Rayglass' Protector rigid hull inflatables (6.5m to 18m) are designed to handle harsh conditions. But they are infinitely versatile vessels, and when equipped with serious horsepower, they offer electric performance.
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Club Sea-Doo 2008
After two decades setting the agenda in personal watercraft, Sea-Doo was not about to let its 20th anniversary pass without a bang. And that is just what guests got at Club Sea-Doo 2008 held at Brisbane’s Tangalooma Island Resort.
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Westlander 400
Anytime a boat pleases owners on opposite ends of the experience spectrum, odds are the designer's scored a perfect 10. Which pretty much sums up the Westlander 440 jet boat – even though it's a relatively new kid on the block
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Kingfisher Legacy 550
Fine finish and good looks don't mean a boat ain't fit for fishing, as Lindsay Wright found when he took time out on Kingfisher's new Legacy 550
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Extreme Boats 570 Sport Fisher
Winner of its class at last year's Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, the new 570 Sport Fisher from Whakatane’s Extreme Boats raises the ante in capable-yet-affordable entry-level trailer boats.
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White Pointer 9m Custom Cruiser
On the back of an enviable success in the 7m and 8m Custom Cruiser range of aluminium trailer boats, White Pointer's Rex Briant continues to push the design and build envelope with larger, heavier and more sophisticated boats.
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Doral Alizio 28
A sudden spike in the range of high-end, imported launches is giving New Zealand buyers more choices than ever before. The latest contenders – from Canada’s Doral – should find a ready market.
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Etap 37s
It's a brave yard that builds a reputation around the claim that its vessels are unsinkable, but this is indeed what Belgian production yacht builder Etap Yachting has claimed since the launch of its first yacht in 1970.
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Activa 5800
Buyers in the luxury end of the recreational boat market have traditionally been a little coy about Asian imports. But the tide is turning and the Activa 5800 will feed the change.
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Zenith Aggressor 5.9m
A year after the design was first launched, Zenith Boats' 5.9m Aggressor is set to become the company's most popular model. A finely-proportioned hull with aggressive lines (what else?), its reputation for agile, edge-of-your-seat performance is superseded only by its role as a fishing platform.
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