New releases for sail and power to take centre stage in New Zealand.
As usual the Auckland On Water Boat Show (AOWBS), which opens this week at Viaduct Harbour in Auckland, features a veritable who's who of on-water craft for both sail and power.
The AOWBS has traditionally been the event where local boat builders and importers launch new products and announce new agencies, and this year looks like being the same.
Well-known yacht brands on display will include DuFour and Grand Soleil, Beneteau, Bavaria and Jeanneau, many of them showing new models for NZ. Team Windcraft will be showing the latest Hanse 385, 415 and 455 models, all of which are new to New Zealand since the last show. It will also be showing the Dehler 38 and the newly-arrived Moody 54DS.Power on show
Power launches include the Italian-built 58-foot Absolute Navetta, the revamped Caribbean C35 sport fisher and Smuggler Marine’s new 11m RIB, a Fast Rescue Tender designed and built for Whangaroa Coastguard. Ownaship, the shared boat ownership company, will present the very first 12m Rayglass 3500 from New Zealand-based Rayglass Boats.
There will also be locally-built boats from Kiwi designers Bill Upfold and Roger Hill, the latest Salthouse Corsair 44 Euro and American-built Meridians, Boston Whalers, Sea Rays and Chris Crafts, plus a 17m Ocean Super Sport.