Lidgard, John Lidgard, Dan Cottrell, Alan Wright, Ailsa Wright...
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Features

Rainbow SHINES AGAIN

...involved various craftsman and helpers – including Carter, her original builder, his partner Alan Wright, John ‘Bulldog’ Street, Tony ‘Womble’ Barclay and Roy ‘Rocket’ Dickson. The work was also tackled...
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Key Figures

...June 2025 Read more Profiles on Key Figures Alan Mummery: The quiet genius of Kiwi yacht design From a modest Waiheke Island workshop to bluewater classics around the world, Alan...
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Boat Insights

...Cruising Catamaran Father and son team Kelvin and Amos Kay have built six Wright 15m powercats, originally designed by Alan Wright as a photogra... Horsepower (HP): 880 Length Over All...
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PIC Harbour Classic

LIVE: 2026 PIC Harbour Classic

...in-fact 10.20-metres) skippered by Chris Dickson. Aoelian, the Alan Wright 12 skippered by Melissa Logan. DIVISION 5 (monohull) Sequesta, the Ed Dubois 42 skippered by Philip Deibert. Princess, the Stewart...
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Boat Brief

Peter Brookes, master mariner, master crafts

...era of the late 1970s I decided to build a Lotus 9.2 in kauri. Over 140 of this very popular Alan Wright design were produced in fibreglass, but only about...
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December 2022

Radio waves

...winning M Class boats along with Laurie Davidson, and a winning big-boat helm herself. Or her partner Peter Foster, long-time campaigner of an Alan Wright-designed Quarter Tonner. Or Bob Spearman,...
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Bay of Islands Sailing Week

The 2025 Bay of Islands Sailing Week begins!

...high-performance racers, including V5, a TP52 designed by Alan Andrews and skippered by Brian Petersen. This 15.9-metre powerhouse was originally built to dominate the Transpac Race from Los Angeles to...
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Boating History

...the builders, the engines, and the owners of six of the... 28 March 2026 Read more Classic Regatta 2026 Marauder 8.4 Championship: Alan Wright design still racing strong in the...
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PIC Harbour Classic

The PIC Harbour Classic: Charting a course to greatness

...event. The contenders Aeolian – A 2000 Wright 12m skippered by Melissa Logan. Named after the Greek word for ‘of the wind,’ Aeolian is a testament to Logan’s sailing prowess....
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Sailing Yachts

...Mattias Coutts a... 2026 Kitefoil World Championship, Day 3: Lukas Walton-Keim books gold ... IN THE YARDS Endless Mummery 36 – Price reduction 11M Jorgensen Cruising Cutter Yacht “Ibis” Alan...
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Features

Remembering Vectis

...Vos, a well-known Auckland shipwright, as the builder, other sources credit her build to Woollacott. Unlike Bert Woollacott’s later designs, she had a spoon bow and a bit of a...
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Classic Yachts

...But look closer and you will find... 12 March 2026 Read more Classic Regatta 2026 Marauder 8.4 Championship: Alan Wright design still racing strong in the Hauraki Gulf A tough...
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Features

THE GARY UNDERWOOD STORY – Under the radar

...a John Hannadesigned 9m Tahitian ketch, with a new rig designed by Alan Payne. After sailing her from Brisbane to Hobart, Underwood sailed to Fiji and then to the BOI...
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August 2023

Australian Wooden Boat Festival; Wooden Gems

...architects, Alan Payne, and built by William Barnett in Tasmania. Gretel II also challenged in the 1977 Cup. Made of Oregon pine, the carvel-laid sloop shone immaculately in the Tassie...
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