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Extreme 645CC
Extreme Boats’ 645CC (Centre Console) was the supreme Boat of the Show award winner at this year’s ...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.45
Construction:
Aluminium
Highfield Patrol 600
Tracing its lineage back to the Australian line of Swift boats, Highfield is now a joint French-Chin...
Horsepower (HP):
150
Length Over All (M):
6
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Beneteau GT 32
The GT 32 is a comfortable weekender that can sleep up to four adults, but would be ideally suited t...
Displacement (M):
5377
Length Over All (M):
9.95
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Dehler 30OD
Boats are designed to maximise their chances within the strictures of certain design rules conventio...
Displacement (M):
2800
Length Over All (M):
10.3
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Machina 701
The 701 is the latest addition to the growing Machina range and marks a distinct departure from the ...
Horsepower (HP):
250
Length Over All (M):
7.2
Construction:
Aluminium
Riviera 645 SUV
The launch of the 645 at the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show completes a stylish six-boat SUV range for Au...
Displacement (M):
39970
Length Over All (M):
21.23
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Caribbean 5.5m Offshore
Offering a dry ride, decent freeboard and good stability at rest, the Offshore is a small fibreglass...
Horsepower (HP):
90
Length Over All (M):
5.5
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Senator 800 HT
The way the Senator behaves gives the impression it would be completely unflappable – easily capable...
Length Over All (M):
8.3
Construction:
Aluminium
Lamont T340 Jet RIB
Although a new name on the New Zealand boating scene, Lamont Jets has an excellent pedigree. The br...
Displacement (M):
320
Length Over All (M):
3.4
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Wright 46S Powercat
Alan Wright is one of New Zealand’s most prolific designers. A father-and-son team has brought one ...
Displacement (M):
16000
Length Over All (M):
14
Construction:
Composite
Nautitech 47 Power
Businessman and philanthropist Dave Sutherland has teamed up with celebrity chef Ben Bayly to launc...
Displacement (M):
18168
Length Over All (M):
14.23
Construction:
Composite
LSB Catalyst superyacht tender
After sea trials in Auckland, T/T Skorpios was shipped to Europe to join her mothership, the carbon...
Length Over All (M):
15.53
Construction:
Composite
Shaw 550
Last year’s level 4 lockdown was a difficult time for all Kiwis, but it also gave Bay of Islands rig...
Displacement (M):
600
Length Over All (M):
5.5
Construction:
Composite
Offshore Boats 750 HT
She certainly looked like a dedicated sport fisher, her 10-position rocket launcher festooned with S...
Horsepower (HP):
350
Length Over All (M):
7.5
Construction:
Aluminium
Yanmar X47 Express Cruiser
Launched at Germany’s Boot Dusseldorf in January last year, the America’s Cup editon of the X47 (47-...
Displacement (M):
14700
Length Over All (M):
14.53
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Fatcat 4000 Fisherman
Lightning Marine’s Fatcat 4000 sticks with the ‘simple is best’ small boat ethos.
Displacement (M):
240
Length Over All (M):
3.8
Construction:
Other
Moody DS41
When thinking about a new boat you always imagine the sun shining benignly and a playful 12-knot bre...
Displacement (M):
11200
Length Over All (M):
12.52
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Refurbished Corsair Mk I: Masquerade
Some 45 years after she rolled off the Salthouse production line, Masquerade isn’t immediately recog...
Displacement (M):
8000
Length Over All (M):
12
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Prestige 420s Coupé
The Prestige 420s is the sedan express version of the much-applauded flybridge motor yacht that was ...
Displacement (M):
14400
Length Over All (M):
13.06
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Rae Line 205
In a market flooded with facsimiles, the 205 is a refreshing departure from the norm and a great ste...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Displacement (M):
1520
Length Over All (M):
6.3
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Assegai 51
The assegai is the short stabbing spear once used in battle by the people of Southern Africa, most f...
Length Over All (M):
15.55
Construction:
Other
Dickey Boats Semifly 45
It was like a scene from Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Thanks to some COVID rescheduling, Dickey ...
Displacement (M):
12950
Length Over All (M):
14.20
Construction:
Aluminium
Stryda 600s
Auckland boatbuilder Stryda Marine has just released a centre-console variation of its popular 6m 60...
Displacement (M):
2000
Length Over All (M):
6
Construction:
Aluminium
Caribbean 420 Express
Melbourne’s International Marine has built around 60,000 boats in 60 years. Founded in 1958 by the S...
Displacement (M):
11200
Length Over All (M):
13.16
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Innovision 707 Explorer
Innovision’s range of bespoke aluminium boats is most certainly ‘different from the rest’ as the co...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Length Over All (M):
7.15
Construction:
Aluminium
Jeanneau Merry Fisher 795 Marlin
Clark Gayford, host of the Fish of the Day TV programme, has pretty exacting requirements. The press...
Displacement (M):
1750
Length Over All (M):
7.17
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Elliott 1350
The Elliott 1350 Tourer will be a familiar design to many, with boats such as Fiction, Flyer and des...
Displacement (M):
8200
Length Over All (M):
13.50
Construction:
Composite
Sealine C390
Once designed and built in the UK but now part of the Hanse Group and manufactured in eastern German...
Displacement (M):
10519
Length Over All (M):
11.99
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Sealegs 7.5m Amphibious RIB
With a modular deck plan, this is Sealegs’ most customisable model to date. Almost 30 have already s...
Displacement (M):
1600
Length Over All (M):
7.55
Construction:
Aluminium
King Water Jet 4m
Want a generous dollop of adrenalin-spiking fun? Hop aboard this waterjet-powered RIB and hold on t...
Displacement (M):
350
Length Over All (M):
4.0
Construction:
Aluminium
Haines Hunter SF635
Any new boat from Haines Hunter is big news, but a totally new design makes the SF/SP635 an especial...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.76
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Herley 3400 Electric Power Catamaran
The hottest topic in boating today is electric propulsion, and right now the Herley 3400 is perhaps ...
Length Over All (M):
10.4
Construction:
Aluminium
Beneteau Monte Carlo 52
The first impression of the new Monte Carlo 52 is that she’s big – high and wide, with lots of glass...
Displacement (M):
15000
Length Over All (M):
16.25
Construction:
Composite
Sun Odyssey 490
One of the advantages of reaching a certain age is that you know what you want and aren’t afraid to ...
Displacement (M):
11290
Length Over All (M):
14.8
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Fountaine Pajot MY 40
The latest addition to Ownaship’s Auckland-based fractional ownership fleet is a French-built Fount...
Displacement (M):
13500
Length Over All (M):
12.24
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Offshore 650 HT
Their new boat has opened up fresh horizons for the pair, who are taking full advantage of its capab...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.5
Construction:
Aluminium
Smuggler Strata 700 Amphibious
Once a ‘party trick’ with a limited market, amphibious boats have been steadily gaining traction wi...
Displacement (M):
1600
Length Over All (M):
7.0
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
Dickey Custom 950
The 950’s hull comprises CNC-cut alloy panels laid up in an interlocking lattice framework that does...
Displacement (M):
4000
Length Over All (M):
10.2
Construction:
Aluminium
X Yachts Xp38
X-Yachts are highly-specced and the company’s been building performance-oriented cruisers in Denmark...
Displacement (M):
6775
Length Over All (M):
11.58
Construction:
Composite
Riviera 64 SMY
The new 64 SMY takes the very best from Riviera’s largest luxury cruising yacht models and incorpor...
Displacement (M):
42980
Length Over All (M):
21.3
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
