BOATING New Zealand

Hawkes Bay’s Senator Boats is best known for its range of strong, capable, trailerable aluminium ‘ch...

Horsepower (HP):

90-115hp

Length Over All (M):

3.9

Construction:

5mm bottom, 3mm chambers, 4mm sides & decks, 3/4mm hardtop

3 September 2025

Maritimo M50

Maritimo

Motor Yacht

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

3 September 2025

Fin Chaser 700HTA

Fin Chaser

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):

28 July 2025

Catalyst 45 Render

Catalyst

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

28 July 2025

Assault 920 Amphibious

Pursuit

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

29 June 2025

Innovision 616 Venture

Innovision

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

29 June 2025

Rayglass Legend 2700

Rayglass

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

27 June 2025

Elliott 1150 Tourer

Elliott

Keeler

Denim is a classic Kiwi tale. Start with a solitary man and a dream, pile on the challenges, stir in...

Construction:

Composite

26 May 2025

Stabicraft 2050 Frontier Profish

Stabicraft

Where this model really excels is fishability.

Horsepower (HP):

150-200

Displacement (M):

875kg (dry, no motor)

Length Over All (M):

6.3

Construction:

Arrow pontoons, wide-body hull

26 May 2025

Matera 40 cruising catamaran

Matera

Catamaran

This build philosophy—and its practical result—is best shown in the wide, uninterrupted arch of the ...

Horsepower (HP):

Displacement (M):

4800 loaded

Length Over All (M):

13.5

Construction:

Carbon fibre, PVC core, West System resins

25 April 2025

Elite 13.8m Sedan Kaeā

Elite

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

25 April 2025

Candela C-8 Hardtop

Candela

Electric 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

25 April 2025

Dickey Pacific 62

Dickey

Motor Yacht

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

3 April 2025

Dibley 7.5m Sportsboat

Dibley

Daysailer

Despite the lack of gennaker it’s still a fun and fantastic ride down the harbour, and reminds me ho...

Construction:

Vacuum-infused

31 March 2025

Axopar 29 XC Cross Cabin

Axopar

The ultimate multi-purpose craft for boaters who demand more from their vessel.

Horsepower (HP):

350

Displacement (M):

3220 (including engine)

30 March 2025

Sargo 33

Sargo

This is a cleverly designed boat with great space for a 33-footer.

Horsepower (HP):

680

Displacement (M):

7400

Length Over All (M):

10.99

30 March 2025

Maritimo M600 Black Edition

Maritimo

Luxury Motor Yacht

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

4 March 2025

Proline Alloy 1860 HT

Proline

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

4 March 2025

Fi-Glass Viscount

Fi Glass

Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB)

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

4 March 2025

Morris Metal Products S.J Seahawk

Morris Metal Products

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

29 January 2025

JP Crafts Code 9.8

JP Crafts

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

28 January 2025

RMX 444

RMX

Cruising Catamaran

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

28 January 2025

Kiwi-Kraft 780WA

Kiwi-Kraft

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

24 December 2024

Innovision IV7000 Amphibious

Innovision

Amphibious

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

24 December 2024

Elite 16m Mid Pilothouse Te Whara V

Elite

Luxury Sports Cruiser

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):

Construction:

End-grain balsa epoxy composite

24 December 2024

Radian R27 Nordarc

Radian

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

17 December 2024

Omikron OT-60

Omikron

Stepping on board the yacht, it’s obvious everything centres on cruising in luxury.

Horsepower (HP):

300/500

Displacement (M):

18500

Length Over All (M):

18.41

22 November 2024

Riviera 6800 Sport Yacht

Riviera

Luxury Motor Yacht

The vessel’s low centre of gravity, combined with the Humphree fin stabilisers, gave us a comfortabl...

Horsepower (HP):

2000

Displacement (M):

34,000

Length Over All (M):

22.18

22 November 2024

Extreme 795 Game King

Extreme

Performance-wise, the new 350hp Yamaha, plus the Helm Master EX with bow thruster and Seakeeper Ride...

Horsepower (HP):

350

Length Over All (M):

7.93

Construction:

6mm bottom plates

21 November 2024

Beneteau Oceanis 34.1

Beneteau

Monohull

As you would expect from an experienced design team, the boat is well-balanced and, while the sail a...

Horsepower (HP):

21 (std), 30

Displacement (M):

5,470

Length Over All (M):

10.77

11 November 2024

Saffier SE 33 Life

Saffier Yachts

Daysailer

The Saffier SE 33 Life daysailer is a breath of fresh air in the production yacht world, with perfor...

Horsepower (HP):

Displacement (M):

3000

Length Over All (M):

29 October 2024

Rae Line 206

Rae Line