The epitome of design, the Benny 53 go offers the same level of style and comfort as a Sydney penthouse.
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Dixon Performance Cruiser
Liara is a beautiful example of a comfortable performance cruiser endowed with spark and speed through moderate displacement, lightweight composites, modern appendages and efficient sailing systems. Geoff Green provided the text and sailing photographs and Michael Ng the interior photography.
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Elliott 1250 Tourer
This Aussie-built, Kiwi-designed deckhouse cruiser has the legs for fast passagemaking around the bay or the South Pacific. Vanessa Dudley reports.
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Beneteau First 36.7
The latest model in Beneteau's First cruiser/racer range looks set to follow the successful path carved out by its larger, Farr-designed sisterships. Vanessa Dudley reports.
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Bavaria Yachts 34/36
German-built Bavaria yachts are finding favour in New Zealand with a number of new-boat sales in the 34 to 44 foot range. Attention, however, is now focusing on the all-new Bavaria 36, a scaled-up version of the popular 34. Steve Raea gets behind the wheel of the 34.
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Owen Open 60 Hexagon
Kiwi Graham Dalton and his New Zealand-flagged Open 60 Hexagon will carry the hopes of a nation in the next Around Alone single-handed round-the-world yacht race beginning in September. Steve Raea caught up with Dalton and his boat during sail training on the Hauraki Gulf and filed this report.
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X3 Centreboard Yacht
The X3 is pitched as an entry-level sail trainer for young children, a youth boat and an adult's fun boat. Geoff Green asked two knowledgeable sailors to helm this maritime chameleon.
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Oyster 53
Highly regarded British yacht builder Oyster Marine has cultured a pearl Down Under. Vanessa Dudley test-sailed the first Kiwi-built Oyster 53 in Auckland.
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Bavaria Yachts 42
It was supposed to be a genteel cruise to assess the Bavaria 42 but Lawrence Schaffler says his test sail became a duel with the elements that underscored the boat's robust handling and rapid-reefing capabilities.
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Beneteau Oceanis 411
Decades of chartering know-how have been synthesised in the Beneteau Oceanis 411's crisp lines, great performance and pragmatic design, Lawrence Schaffler says it's a true step-aboard-and-sail yacht.
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