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Chris-Craft Heritage Launch 32
First published in Boating New Zealand back in 2013, this article has lost none ...
Fair winds, farewell. On epiphanies, experiences and learning from them – selling a beloved boat.
What's the thing with epiphanies. You remember every last little detail.
Aft...
Mariner 290 vs Cresta 900
Comparing boats is something that we rarely do. No two boats are the same and wh...
Diva, the cutter yacht
Not so long ago, when most yachts were crafted from wood and not just cloned in ...
Feadship Project 826: A new direction in superyacht design
Dutch yard Feadship has launched Project 826, an 80-metre superyacht that makes ...
Maritimo 75, standing apart in the global 70-foot market
Maritimo’s 75-foot M75 and S75 represent a distinctly Australian interpretatio...
Code X reborn: Fabio Buzzi’s radical powerboat returns
A striking, angular powerboat that looks uncannily like a modern Tesla Cybertruc...
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Coming home to a brand new boat: The story of Kōtare’s restoration
Recently a Rayglass client called Tim Tsoumas, head of our Premium Restora...
ILIAD Catamarans celebrates stunning collaboration with Baz Yacht Design
ILIAD Catamarans has unveiled imagery of the first ILIAD 53F OffGrid Hybrid, fea...
U-Boat Worx unveils super sub during exclusive 24-hour exploration experience
U-Boat Worx, the world’s leading manufacturer of manned submersibles, has offici...
The OK Dinghy: The New Zealand dominance
For nearly 70 years, the OK Dinghy has been one of this country’s most popular i...
Superyacht The Beast sold: Kiwi-built expedition yacht changes hands
The iconic New Zealand-built explorer yacht finds a new owner, marking the next ...
First sea trials for the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild
Since her launch on the 14th of February, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's first ...
Bavaria E40 walkthrough with Busfield Marine, at the Auckland Boat Show
At the Auckland Boat Show we stepped aboard a 2018 Bavaria E40 for a quick walkt...
Stella Maris Motorsailer
A motorsailer offers the best virtues of both wind and powered boats. With a ful...
Flak Too: The hydroplane that broke 100mph on Lake Rotoiti
In April 1968, on the long freshwater reach of Lake Rotoiti near Nelson, Flak To...
Graham Dalton’s Owen Open 60, Hexagon
Kiwi Graham Dalton and his New Zealand-flagged Open 60 Hexagon will carry the ho...
Palm Beach XI Takes Flight on Sydney Harbour
Under sail off Shark Island with the port C-foil deployed, Palm Beach XI gathere...
Wraith II: The MOD70, from Beau Geste to near record-breaking victory at the Balokovic Cup
Wraith II, the MOD70 trimaran formerly known as Beau Geste and Snowflake, made a...
Gitana 18 launched in Lorient as next generation Ultim enters service
The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, Gitana 18, was launched on 14 February in Lorient...
X3 Centreboard Yacht
First discussed on our pages in 2006, the X3 has resurfaced at just the right ti...
Seawind 1170 production insight as Turkish facility comes online
Seawind Catamarans has released a detailed factory video outlining how the Seawi...
The Pātea 830, built from experience, guided by legacy
The Pātea 830 is more than a trailerable cruiser—it’s a boat built for rugged co...
Laissez Faire, a seriously capable 2012 Beneteau Oceanis 58 cruiser with the comfort to stay onboard...
A 2012 Beneteau Oceanis 58 designed for proper cruising
When the Oceanis 58 was...
Beneteau First 30 at 50: how the yacht that launched the First range evolved
Next year, in 2027, the Beneteau First 30 turns 50. Few production yachts can cl...
Riviera 58 Sports Motor Yacht: Tuned by experience
Launched in 2025, the 19.8m Flagship is the first of Riviera's new 58 Sports Mot...
From niche to norm: multihulls emerge as a dominant force in global boating
Multihull boating has moved decisively from niche to mainstream, and in early 20...
Inside the making of Eugen Seibold: the yacht built to work where research ships cannot
A yacht built for a very unusual brief
When the Max Planck Society set out to c...
The 580 Regal, twenty years on
The 580 Regal first appeared on the New Zealand boating scene under the Sea Nymp...
Why we kept coming back to the Fi-Glass Warrior
The first time Boating New Zealand reviewed the Fi-Glass Warrior, the conditions...
Eight years on, the Dickey Semifly 36 still proves the point
New Zealand’s marine industry is beginning to find its feet after a tough early-...
Human powered circumnavigation boat built in New Zealand rewrites ocean endurance rules
The New Zealand-built pedal boat designed to fix a flaw in human powered circumn...
Whekenui arrives and gets to work
Whekenui has arrived in Marlborough. Built for daily offshore work, the 24m serv...
From a 3500 tour to a Rayglass 4000 restoration
What began as a routine factory tour of a Rayglass 3500 quickly evolved into a f...
Built to go south: Palm Beach 65 takes on the Sydney to Hobart passage
After months of major modifications ahead of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, Palm ...
Beneteau Gran Turismo range redefined for modern New Zealand boating
Three new express cruisers built around space, ease of use, and time spent outsi...
Alan Smith launch Muritai: a Northland classic with real pedigree
A 1965 Alan Smith launch that captures the best of mid century kauri craftsmansh...