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Hurricane Boats Hit the Water in Australia and New Zealand
Get the family ready to experience the ultimate in deck boating as Hurricane Boats, the #1 selling Deck Boat in the United States, has now arrived in Australia and New Zealand. Renowned for their inno...
Hurricane Boats Hit the Water in Australia and New Zealand
Get the family ready to experience the ultimate in deck boating as Hurricane Boats, the #1 selling Deck Boat in the United States, has now arrived in Australia and New Zealand. Renowned for their inno...
Yanmar Reveals Details of its First Electric Propulsion Product
Yanmar Marine International (YMI) has launched the E-Saildrive, its first electric propulsion product designed to provide an easy transition to emission-free sailing.
Launched globally at Cannes Ya...
Yanmar Reveals Details of its First Electric Propulsion Product
Yanmar Marine International (YMI) has launched the E-Saildrive, its first electric propulsion product designed to provide an easy transition to emission-free sailing.
Launched globally at Cannes Ya...
Seadoo FishPro Apex
The FishPro Apex with its exclusive design, unique colouration and limited one year production run represents the pinnacle of Sea-Doo’s fishing lineup of PWCs.
Equipped with all the features that h...
Seadoo FishPro Apex
The FishPro Apex with its exclusive design, unique colouration and limited one year production run represents the pinnacle of Sea-Doo’s fishing lineup of PWCs.
Equipped with all the features that h...
Seawind production in Turkiye
Seawind Catamarans brand-new production facility in Turkiye is now up and running and in full production mode. The first Seawind 1170 produced in Europe has rolled off the production line, with many m...
Seawind production in Turkiye
Seawind Catamarans brand-new production facility in Turkiye is now up and running and in full production mode. The first Seawind 1170 produced in Europe has rolled off the production line, with many m...
Scania DI13 marine engine
At the international maritime industry trade fair SMM in September, Scania presented its new 13-litre DI13 marine engine for propulsion and auxiliary ...
XO Boats for NZ
On a recent trip to Europe, Richard & Suzy Wardenburg, owners of European Boats, met with representatives from XO Boats to officially sign a deale...
Tauranga Boat Sales
Caribbean Boats (NZ) Ltd – brothers Paul and Scott White –has purchased Tauranga Boat Sales, situated on the Tauranga Bridge Marina. It comprise an of...
Boating NZ purchases Trade-a-Boat NZ website
Boating New Zealand, New Zealand’s best-selling boating magazine, has announced the purchase of Trade-a-Boat, a digital-only boat sales marketplace. T...
Mercury Racing Unveils New 150R And 200R V6 Outboards At Cannes Boat Show
New Mercury Racing 150R and 200R
During a media event at the boat show in Cannes, Mercury Racing announced the all-new 150R and 200R outboard engines...
Doyle Sails joins NTG
Doyle and Quantum will continue to operate independently, retaining their unique brand identities and competing for market share, while continuing to ...
Carbon Fisher
From the design board of Warwick Yacht Design, the vessel is custom-built to make long range international passages on her own bottom. With this in mi...
2350 Supercab
The new 2350 is the latest to join the Supercab line-up with a brand new, proven offshore performance hull. It boasts 40% more useable cabin volume th...
Smart Buoys
Innovation is obvious in our international racing fleets – monohulls, flying on foils, pedal power, new composites, and all the magic that sees us com...
Westland Mineral Sands Barge Manahau Grounded Near Westport
After today's grounding of the Westland Mineral Sands barge Manahau near Westport has raised several concerns about maritime safety and operational pr...
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