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Lagoon 60 claims another top honour on the world stage

Award-winning multihull reaffirms its position as a leader in luxury cruising with new international recognition.
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Boat Business

High-tech hardtops: Lighter, stronger Hunters

Auckland’s Haines Hunter has expanded its vacuum-infusion manufacturing production line, adding the popular 725 model’s hardtop to the process.
Boat Business

The perfect engine for a Pelin Challenger

The Pelin Challenger has been a very popular Kiwi cruiser, with many examples having been built over the years, both by professional and amateur boa...
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Boat Business

Top of the South Marine relocates

Top of the South Marine has relocated to a new, larger facility located in Havelock, Marlborough. The move represents a significant milestone in the c...
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Boat Business

Riviera floats Australia’s exports

A fleet of Queensland-built luxury motor yachts valued at more than $45 million were driven onto a semi-submersible ship in the Port of Brisbane, ahea...
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Boat Business

Adventure in luxury

As demand for far-flung adventure and one-of-a-kind experiences grows, leading yacht company Y.CO has brought two of the largest luxury sailing yachts...
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Boat Business

L&B to distribute ARCO

Lusty & Blundell is now an official distributor for the ARCO range of high energy engine products.
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Boat Business

Boat show unveils the Ultimate Catch RE-INVENTED

Organisers of the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, May 15 to 18, have announced the Grand Prize Boat for 2025. The brand-new Surtees 770 Gamefishe...
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Auckland Boat Show
Brig

New BRIGs

The next generation of adventure-ready BRIGs is nearing arrival in New Zealand. The BRIG Navigator 22 and 24 are more rugged than ever, built for thri...
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Auckland Boat Show

Mercury’s new single-engine joystick – first demo available in the world

Mercury has announced the introduction of Joystick Piloting for Single-Engine Vessels with Thruster, further expanding its market-leading portfolio of...
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Boat Business

New-build for Marra Marine

Marra Marine, Tauranga NZ, has delivered a 14m Elite named Kaeā to a Wellington based owner who holidays in Tauranga. The boat will stay in the Bay of...
Maritimo 51
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Boat Business

Exclusive Maritimo Muster

36 Degrees Brokers invites Maritimo owners to an exclusive Maritimo Muster at Man O’ War Winery, Waiheke Island, March 29-30. Whether cruising on your...
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Boat Business

Charlie Bravo and Elan unite

Introducing Charlie Bravo Boat Co. A new player in the NZ marine industry is making waves after being awarded the distribution rights for Elan Yachts...
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Sunbeam 29.1 GT

SUNBEAM Yachts Australia & New Zealand is never satisfied with the status quo. This is also the case with the SUNBEAM 29.1. Based on the current S...
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H2Ocean Hydrogen power

Fabrum, a New Zealand company leading the world in zero-emission transition technologies, has collaborated on the design and build of a zero-emission ...
Boat Business

Negative carbon footpinrt marine decking

The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study conducted by ITECONS1, an independent entity, and in compliance with EN ISO 14040, EN ISO 14044, and EN 15804 st...
Boat Business

FatCats for Auckland Harbourmaster

The Auckland Harbourmaster has just launched two yellow FatCat 4500 Centre Console Boats.
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Raymarine honours L&B at METS: ‘50 years of great service’

Raymarine, the global leader in high performance marine electronics, has honoured Lusty & Blundell Ltd for its long history of successfully repres...
Boat Business

Picton Marina Achieves Prestigious Superyacht Accreditation

Setting a new standard for New Zealand marinas Picton Marina, nestled in the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, has taken a significant step forward in ...
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Boat Business

Penske awarded Bergen distributorship

Leading medium-speed engine manufacturer Bergen Engines has granted Penske Australia and New Zealand the distribution and support of its marine engine...
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Boat Business

New team at Maritimo

A talented new team has joined Maritimo to take on Australasian sales and business development management.
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Boat Business

EVO 60 performance sailing catamaran

The EVO 60 has been designed with both comfort cruising and performance in mind, offering owners the option to participate in regattas, enjoy luxuriou...
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Boat Business

DAME ‘three-peat’ for Raymarine!

Raymarine’s RSW Smart Wind Transducer has won the coveted DAME award in the Navigation and Communication category at the prestigious 2024 DAME Awards ...
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Boat & Fun

Marex 440 GC Best of Boats

Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser won Motorboat’s Best of Boats Award 2024 in a ceremony on 28 November in Berlin during the Boat & Fun Berlin exhibition....
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Boat Business

Freedom Boat Club in New Zealand

Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest boat club operator (and a business within Brunswick Corporation), is expanding into New Zealand, launching with...
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Boat Business
Palm Beach

Palm Beach GT and GT RS Motor Yachts

Leading the way in Palm Beach Motor Yachts’ next generation of offshore powerboats is the GT RS Series, which includes the new GT50 RS, GT60 RS, and n...
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Boat Business

The World’s Fastest Electric Surfboard

The X-Jet Xtreme claims to be the fastest electric surfboard with a record-breaking top speed of 42mph (68kph), setting a new benchmark in the world o...
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Boat Business

Omikron OT-60 Best of Boats winner

Omikron Yachts has secured its third major accolade of 2024 with the OT-60 winning the prestigious Best of Boats Award in the ‘Big Boats’ category. Kn...
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Boat Business

Savvy Navvy downunder

Marine technology company Savvy Navvy has signed Australia-based Paddy Wester as its exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor, as the company ...
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Boat Business

Electric and amphibious, anyone?

ZeroJet and Tectrax, two leading New Zealand innovators in electric marine technology, have announced their merger. This move will establish the combi...
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Boat Business

Orca Expands into Oceania

Norwegian marine tech innovator Orca has announced its expansion into the waters around Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Islands.
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Boat Business

Bookabuoy

Great Escape Sailing and MooringBNB have partnered to launch Bookabuoy, a game-changing platform set to transform how New Zealand boaties find and boo...
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Boat Business

Akzo Nobel applicator training facility

AkzoNobel’s yacht coatings business has opened its first Yacht Paint Application Centre (YPAC) in the Asia-Pacific region to offer world-class product...
Boat Business

StabiX welcomes Hayden Sayer as new Sales Manager

StabiX is delighted to announce the appointment of Hayden Sayer as our new Sales Manager. With extensive experience in the marine industry, including ...
Boat Business

Its lovely to go to sea on a cruise – but where does the wonderful sea meet being in a big flo...

In a landmark collaboration, Gebr. Heinemann has unveiled an expansive retail experience aboard AROYA, Saudi Arabia's inaugural cruise ship. This vent...
Boat Business

Kpler’s Acquisition of Spire Maritime Raises Antitrust Concerns in Maritime Data Industry

Kpler, a French maritime data analytics firm, announced on November 13, 2024, its plan to acquire Spire Maritime for $241 million. Spire Maritime is r...
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Apparel

Where comfort meets culture

Everything Kaleo makes features local art created by collaborating artists from Northland. Thes include exclusive prints depicting New Zealand scenery...
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Boat Business

Experienced systems engineer joins L&B

Warren Evans, a vastly experienced systems engineer with a background in building and integrating electrical and electronic systems, has joined Lusty ...
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Boat Business

Fountaine Pajot Group joins The Yacht Sales Co.

The Yacht Sales Co. and the Fountaine Pajot Group have announced a joint venture in a significant move that will see the two leading companies expand ...
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Boat Business

PolyBoat Global

With the steady rising use of electric boats for pleasure, PolyBoat Global presents its new website which includes a variety of ways to have quiet, cl...

Marine industry growth means new offices at Cracker Bay: Work, play, and look out over the Waitematā...

Tucked right on the edge of Auckland’s Westhaven Marina, a newly refurbished and reimagined office building is now ready to welcome a select few more tenants.

Sail SunKiss

Prepare to delight your tastebuds while feasting your eyes as you soak up the beauty of the world famous Hauraki Gulf or Bay of Island’s Sailing areas. Modern New Zealand Menus prepared from scratch ...

Roger Hill Yacht Design Ltd

My studio is based in Auckland, New Zealand. I believe that the yachts I design should be beautiful, functional, and meet the owner’s brief. Our office motto > A successful project is a ha...

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1977 Pelin Empress

Respite is a 7.2m Pelin Empress in top shape—refitted, low-hour engine, freshwater use only, and sold on trailer.

Riviera 4600 SY

This vessel epitomises elegance with its sleek lines and contemporary design, offering a seamless fusion of indoor and outdoor living in a spacious, open-plan layout.

Win a Yamaha Re-power with the new #ImRePoweringWithYamaha Competition

After a successful inaugural competition in 2022, Yamaha are doing it again, with the #ImRePoweringWithYamaha competition for 2025. In 2022, Yamaha ran a social media-based competition, to give one...