2025
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Eight simple battery checks from Century Batteries to help prevent rescues
During this year's National Safe Boating Week (6 to 12 October), Century Batteries encouraged New Ze...
Purekraft Rova 29 Amphibious
The Purekraft Rova 29 Amphibious is an impressive beast however you look at it, whether on the hard ...
Horsepower (HP):
600
Displacement (M):
5000
Length Over All (M):
9.92
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Why wait?
Every year I attend major boat industry trade events like METSTRADE and technology showcases like CE...
Maritimo M50
Maritimo’s new M50 is the result of a lot of intensity, born out of a singular purpose – namely, to ...
Horsepower (HP):
1600
Displacement (M):
26,500 (dry)
Length Over All (M):
15.69
Construction:
Solid GRP hull
Fin Chaser 700HTA
I have always been impressed with the hull performance of FC Boats and a change of name hasn’t alter...
Horsepower (HP):
250/27
Length Over All (M):
9
Catalyst 45 Render
Lloyd Stevenson Boatbuilders’ latest iteration of the popular Catalyst high-performance powercat is ...
Horsepower (HP):
1200
Displacement (M):
7,300 (light)
Length Over All (M):
14.3
Construction:
Carbon/E-glass and epoxy laminates, foam cores
Assault 920 Amphibious
Assault Boats’ new Pursuit 920 Amphibious is a great all-rounder. Suitable for fishing, scuba diving...
Horsepower (HP):
350
Displacement (M):
2,800
Length Over All (M):
8.4
Construction:
GRP hull, Hypalon tubes
Innovision 616 Venture
It is over a decade since we reviewed the first production boat from Innovision, and in many respect...
Horsepower (HP):
200-250
Length Over All (M):
6.27
Construction:
6mm bottom plates, 4mm sides
Rayglass Legend 2700
Rayglass Boats’ new Legend 2700 is the spiritual (and, eventually, literal) successor to the Legend ...
Horsepower (HP):
270-450
Length Over All (M):
8.8
Construction:
Moulded GRP with integrated liner and foam buoyancy
Matera 40 cruising catamaran
This build philosophy—and its practical result—is best shown in the wide, uninterrupted arch of the ...
Horsepower (HP):
40
Displacement (M):
4800 loaded
Length Over All (M):
13.5
Construction:
Carbon fibre, PVC core, West System resins
Candela C-8 Hardtop
The Candela C-8 is clearly a much more mature and technologically advanced model than its predecesso...
Horsepower (HP):
45/50kW
Displacement (M):
1850
Length Over All (M):
8.5
Construction:
Vacumm-infused carbon fibre
Maritimo M600 Black Edition
The Black Edition of Maritimo’s M600 Offshore Flybridge Motor Yacht is no mere badge-engineering sol...
Horsepower (HP):
1600 (std)
Displacement (M):
31,700
Length Over All (M):
17.31
Proline Alloy 1860 HT
Mat says the hull is designed to cater for all, with ease of use being one of the main priorities.
Horsepower (HP):
90-115
Length Over All (M):
5.7
Construction:
5mm hull, 4mm sides & decks
Fi-Glass Viscount
Modern engines are bigger and more efficient. They need bigger platforms to host them. Furthermore, ...
Horsepower (HP):
200-250
Length Over All (M):
6.8
Construction:
Solid GRP, no wood in structure
The 1895 8-raters
In an international context, perhaps the most extraordinary feature of the Auckland-built raters I h...
New releases making a beeline for Auckland Boat Show
The just-released line-up of March’s Auckland Boat Show is a strong indicator of an adventurous few ...
The waters that bind us
On March 1 boats of every description will descend on Lake Rotiti for the Antiques and Classics Boat...
Southern summer roadie: Part 2
In the second part of his story recounting a southern summer road trip, Tom Fraser picks up the jour...
Slow boat to Racehorse River
Our summer cruise was postponed by those gales. Then there was the truckload of mulch for the garden...
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Check for marine pests
Marine biosecurity teams are reminding boaties and all marine users to make sure they are across mar...
Sunbeam 29.1 GT
SUNBEAM Yachts Australia & New Zealand is never satisfied with the status quo. This is also the ...
H2Ocean Hydrogen power
Fabrum, a New Zealand company leading the world in zero-emission transition technologies, has collab...
Negative carbon footpinrt marine decking
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study conducted by ITECONS1, an independent entity, and in complianc...
FatCats for Auckland Harbourmaster
The Auckland Harbourmaster has just launched two yellow FatCat 4500 Centre Console Boats.
Raymarine honours L&B at METS: ‘50 years of great service’
Raymarine, the global leader in high performance marine electronics, has honoured Lusty & Blunde...
Chris Robertson 1927-2024
Many in the marine industry were saddened to hear of boatbuilder Chris Robertson’s passing on Decemb...
Coutts World Moth Champion
Mathias Coutts, son of legendary Kiwi Olympic and America’s Cup sailor Russell Coutts has won the Pr...
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A brief history of: Distress calls
The standard maritime distress signals we use today are universally applied and understood, but that...
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Lagoon Bay Raid
Raid (/red/): Within boating, Raid is described as a sail and oar adventure, a leisure pursuit combi...
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Sea-Doo: Ride the future of fishing
On December 10, 2024, Sea-Doo held a media day for New Zealand journalists
to introduce the 2025 Fi...
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New releases making a beeline for Auckland
The just-released line-up of March’s Auckland Boat Show is a strong indicator of an adventurous few ...
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Caribbean switch
There comes a time in an aging yachtie’s life when billowing sails, stiff breezes and flying spray a...
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Southern Roadie Pt II
In the second part of his story recounting a southern summer road trip, Tom Fraser picks up the jour...
Morris Metal Products S.J Seahawk
S.J. Seahawk is a development of the 7.6m Eliminator, which Phil and his team built 26 years ago.
Horsepower (HP):
700
Construction:
Aluminium hull, fibreglass decks, carbon fibre superstructure
JP Crafts Code 9.8
This is a beautifully finished boat with an attention to detail that we don’t often see.
Horsepower (HP):
600
Displacement (M):
3100
Length Over All (M):
9.8
Construction:
GRP composite hull, Hypalon tubes, aluminium hardtop
RMX 444
Optimisation can be for either economy or speed and it’s the same for the foil itself, with designs ...
Horsepower (HP):
1200
Displacement (M):
11.5
Length Over All (M):
13.6
Construction:
Fibreglass, foam, carbon fibre
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An Indigenous Ocean
The best time and place to curl up with a good book is during your summer cruise or boating day trip...
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Classic yachts (and launches) as ‘Protected New Zealand Objects’
Formed in the mid-1990s, The Classic Yacht Association was at the forefront of protecting classic ya...
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Penske awarded Bergen distributorship
Leading medium-speed engine manufacturer Bergen Engines has granted Penske Australia and New Zealand...
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Shellfish warning issued for Bay of Plenty coast
Boaties urged to steer clear of shellfish gathering between Maketu Beach and Waihi Beach after toxin...
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Bill Barry-Cotter and the rebirth of Caribbean: craftsmanship, memory and momentum
The man behind Mariner and Maritimo turns his attention to Caribbean — and refuses to slow down.
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Southland’s waters warming faster than most
Waters are warming in Murihiku Southland at higher rates than elsewhere, with implications for fishe...
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Shellfish warning issued for Bay of Plenty coast
Boaties urged to steer clear of shellfish gathering between Maketu Beach and Waihi Beach after toxin...
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Bill Barry-Cotter and the rebirth of Caribbean: craftsmanship, memory and momentum
The man behind Mariner and Maritimo turns his attention to Caribbean — and refuses to slow down.
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Southland’s waters warming faster than most
Waters are warming in Murihiku Southland at higher rates than elsewhere, with implications for fishe...
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