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Pachoud Yachts

Specialist in the building of composite motor yachts 15 - 50 metres, Pachoud Yachts are renowned world-wide for engineering excellence, world-class high-quality finishes, luxurious timber interiors and unwavering attention to detail. We have successfully completed over 50 Yachts building everything from power catamarans, motor launches to high performance Carbon Fibre racer-cruising yachts.

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We have seen the recent exciting launch of Lola, featured in Boating New Zealand and Pacific Power Boat magazine, and the award-winning Samara - our 24m exploration Helicat. Current projects include a stunning 26m catamaran superyacht and six 18m sportcats from the Voodoo range. Check out voodooyachts.com for more info.

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Designers of innovative and functional, high performance commercial and recreational power catamarans. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, Teknicraft services a global market with clients in Africa, Middle-East, America, Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and Europe.

Teknicraft Design offers a complete design service that includes:

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HERLEY BOATS

We understand every boater is different.

Herley: Innovative Distributors of Exceptional Products.

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Herley Boats is New Zealand’s premium aluminium boat builder offering unique solutions in power, performance, safety, comfort, and the only local boat builder offering Hybrid Diesel Electric power plants

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New Zealand’s pre-eminent boat builders

At Q-West Boat Builders, we combine passion, design and technology together with the highest quality manufacturing and project management to result in vessels that exceed expectations and are performance-driven.

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Manufacturing excellence in alloy.

From our base in Whanganui, New Zealand, which provides an ideal environment for us to produce and test the boats we build, we deliver and our clients will testify to that. Q-West is dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality vessels and exceeding the expectations of a global market. Q-West is more than a manufacturing business which specialises in steel and aluminium marine construction. It has grown on the back of the strategy of quality, building the best and tailoring every inch of the boats we build to our customers’ requirements.

Building Trust

We know that reputation is based on trust, that’s why we commit ourselves to you and your vision to see it achieved on time and on budget.

Our powerful combination of Lean manufacturing, project excellence and technical expertise has established the company as a recognised manufacturer of market leading and cutting edge craft which can be found throughout the world.

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Our customers have confidence and trust that Q-West will deliver every time to the highest quality – because that’s what we do. We look forward to you experiencing that for yourself.

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Our hard earned reputation for innovation and quality has seen our work recognised via awards and, most important of all, happy customers. We have a strategic plan which sees us continuing to grow, deliver and be the best .

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Only expert craftsmanship will do in producing world-class results. We have the right team working on your behalf to see the vision come to life. They are passionate, loyal and committed to exceeding your expectations.

TECT RESCUE

TECT Rescue is a 14.8m search and rescue catamaran constructed for Tauranga Volunteer Coastguard Association Incorporated.  The state-of-the-art craft is equipped with enhanced capabilities for sea rescues, and is larger and swifter than their current vessel.  This is the first vessel constructed for this client.

Mahina is an 18.6m high-speed catamaran constructed as a pleasure craft for a private client.  The vessel has a high-end finish both internally and externally.  This is the first vessel constructed for this client.

TE KAIHŌPARA

Te Kaihōpara was constructed for The University of Auckland.  The primary role of the craft is for research, survey and educational missions, led by the University of Auckland’s Institute of Marine Science, based in Leigh. This is the first vessel constructed for this client.    

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Just some of the people we have had the privelage working with

Every vessel has been delivered on time and on budget. Q-West has constructed every vessel to our complete satisfaction and without any disputes. It has been a pleasurable experience with each vessel.

Allan Drinkrow Pine Harbour Marina

The decision for Q-West to build the new Waiheke ferry was an easy one for Fullers CEO Douglas Hudson. Q-West has a solid reputation for building aluminium boats, from fishing and charter vessels to high-speed ferries. Q-West worked closely with our Project Managers to produce a quality craft that meets our expectations.

Douglas Hudson Fullers CEO

Port Taranaki operates on New Zealand's rugged West Coast which demands vessels of the highest build quality and design. In 2014, Q-West delivered, on time and budget, the most advanced pilot launch in New Zealand. With a specific eye on safe pilotage this vessel was the first pilot launch in New Zealand to be built under 'Class Rules', through Lloyds of London. Thank you Q-West for your skills, expertise, dedication, and most of all passion to deliver such a fine craft.

Roy Weaver Chief Executive, Port Taranaki

In 2010 the Wellington Police Maritime Unit took delivery of an 18.5m foil assisted catamaran built by Q-West Boat Builders Limited. Lady Elizabeth IV was delivered on time and on budget. Q-West constructed the vessel to our satisfaction and without any disputes. It was a pleasure working with the team at Q-West and I am happy to recommend them to any Company looking to build a vessel.

John Bryant, Senior Sergeant Officer in Charge, Wellington Police Maritime Unit

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Apr 30, 2019

Building on their obvious satisfaction with the success of their last acquisition from Q-West, Victoria’s Water Police have come back for another. Same designer, same yard.

January 26 2018 was International Customs Day, and was considered a suitable day for Q-West Boat Builders to officially handover to New Zealand Customs Service their newest vessel the 18.6 metre Teknicraft-designed Hawk V.

Q-West has delivered another prime Teknicraft-designed, Scania driven, Hamilton Jet-powered patrol vessel.

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If you are looking for a boat builder with experience and proven systems, contact Q-West for a competitive proposal for your next vessel.

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True custom powerboats, award winning.

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Pure freedom, we design with freedom so you can experience it, pure passion, designing our legacy, we have the vision and passion to radically change the face of the marine industry. it might sound ambitious, but that’s what gets us out of bed in the morning., powering dreams, we specialise in powerboat design and will never stop looking for new ways to balance power with form, function and speed., pure perfection, focusing on detail, our proven process means you have peace of mind every detail has been thought through, tested and measured. no exceptions..

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Welcome to Quantum. Your dream is waiting… Discover our captivating 40ft luxury power catamarans.

Quantum catamarans offer a very competitive package in delivering a pleasure craft that celebrates the best in form, function and finish. Each model in the 4000 series is superbly crafted in New Zealand and built to international design standards.

When it comes to speed, comfort, space, and stability, nothing compares to a power catamaran. And when it comes to exceptional design, production and engineering, nothing compares to a Quantum.

Experience a level of luxury that, until now, has never been available on this size launch. Experience the Quantum Difference.

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Innovative naval architect and boat designer

New Zealand based LOMOcean Marine - naval architect and boat designer - offers custom and production boat designs to the global market, tailored to the specific requirements of each client. The result is an ever expanding range of mono-hull, catamaran, trimaran and wavepiercer designs for the pleasure, commercial (ferry, tug, crew boat, work boat etc), military (fast interceptors, patrol craft, missile boats) and super yacht markets (including shadow boats). These designs are developed with the assistance of modern CFD and FEA software and honed in the towing tank and wind tunnel. A passion for innovation has created remarkable ships including stealth military vessels such as the trimarans Klewang and Golok, an 18m tank boat and award winning designs, including Ultimate Lady, a 27m wavepiercer catamaran and the 39m catamaran, The Beast. The radical Earthrace (Ady Gil) smashed the UIM world circumnavigation record for a power boat and Turanor Planet Solar was the first ever solar vehicle to circle the globe. Not all the designs are radical; the conservative motor yacht Black Pearl is a demonstration of the company’s versatility.

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Dibley Yacht Design

The dibley design advantage.

Welcome to Dibley Yacht Design, one of New Zealand's pre-eminent designers of racing yachts, cruising yachts and motor yachts .

Based in new zealand, a country rich in sailing history, dibley marine has been designing sail boats and power boats since the 1980s..

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20m Performance Sailing Catamaran

Carbon high performance cruising cat.

This 20m resin infused all carbon high performance cruising cat ‘Kotuku’ was commissioned by an Auckland based client and built in Auckland by a team of highly skilled boat builders led by Jon Douglas.

The cat features a rotating carbon wing mast which was part of the 'no compromise' design package put together by a team led by RHYD that included top in the world in their field of foil design, mechanical engineering, composite engineering, rig and sail design.

The design has proved to be an outstanding performer in competitive fleet racing in the New Zealand multihull fleet. On the race track boat speed regularly exceeds true wind speed and sailing to windward the boat also exhibits zero leeway thanks to the asymmetric foil package.

It's a phenonemon of these design that they easily achieve the same height as a TP52, but at twice the speed.

Below decks, and alongside the high performance, comes a live aboard pacakge with no compromise for comfort and livability, set up for long range cruising.

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New Zealand's leading advanced composite Boat Builders, specializing in both race and pleasure, working with you to build your  custom boat to the highest standards. 

SAIL  |  POWER  |  RACE  |  PLEASURE

Nic de Mey takes great pride in building New Zealand’s finest custom advanced composite boats.

Nic and his team of professional boatbuilders specialize in advanced composite construction to create everything from small racing boats to luxury superyachts. They work in close communication with their clients, merging yachties’ dreams with boat builders’ experience to construct beautiful and bespoke custom boats built to an incredibly high standard.

As a qualified boat builder and a competitive ski racer, it’s safe to say nobody knows boats quite like Nic de Mey. In his company’s 25 years, his team has built everything from carbon rowing skiffs to ski race boats, superyacht parts to foiling catamarans and even weapon systems for the Australian Navy.

Nic de Mey Yachts has built boats for clients all around the World. Whether you are after a boat built for speed or one for pleasure, whether you’re a first-time boat buyer or a lifelong yacht enthusiast, Nic de Mey Yachts will deliver.

Get in touch with Nic today at 64 07 281 0078 to work alongside our team of passionate boatbuilders.

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Easy-Launch, Spacious & stable

FishING, DIVING OR FAMILY FUN

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The ideal boat for your adventures, fatcat is a multi-purpose catamaran that’s easy to launch, versatile and robust.  it's incredibly stable, spacious, safe and made for adventure..

• Robust construction
• Incredible stability
• Enormous cockpit space
• Quiet through the water
• Self-draining cockpit floor
• Virtually maintenance-free
• Shallow draft
• Designed & made in NZ
• 3 year structural warranty

Built for adventure

The FatCat 4000 and 4500 are versatile catamarans that provide a great experience for anyone, from new boaties through to veterans. With easy handling and spacious floors, these boats are perfect for leisure, fishing, diving, as well as commercial applications.

• FatCat 4000

The FatCat 4000 is a seriously stable and versatile catamaran. Its huge 2-metre width creates an enormous amount of uncluttered cockpit floor space.

Easy to handle and fully customisable, it’s a great option for leisure, diving, fishing, or anything else you can think of!

Fatcat 4500

Looking for something that’ll suit the whole family? Our FatCat 4500 is the ultimate trailer-boat, with multiple layout options to give you full configuration control.

Quiet yet powerful, this stable boat will quickly become a feature of your on-water adventures.

Why Choose FatCat?

Incredible space, safety & stability, and a whole lotta fun.

Sick of trying to cram everyone onto a little 12’ Tinny, worrying about capsizing? A FatCat's your answer.  Our boats are the perfect option for all water activities - no more sacrificing on space and safety for affordability!

Smooth Ride

Dual hulls cut through the waves and the deck traps air which softens landings.

Space through width

Catamaran's are wider overall so offer more usable space.

Shallow Draft

A great feature for beach launching, shallow water or river boating.

Self bouyant plus additional bouyancy foam added to each boat

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FatCat owners are varied in their primary use and enviroments but they all have one thing in common - they rave about their boats!

FatCat 4000 (Tiller) - Great Barrier Island

Having a boat-only access property comes with plenty of challenges - the FatCat solved so many of them. The space and stability mean it can be loaded with building supplies, gear and people safely. Added plus is our teens & their mates use it as a pontoon for popping manu's!

• FatCat 4500

Used the boat a number of times last week in different conditions and it continues to impress beyond my expectations.

My world has opened up dramatically going from a 4m alloy dinghy to a FatCat 4000. It's easily tripled in size in terms of comfort, distance I can travel, stability, space, size, height. We do things in this boat we’d never dream of in the other - It’s just so easy. I use the boat for fishing, diving, snorkling. I catch Kingi’s off it.

Camo FatCat 4000 Fisherman (Tiller) - Wanaka

Service that is second to none! Exemplary sales and support.

FatCats are wide bodied catamaran boats. Designed to perform across all sea conditions giving a soft, stable ride with unparalled space, stability and safety.

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A tradition of building quality New Zealand made boats.

Circa Marine are specialist aluminium boat builders and fabricators.

If it’s a workboat, pleasure boat, fishing boat, ferry, pilot boat, rescue or barge. For over 40 years, Circa Marine has excelled in high quality aluminium fabrication. At our dedicated workshops in Whangarei, New Zealand, offer a full design and build package of your new yacht, motor yacht, ferry, rescue, pilot vessel, workboat, fishing boat/barge to a maximum length of 40m. All work is completed in house by our highly experienced NZMITO trained and skilled staff.

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Circa Marine and Industrial Ltd specialise in the quality fabrication of explorer and passage-makers yachts , catamarans , fishing boats , workboats , ferries, barges and launches. We also provide quality aluminium and steel fabrication covering the marine, industrial and general engineering sectors. Our fully equipped workshops onsite in Whangarei offer vessel and steel fabrication and marine engineering. We also provide marine cabinetmaking, joinery and upholstery , machine shop facilities, painting and electrical services - and we run the only foundry in Northland to produce both ferrous and non-ferrous castings. Our service provides full vessel refit and repair , including structural modifications, extensions, interior design, electrical and electronic upgrades, and equipment servicing. We also offer repower and upgrades, fairing and painting, and we specialise in plant repair and maintenance, shutdown work, boat and yacht repairs and insurance claims.

Design & Build

As professional marine aluminium boat builders , we offer a complete design and build package for your new yacht, motor yacht, ferry, rescue boat, pilot vessel, workboat, or fishing boat/barge to a maximum length of 40m. All work is completed in-house by our highly skilled and experienced aluminium fabricators . Our builders are New Zealand Marine Industry Training Organisation ( NZMITO ) qualified, and all work is based on exceeding client expectations and meeting the requirements of various classification organisations - including the prestigious Lloyd’s Register , DNV, ABS MCA and CE.

Leading Service & World Class Innovation

Working closely with clients while developing their projects, our dedicated team will help you realise your vision for a personal vessel or a vehicle to bring to market. Circa Marine utilises the latest technology during design and construction to ensure the finest tolerances are maintained - and we work hard to minimise waste throughout production. Only the highest quality materials are sourced to ensure component quality equals the craftsmanship of all builds - including for upholstery, fairing and painting. 

"There are few companies in the world who can build aluminium boats to the standard of Circa Marine in New Zealand. They have the experience and skill to make the most of the material's advantages without appearing to suffer from any of the well-documented difficult characteristics of working with aluminium. Anyone looking for a quality custom aluminium boat would be well advised to speak to Circa first."

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We can offer a turnkey service to clients who are looking for a complete solution to realise their dream work-horse or luxury yacht.

Over 40 years proven history in building high quality aluminium vessels.

Circa excel in working with clients during the development of their projects. A dedicated highly skilled team will work with a client to bring their ideas to reality or to market.

Interior craftsmanship of the highest standards , born from a passion of excellence by the whole Circa team.

Custom luxury yachts, aluminium products and boat refits are completed in-house by highly experienced craftsmen .

Circa offers a turnkey service to those clients who require a complete solution. Realise your dream, from a daily workhorse to a luxury yacht.

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Excellence in Composite

The Makara sailing superyacht series features subtle intricacies and perfectly proportioned style.

Designed to glide with the lightest of breeze, the Makara yachts deliver the highest levels of sailing performance with minimal effort and maximum comfort.

MC Multihulls

The McConaghy Multihull range is designed with the performance cruiser in mind. Whether you’re an experienced multihull sailor or new to the genre, and whether you seek bluewater adventures or coastal cruising with friends and family, these innovative multihulls offer impressive sailing performance in a stylish and luxurious package.

MC1SPARS – Redefining rig excellence with unmatched craftsmanship

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McConaghy appointed exclusive build partner for the next generation Infiniti 52

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MC60 Nominated for Multihull of the Year!

Wild oats xi, mark richards, skipper.

“It’s a freak of a boat, you just don’t get 10-year-old boats in our sport even being competitive, so it’s just a freak to still do what it’s doing.”

Deepsea Challenge

James cameron.

“They came up with incredibly innovative solutions to the problems…. they sought new techniques, things that had never been done before” continued Cameron. “I owe myself, my safety in their hands and I trusted them, when they bolted the hatch closed and I descended, I knew the vehicle was right, it was well designed and well executed…I could not be prouder of this team, they made history” said Cameron.”

Clint Clemens

“I couldn’t be more pleased with the design and the build. The team at McConaghy really embraced the project during the build and really supported the boat through delivery and commissioning. The boat fulfils all my vision for the project in terms of handling and superb performance. The team definitely broughttheir composite and race boat skills to Finn.”

Shearwater 57’

Guido belgiorno-nettis, owner.

“When an owner embarks on the great journey of building their dream vessel, it’s critical to make the journey enjoyable. My wife and I had the pleasure of commissioning not one but two performance cruising yachts with McConaghy Australia. Both have exceeded our expectations.

McConaghy build beautiful, strong, light, fast and reliable boats. That was proven with our first yacht Satori– launched in 2001, so we decided to ask McConaghy to build us our second yacht ,Shearwater – a 57-foot performance cruiser. Shearwater is ALL carbon. McConaghy explored all areas to reduce weight, while allowing all the creature comforts.

I cannot oversell the pleasure we experienced building Shearwater with McConaghy. Eric and his team are quite extraordinary to work with, professional and talented – to observe what they can produce on the workshop floor was a wonder.”

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