Powerboat
Saronic SEVEN
On any summer's day, trailer boats towing water toys loaded with laughing, screaming children are a familiar sight. They're p...
Horsepower (HP):
363
Length Over All (M):
7
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
24,500
Construction:
GRP
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Maritimo S50 Sedan Motor Yacht making its global launch at Sanctuary Cove
The new Maritimo S50 Sedan Motor Yacht will make its global debut at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show this week, in...
Chasing speed: The new Catalyst Django hits 52 knots
A striking new high-performance support vessel from Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders has officially entered the water, with the n...
Lazercraft 720 GT Hardtop
Lazercraft have been offering alloy hulls married to fibreglass decks and cabins for a decade. Geoff Green went to the Bay of...
Horsepower (HP):
175-250
Construction:
5mm 5083 marine grade alloy plate on bottom, 4mm sides and transom
Length Over All (M):
7.2
CONSTRUCTION:
Alloy
AMF Express 37
Aluminium Marine Fabricators (AMF) in Te Puke recently launched their first Express 37 for Wellington clients that have cruis...
Length Over All (M):
11.18
YEAR:
2006
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Breeze 4.9m Dory
The commercial and contracting sectors have embraced the Breeze dory because it is virtually indestructible, unsinkable and i...
Horsepower (HP):
30-40 (max 50)
YEAR:
2005
Displacement (M):
280
Length Over All (M):
4.9
CONSTRUCTION:
Polyethylene
Ballistic 1950KC
Ballistic Boats has released the latest ski-boat to hit the market and Geoff Green thinks this Craig Loomes designed flyer wi...
Horsepower (HP):
140-300
Length Over All (M):
5.9
Displacement (M):
660
Construction:
Composite
CONSTRUCTION:
Carbon and Kevlar with foam cores
Aqualite 601RV
Our staff writer had no intention of writing a boat review when he stepped aboard the Aqualite 601RV. Family Boats had suppli...
Horsepower (HP):
90-135
Length Over All (M):
6.03
YEAR:
1998
Construction:
Aluminium
Length Over All (M):
5.49
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium, hull 5mm, pontoons 3mm
AMF 580 V-Berth (2003)
Every AMF 580 V-Berth displays the builder's mission statement - Guaranteed Tough - across the transom. But Geoff Green was i...
Horsepower (HP):
115-150hp
Length Over All (M):
5.8
YEAR:
2003
Construction:
Aluminium
Length Over All (M):
5.33
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Rayglass 850 Legend (1998)
A Rayglass 850 Legend won the Overall Winner prize at the 2000 New Zealand Boat Show and the same boat also won the GRP Fishi...
Horsepower (HP):
260-500hp
YEAR:
1998
Construction:
Glass-reinforced plastic
CONSTRUCTION:
Glass-reinforced plastic
1979 Mk1 Bertram 35 – Built on a legend — now for sale
Not many production boats can trace their lineage directly to a race winner. The Bertram 35 can.
When Richard Bertram foun...
Wright 52 Flybridge
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 (M):
16
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
20,000
Length Over All (M):
14
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Nick Peal 10.6m
With her plumb bow and traditional lines, Malolō could easily be mistaken for a meticulously restored 1930s classic. She is, ...
Horsepower (HP):
315
Length Over All (M):
10.6
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
5000
Construction:
Fibreglass over Gaboon ply laminate
CONSTRUCTION:
Timber
Elotri
With the confronting reality of climate change and the climbing cost of fuel, electric vehicles are finally gaining traction ...
Horsepower (HP):
3kW
Length Over All (M):
6.1
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
1200kg (four adults onboard)
Construction:
Foam, fibreglass and some carbon
Length Over All (M):
5.84
CONSTRUCTION:
Composite
World Premiere – Riviera announces the exceptional new 6200 Sport Yacht
Two decades have passed since Australia’s Riviera announced the World Premiere of their innovative 3600 Sport Yacht. Back in ...
Hinckley unveils Picnic Boat 45 as new flagship of iconic range
The latest evolution of one of boating’s most recognisable designs has arrived, with Hinckley Yachts unveiling the Picnic Boa...
Bill Townson 11.4m
Underway, Songbird has a light, gentle motion, easily nodding to the light headwinds. She felt very Townson-like to this writ...
Horsepower (HP):
110
Length Over All (M):
11.4
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
5,800
Construction:
Triple diagonal glued yellow cedar and kauri
Length Over All (M):
10
CONSTRUCTION:
Timber
Brig Navigator 20
The Brig Navigator range has been redesigned and updated and now comes in four versions: the 26, the 24 (replacing the well r...
Horsepower (HP):
150 (175hp max)
Length Over All (M):
4.2
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
770
Construction:
Five-chamber tubes
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP, Hypalon
Extreme Boats unveils 746 Game King at Auckland Boat Show
Extreme Boats has introduced a new addition to its Game King range with the launch of the 746 Game King, revealed as a world ...
Roger Hill Camp Cruiser
The Camp Cruiser concept reminds us that boats come in all shapes and sizes and that there are still designs out there that a...
Horsepower (HP):
60 (50hp design spec)
Length Over All (M):
6.54
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
1800
Construction:
Timber or composite
Length Over All (M):
7.43
CONSTRUCTION:
Strip paulownia sheated in fibreglass
IRON 907
The cabin is a light, airy space with two large windows port and starboard and a Lewmar hatch in the roof to provide ventilat...
Horsepower (HP):
300-500
Length Over All (M):
8.92
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
1700
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Honda Heaven
Introduced to New Zealand late last year, there are three engines in the new V6 range – BF200, BF225 and BF250hp. Our introdu...
Waverunner FX140 (2006)
With the impressive Yamaha R1 engine powering the WaveRunner FX140, Mark Bracks in 2006 discovers that no wake can stand in h...
Smartwave 4800 Poly Boat
The biggest boat in the Smartwave lineup, the Smartwave 4800 has a softer, more rounded hull that has less of the gullwing sh...
Horsepower (HP):
50
Length Over All (M):
4.8
CONSTRUCTION:
Linear medium-density polyethylene with foam-filled voids
Smartwave 4200 Poly Boat
Our Smartwave 4200 centre-console came in a serious-looking but sensible battleship grey, but is available in eight different...
Horsepower (HP):
40
Length Over All (M):
4.2
CONSTRUCTION:
Linear medium-density polyethylene with foam-filled voids
Smartwave 3500 Poly Boat
The Smartwave 3500 E-Fish model was fitted with a Tohatsu 30hp two stroke outboard motor, again with electric start, but this...
Horsepower (HP):
30
Length Over All (M):
3.5
Riviera 58 Sports Motor Yacht: Tuned by experience
Launched in 2025, the 19.8m Flagship is the first of Riviera's new 58 Sports Motor Yacht (SMY) into New Zealand. She is class...
Sargo 45
Stylistically, the 45 is very much part of the larger Sargo family.
Horsepower (HP):
1920
Length Over All (M):
14.6
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
13,000 (dry)
Construction:
Vacuum infused
Length Over All (M):
13
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Innovision Explorer 707
Overall, this boat is another example of the high standard that Innovision holds itself to.
Horsepower (HP):
350
Length Over All (M):
11.15
YEAR:
2025
Construction:
6mm bottom, 4mm sides, deck
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
boot Düsseldorf 2026: Axopar 38 Cross Cabin makes world debut
The Axopar 38 Cross Cabin will debut at boot Düsseldorf 2026, marking the next stage in the Finnish builder’s approach to ver...
From a 3500 tour to a Rayglass 4000 restoration
What began as a routine factory tour of a Rayglass 3500 quickly evolved into a far more ambitious project for two lifelong ma...
Offshore 100 HTC
Outahere took approximately two years from concept to launch, with Mike and Offshore Boats having considerable input into the...
Horsepower (HP):
700
Length Over All (M):
11
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
7500 (dry)
Construction:
Aluminium planing powercat with foil assistance.
CONSTRUCTION:
Amuninium
Saxdor 400 GTO
This is a seriously fast boat intended for socialising and impressing friends.
Horsepower (HP):
800
Length Over All (M):
12.4
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
10,000
Construction:
Boats
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
OceanPro 533 Cuddy Cabin
OceanPro is not really a name that springs to mind when thinking about New Zealand-built aluminium trailer boats, but if the ...
Horsepower (HP):
70-100
Length Over All (M):
5.5
YEAR:
2025
Construction:
Pontoon-style aluminium monohull
Length Over All (M):
5.33
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
XO Crossover DFNDR 9 Expedition
The DFNDR’s adventure-ready spirit is reflected in its layout.
Horsepower (HP):
450
Length Over All (M):
8.8
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
2710kg, plus engines
Construction:
Amuminium hull, GRP decks, superstructure
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium/GRP
Viknes 10
Now headed to our shores, is this clever new family cruiser the ultimate all-rounder?
Very few boats make quite such an im...
Length Over All (M):
10.60
Displacement (M):
6,300
Construction:
Fibreglass (GPR)
Superbly Senator
Hawkes Bay’s Senator Boats is best known for its range of strong, capable, trailerable aluminium ‘chamber’ boats, respected f...
Horsepower (HP):
90-115hp
Length Over All (M):
3.9
YEAR:
2025
Construction:
5mm bottom, 3mm chambers, 4mm sides & decks, 3/4mm hardtop
Length Over All (M):
5.65
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Maritimo M50
Maritimo’s new M50 is the result of a lot of intensity, born out of a singular purpose – namely, to fit a 50-foot pen. Design...
Horsepower (HP):
1600
Length Over All (M):
15.69
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
26,500 (dry)
Construction:
Solid GRP hull
Length Over All (M):
15.2
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
Catalyst 45 Render
Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders’ latest iteration of the popular Catalyst high-performance powercat is Render, a bespoke superya...
Horsepower (HP):
1200
Length Over All (M):
14.3
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
7,300 (light)
Construction:
Carbon/E-glass and epoxy laminates, foam cores
CONSTRUCTION:
Composite
Beneteau Swift Trawler 37: Purpose-built cruising with a contemporary twist
The Beneteau Swift Trawler 37 blends contemporary styling, clever features, and true cruising capability in both Fly and Seda...
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