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Solaris Power 64 Grand Coupé
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New from Solaris Power: the 64 Grand Coupé

Solaris
Luxury Motor Yacht
Solaris Power has pulled the wraps off its latest model, the 64 Grand Coupé, ext...
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Smuggler Strata 800 Elite CC Amphibious

Smuggler Strata
Trailer Boat
Smuggler Marine is well known for its range of high-quality rigid inflatable boa...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Length Over All (M):
8.5
Construction:
GRP and Hypalon
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP and Hypalon
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Rayglass 2400 // Photo credit: Geoff Cox

Rayglass 2400

Rayglass
Powerboat
For any boat builder, especially a GRP production boat manufacturer, releasing t...
Horsepower (HP):
250-425
Length Over All (M):
6.7
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
1500-1750kg
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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Smuggler announces all-new Stealth 800 Amphibious

Smuggler
Amphibious
Smuggler Marine has unveiled details of an all-new model to expand their already...
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Rowe’de’O heads out at WOT (30 knots) in perfect Bay of Islands conditions. // Supplied

Bluefix Boatwork NorthCape custom craft

Bluefix Boatworks
Flybridge Sport Boat
“There are plenty of big sportfishers that can go backwards fast, but few marque...
Horsepower (HP):
600
Length Over All (M):
13.6
YEAR:
2026
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Southern Pacific Club Electric 490

Southern Pacific
Electric Boat
Based on the highly successful Southern Pacific Club 490 coach boat platform, So...
YEAR:
2026
Construction:
Alloy hull, Hypalon tubes
Length Over All (M):
4.9
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium RIB
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Prestige F4.3

Prestige
Luxury Cruiser
Prestige’s new F4.3 is a meaningful upgrade on earlier models, and with interest...
Horsepower (HP):
880
Length Over All (M):
13.07
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
15415 (heavy)
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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SARONIC Seven // Photo credit: Geoff Cox

Saronic SEVEN

Saronic
Speedboat
On any summer's day, trailer boats towing water toys loaded with laughing, screa...
Horsepower (HP):
363
Length Over All (M):
7
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
24,500
Construction:
GRP
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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Maritimo S50 Sedan // Maritimo
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Maritimo S50 Sedan Motor Yacht making its global launch at Sanctuary Cove

Maritimo
Luxury Motor Yacht
The new Maritimo S50 Sedan Motor Yacht will make its global debut at the Sanctua...
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LSB Catalyst 50 Django // Facebook
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Chasing speed: The new Catalyst Django hits 52 knots

Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders
Powercat
A striking new high-performance support vessel from Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders...
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Runner 1979 Bertram 35 Mk1 1 // Supplied
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1979 Mk1 Bertram 35 – Built on a legend — now for sale

Bertram
Flybridge Sport Boat
Not many production boats can trace their lineage directly to a race winner. The...
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Wright 52 Flybridge

Cruising Catamaran
Father and son team Kelvin and Amos Kay have built six Wright 15m powercats, ori...
Horsepower (HP):
880
Length Over All (M):
16
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
20,000
Length Over All (M):
14
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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Nick Peal 10.6m

Nick Peal
Motor Yacht
With her plumb bow and traditional lines, Malolō could easily be mistaken for a ...
Horsepower (HP):
315
Length Over All (M):
10.6
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
5000
Construction:
Fibreglass over Gaboon ply laminate
CONSTRUCTION:
Timber
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Elotri

Electric Boat
With the confronting reality of climate change and the climbing cost of fuel, el...
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
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World Premiere – Riviera announces the exceptional new 6200 Sport Yacht

Riviera
Luxury Motor Yacht
Two decades have passed since Australia’s Riviera announced the World Premiere o...
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Hinckley unveils Picnic Boat 45 as new flagship of iconic range

Hinckley
Day boat
The latest evolution of one of boating’s most recognisable designs has arrived, ...
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Bill Townson 11.4m

Townson
Motor Yacht
Underway, Songbird has a light, gentle motion, easily nodding to the light headw...
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
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Brig Navigator 20

Brig
Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB)
The Brig Navigator range has been redesigned and updated and now comes in four v...
Horsepower (HP):
150 (175hp max)
Length Over All (M):
4.2
YEAR:
2026
Displacement (M):
770
Construction:
Five-chamber tubes
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP, Hypalon
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Extreme 746 Game King // Extreme Boats
Boating News

Extreme Boats unveils 746 Game King at Auckland Boat Show

Extreme
Trailer Boat
Extreme Boats has introduced a new addition to its Game King range with the laun...
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Roger Hill Camp Cruiser

Roger Hill
Cabin Cruiser
The Camp Cruiser concept reminds us that boats come in all shapes and sizes and ...
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
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IRON 907

IRON
Cabin Cruiser
The cabin is a light, airy space with two large windows port and starboard and a...
Horsepower (HP):
300-500
Length Over All (M):
8.92
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
1700
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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Honda Heaven

Csb Huntsman
Powerboat
Introduced to New Zealand late last year, there are three engines in the new V6 ...
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Flagship has been tweaked in mutiple ways to demonstrate cruising options.
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Riviera 58 Sports Motor Yacht: Tuned by experience

Riviera
Luxury Motor Yacht
Launched in 2025, the 19.8m Flagship is the first of Riviera's new 58 Sports Mot...
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Sargo 45

Sargo
Luxury Crossover Motor Yacht
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
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Innovision Explorer 707

Innovision
Powerboat
Overall, this boat is another example of the high standard that Innovision holds...
Horsepower (HP):
350
Length Over All (M):
11.15
YEAR:
2025
Construction:
6mm bottom, 4mm sides, deck
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
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Axopar 38 // Photo credit: Axopar
Boating News

boot Düsseldorf 2026: Axopar 38 Cross Cabin makes world debut

Axopar
Cabin Cruiser
The Axopar 38 Cross Cabin will debut at boot Düsseldorf 2026, marking the next s...
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Rayglass 4000 Majestic // Photo credit: Rayglass
Boating News

From a 3500 tour to a Rayglass 4000 restoration

Rayglass
Sport Boat
What began as a routine factory tour of a Rayglass 3500 quickly evolved into a f...
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Offshore 100 HTC

Offshore Boats
Powerboat
Outahere took approximately two years from concept to launch, with Mike and Offs...
Horsepower (HP):
700
Length Over All (M):
11
YEAR:
2025
Displacement (M):
7500 (dry)
Construction:
Aluminium planing powercat with foil assistance.
CONSTRUCTION:
Amuninium
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Saxdor 400 GTO

Saxdor
Luxury Cruiser
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
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OceanPro 533 Cuddy Cabin

Oceanpro
Pontoon Boat
OceanPro is not really a name that springs to mind when thinking about New Zeala...
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
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XO Crossover DFNDR 9 Expedition

XO Boats
Trailer Boat
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
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Viknes 10

Viknes
Luxury Cruiser
Now headed to our shores, is this clever new family cruiser the ultimate all-rou...
Length Over All (M):
10.60
Displacement (M):
6,300
Construction:
Fibreglass (GPR)
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Superbly Senator

Senator
Trailer Boat
Hawkes Bay’s Senator Boats is best known for its range of strong, capable, trail...
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
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Maritimo M50

Maritimo
Motor Yacht
Maritimo’s new M50 is the result of a lot of intensity, born out of a singular p...
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
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Catalyst 45 Render

Catalyst
Powerboat
Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders’ latest iteration of the popular Catalyst high-perf...
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
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Beneteau Swift Trawler 37: Purpose-built cruising with a contemporary twist

Beneteau
Cruising Trawler
The Beneteau Swift Trawler 37 blends contemporary styling, clever features, and ...
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Explore the Beneteau Grand Trawler 63—an efficient, quiet, and smartly equipped passagemaker for dis...

Beneteau
Luxury Trawler
The Beneteau Grand Trawler 63 blends autonomy, quiet performance, and refined co...
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Innovision 616 Venture

Innovision
Powerboat
It is over a decade since we reviewed the first production boat from Innovision,...
Horsepower (HP):
200-250
Length Over All (M):
6.27
YEAR:
2025
Construction:
6mm bottom plates, 4mm sides
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
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Rayglass Legend 2700

Rayglass
Powerboat
Rayglass Boats’ new Legend 2700 is the spiritual (and, eventually, literal) succ...
Horsepower (HP):
270-450
Length Over All (M):
8.8
YEAR:
2025
Construction:
Moulded GRP with integrated liner and foam buoyancy
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP
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Boating News

Aquila 46 Catamaran: big innovation in a more intimate package

Aquila
Cruising Catamaran
Arriving this September, Aquila Power Catamarans’ newest launch—the Aquila 46 Ya...
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