Boat Reviews NZ

Smuggler Marine’s latest model presents the usual craftsmanship and while the slightly unusual colour scheme chosen by the customer’s wife may not be universally appealing, it’s undeniably striking.

Marvic is one of the most recent additions to Taupo’s pleasure boat fleet. She’s certainly one of the larger vessels that call the new marina at Motuapa home and she’s turning quite a few heads around the Great Lake.

Cruising catamarans can end up being a compromise, with sailing performance and convenience traded off against interior volume. Bavaria’s Nautitech Open 40 puts paid to that, being both pleasurable to sail and roomy enough to really stretch out.

Recently updated and refreshed, the SP725 is one of Haines Hunter’s premium models. Sarisha is the company’s demo vessel, so nearly every box on the extensive options list has been ticked, including the one for a 4.2-litre 300hp V6 Yamaha outboard.

The first Greenline 48 Flybridge Cruiser in the country, Kiwi Green was purchased from the factory in Slovenia and then cruised for several weeks through the Adriatic by owners Richard and Susie Wardenburg.

It might have been mid-winter, but Sydney turned on a cracker day for our run down the coast in the new Maritimo X60 sport yacht.

Sailing is a breeze aboard Beneteau’s new Oceanis 51.1, thanks to some smart systems.

Sealegs has been making amphibious craft for 17 years, driving a continuous process of development and improvement. The latest iteration, the 7.3m Electric E4, is battery-powered.

The new Aquila 36 made its Downunder debut at the Sydney Boat Show and it won’t be long before we see this versatile power cat in New Zealand too.

There’s no mistaking the new Caribbean 49 for anything other than a Caribbean. And that’s a good thing!