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BOAT REVIEW
Matera 40 cruising catamaran
Sailing Boat
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
BOAT REVIEW
Elite 13.8m Sedan Kaeā
Launch
The vessel will be Wellington-based but is destined to spend much of her cruising life in the Marlbo...
Horsepower (HP):
960hp
Displacement (M):
13,900
Length Over All (M):
13.8
Construction:
Three layers marine ply, glued, vacuum-bagged for the hull; ply, foam, ply sandwich decks
BOAT REVIEW
Candela C-8 Hardtop
Trailer Boat
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
BOAT REVIEW
Dickey Pacific 62
Power Boat
Passage making is about long days at sea, often with swell and waves running at different angles, or...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Displacement (M):
18,000
Length Over All (M):
18.75
BOAT REVIEW
Dibley 7.5m Sportsboat
Sailing Boat
Despite the lack of gennaker it’s still a fun and fantastic ride down the harbour, and reminds me ho...
Construction:
Vacuum-infused
BOAT REVIEW
Axopar 29 XC Cross Cabin
Launch
The ultimate multi-purpose craft for boaters who demand more from their vessel.
Horsepower (HP):
350
Displacement (M):
3220 (including engine)
BOAT REVIEW
Maritimo M600 Black Edition
Launch
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
BOAT REVIEW
Proline Alloy 1860 HT
Trailer Boat
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
BOAT REVIEW
Fi-Glass Viscount
Trailer Boat
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
BOAT REVIEW
Morris Metal Products S.J Seahawk
Trailer Boat
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
BOAT REVIEW
JP Crafts Code 9.8
Power Boat
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
BOAT REVIEW
Kiwi-Kraft 780WA
Trailer Boat
Pontoon alloy boats are seriously good sea handling vessels. I should know, having fished out of man...
Horsepower (HP):
400
Length Over All (M):
7.8
Construction:
6mm hull, 4mm sides, 3mm superstructure
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision IV7000 Amphibious
Power Boat
In engineering the IV7000 to amphibious duty, Innovision has hardly compromised its utility for fish...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Length Over All (M):
8.5
Construction:
6mm bottom, 4mm sides and decks
BOAT REVIEW
Elite 16m Mid Pilothouse Te Whara V
Launch
In another stellar example of a successful collaboration, boatbuilder Lloyd Stevenson and designer B...
Horsepower (HP):
1,100
Displacement (M):
22,500
Length Over All (M):
16
Construction:
End-grain balsa epoxy composite
BOAT REVIEW
Radian R27 Nordarc
Trailer Boat
Overall, this is an impressive boat. The styling is bold and unique and will certainly turn heads. T...
Horsepower (HP):
200hp max
Displacement (M):
1800
Length Over All (M):
6.67
Construction:
5mm bottom, 4mm sides, 3mm superstructure
BOAT REVIEW
Rae Line 206
Trailer Boat
Some boats are good to look at from the outside and some are good to be onboard. Like her sister the...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Displacement (M):
1580
Length Over All (M):
6.45
Construction:
Hand-laid GRP
BOAT REVIEW
Sasga Menorquin 55FB – Carajillo
Launch
She makes a wonderful ship for coastal adventures and holidays, promising easy passage-making and pl...
Horsepower (HP):
960
Displacement (M):
18.5
Length Over All (M):
16.88
BOAT REVIEW
What A Rush!
Launch
Catalysts were originally conceived for Emirates Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup team as a high-spe...
Horsepower (HP):
4 x 300hp up to 4 x 600hp
Length Over All (M):
13.7
Construction:
Carbon Fibre
BOAT REVIEW
Maritimo M75
Launch
The Maritimo M75 is a boat you will use, and that is the name of the game.
Horsepower (HP):
3250
Displacement (M):
55,600 (dry)
Length Over All (M):
23.07
BOAT REVIEW
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 380
Yacht
In the wide cockpit, the racing-style Carbonautica wheels are positioned well aft and outboard, corr...
Horsepower (HP):
40
Length Over All (M):
11.22
Construction:
GRP
BOAT REVIEW
Caribbean 27 Flybridge Sport Fisher
Power Boat
Fuel consumption for a vessel this size is pretty good, as you might expect from a modern common-rai...
Horsepower (HP):
380
Displacement (M):
dry, 3,140
Length Over All (M):
9.0
Construction:
Solid GRP
BOAT REVIEW
Southern XF650
Power Boat
Southern Boats has been building top-quality aluminium trailer boats for more than three decades. It...
Horsepower (HP):
150 to 225hp
Length Over All (M):
6.85m
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Tristram 691 Offshore
Power Boat
When Kingsley and Lance Fink pulled up at Westhaven boat ramp with the Tristram 691 Offshore in tow,...
Horsepower (HP):
200 to 250hp
Length Over All (M):
6.90
Construction:
GRP
BOAT REVIEW
Seawind 1170
Yacht
Combining the space of twin hulls with the capabilities of a proven design froma vastly experienced ...
Displacement (M):
9,200kg
Length Over All (M):
11.9m
BOAT REVIEW
Vindex 350 S
Launch
When the itch for another boat project required scratching a little over two years ago, de Fluiter d...
Displacement (M):
5500
Length Over All (M):
10.8
Construction:
Composite
BOAT REVIEW
Buccaneer Five Seven Five
Trailer Boat
The spacious cockpit is uncluttered but has plenty of seating. The cockpit sole is covered in SeaDek...
Horsepower (HP):
150
Length Over All (M):
5.75
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Cora 48 Catamaran
Launch
Performance is modest, as expected for its power-to-weight ratio, but nearly 17 knots of speed was a...
Displacement (M):
24000
Length Over All (M):
14.75
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Beneteau First 44
Yacht
Fifteen knots eased back to about 10 knots and the boat felt light on the helm, responding nicely to...
Displacement (M):
10500
Length Over All (M):
14.15
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Sealegs 12RC
Trailer Boat
‘Behemoth’ is a word which springs to mind or, perhaps more nautically, ‘leviathan’.
Length Over All (M):
12.3
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Elite 15.8m Sport Sedan
Launch
The pride and joy of a multi-generational family, Bliss resides on a pier that’s home to a couple of...
Displacement (M):
16200
Length Over All (M):
15.8
Construction:
Composite
BOAT REVIEW
Haines Hunter SP635
Trailer Boat
The hardtop SP635 shares the same underpinnings as the popular SF 635 which was a completely new mod...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.76
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Dibley 12m canting-keeler
Yacht
The cockpit is open and spacious, raceboat-style, with a cool curved edge to the deck at the open tr...
Length Over All (M):
12
Construction:
Composite
BOAT REVIEW
Rayglass 3000
Launch
There are two different powerplant configurations currently available: either twin outboards or sing...
Horsepower (HP):
600
Length Over All (M):
8
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Surtees 750 Game Fisher
Trailer Boat
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show prize boat package would be every Kiwi angler’s dream to own.
Horsepower (HP):
300
Displacement (M):
1590
Length Over All (M):
7.5
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Buccaneer Six Fifteen
Trailer Boat
Based on the well-known Buccaneer 605 hull, the Buccaneer Six Fifteen has increased the 605’s waterl...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.78
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Sargo 31 Explorer
Launch
The Sargo 31’s exterior looks like it means business – in a cool way.
Displacement (M):
5400
Length Over All (M):
9.96
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Haines Hunter Overlander OP725
Trailer Boat
The Anura system is not only pleasingly quiet in operation (no noisy internal combustion engine in t...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Displacement (M):
2400
Length Over All (M):
7.5
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Beneteau Swift Trawler 41 Sedan
This vessel has much to recommend it for a couple or a family.
Displacement (M):
11040
Length Over All (M):
13.42
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
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