BOAT REVIEWS
Discover New Zealand’s best boats with expert reviews, specs, and local insights—sailboats, powerboats, and yachts covered.
Grand Banks 54 Heritage EU
The Grand Banks 54 Heritage EU may be based on a classic trawler design, but she was nonetheless far...
Length Over All (M):
18.56
Length Over All (M):
14.96
CONSTRUCTION:
Fibreglass
Kadey Krogen 48
The Kadey-Krogen 48 is a trawler motoryacht made for passagemaking that is finding favour among amon...
Horsepower (HP):
205-225
Length Over All (M):
16.16
YEAR:
2011
Displacement (M):
25,605
CONSTRUCTION:
Composite
Salthouse Corsair Euro 49
Black Pearl – the new launch from Dean Salthouse’s Next Generation Boats – uses the same hull as her...
Horsepower (HP):
345
Length Over All (M):
15
YEAR:
2011
Displacement (M):
12000
Length Over All (M):
14
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP/balsa core
AMF Express 37
Aluminium Marine Fabricators (AMF) in Te Puke recently launched their first Express 37 for Wellingto...
Length Over All (M):
11.18
YEAR:
2006
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Keelow Craft Riverwild 560 XL
After a recent jet-boating expedition in Canada, Christchurch’s Ken Bowmar gained a new respect for ...
Length Over All (M):
5.6
Construction:
Marine grade 5083 alloy
Oliver Royale 370 Sport Fisher
Oliver Twist may have asked for more, but with its Royale 370 Sport Fisher, Oliver Marine has served...
Horsepower (HP):
370hp
Length Over All (M):
12.05
Displacement (M):
11,000
Length Over All (M):
11.45
CONSTRUCTION:
fibreglass
Cat Concepts NZ38
The Cat Concepts NZ38 powercat is another example of a New Zealand-built production boat enjoying st...
Horsepower (HP):
250-300
Length Over All (M):
11.5
Displacement (M):
7.8 tonnes (half load)
Length Over All (M):
9.5
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Riviera 37
With a styling makeover, new hull and improved systems, our Australian correspondent David Lockwood ...
Horsepower (HP):
315
YEAR:
2001-2008
Displacement (M):
10.3
Construction:
Solid fibreglass with composite superstructure
Length Over All (M):
11.56
CONSTRUCTION:
Solid fibreglass
Elite 16m Pilothouse
The latest Elite 16m pilothouse, Boudica, meets diverse cruising, fishing, chartering and promotiona...
Horsepower (HP):
450
Length Over All (M):
16
YEAR:
2000
Displacement (M):
16800
CONSTRUCTION:
Durakore/composite
W/L 3800 Flybridge Powercat
Catamarans New Zealand's all new W/L 3800 Flybridge powercat is optimised for sport fishing without ...
Horsepower (HP):
130-420hp per side
Length Over All (M):
11.6
YEAR:
2001
Displacement (M):
9,500kg light trim, 11,000kg heavy trim
Construction:
GRP
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Formula 54
Formula Cruisers recently launched Pacific Diamond, a customised version of its 16.2m production mod...
Horsepower (HP):
480
Length Over All (M):
16.45
YEAR:
2001
Displacement (M):
19,000
Construction:
Foam/composite
CONSTRUCTION:
Foam/composite
Oliver Royale 400
The Oliver Royale 400 uses the proven Oliver Royale 4300 hull but, with a stylish new deck and flybr...
Length Over All (M):
13.25
YEAR:
2002 (estimate)
Displacement (M):
11
Construction:
Balsa core in the bottom transitioning to a foam core
CONSTRUCTION:
Composite core
Legacy 30 Profish
The Legacy 30 Profish is a unique two-level boat purpose designed for sportfishing. The well-develop...
Length Over All (M):
9.3
YEAR:
2001
Construction:
GRP
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP