BOAT REVIEWS
Discover New Zealand’s best boats with expert reviews, specs, and local insights—sailboats, powerboats, and yachts covered.
Ultimate 21
When launching his first boat-building venture, Mark Presnall drew on his experience with aluminium ...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.35
Construction:
Aluminium
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Lazercraft 640 GT Sport
The 640 GT Sport is a soft top model with the Lazercraft DNA of old, but with welcome improvements t...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.4
Construction:
Aluminium
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
McLay Premier Hardtop 801
The McLay Premier Hardtop 801 is a magnificent aluminium fishing boat and weekender. It comes at a p...
Horsepower (HP):
150
Length Over All (M):
8.05
Displacement (M):
3400
Construction:
Aluminium
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
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
Sea Ranger 8500
From small-town beginnings in Havelock, Newman Marine's Sea Ranger 8500 makes a splash in Alaska.
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Length Over All (M):
8.5
YEAR:
Early 2000s
Construction:
5mm aluminium plate hull and 4mm topsides
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminiunm
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
Hahn 47 Sportsfisher
An avid sportfishing couple built AuSUM II to crown their retirement and it represents the distillat...
Horsepower (HP):
660hp each @ 2300rpm
Length Over All (M):
14.3
YEAR:
2002
Displacement (M):
14,500
Construction:
Kevlar, carbon fibre, E-glass, Corecell epoxy composite
Length Over All (M):
12.6
CONSTRUCTION:
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
Black Watch 36 Sportsfisher
From the sketchpad of a trainee naval architect to the rough and tumble of the Great Australian Bigh...
Length Over All (M):
12.38
YEAR:
1999
Displacement (M):
10.5 tonne
CONSTRUCTION:
Fibreglass