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View boats in Nelson Marina. A large yacht is in the foreground.

NZ Yachts

For a small country NZ has a long history of innovative yacht design for both racing and cruising. If you want to find an NZ yacht start here.

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The Winsome on the slip at Wakatahuri. The boat is having maintenance work whilst out of the water

NZ Launches

From classic woodies to modern fibreglass boats NZ has every type of launch. Our growing list of launches aims to cover all the years and all the boat types. Discover NZ launches here.

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Majestic seen at its mooring in Motueka Marina. The side of the boat is viewed in close up.

NZ Commercial Boats

Including fishing boats, historic mail boats and passenger launches a commercial boat can be almost anything in NZ. To find a commercial boat look here.

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Our Latest NZ Boats

Black and white image of the scow Kaiaia with a horse and cart loaded with logs walking through the shallows of the sea in front of her.
Commercial Boats

Kaiaia: 65ft Darroch Scow Lost At Sea

Build Date 1909 Boat Builder Davey Darroch Length 65 Feet Beam 18 Feet 4 Feet Kaiaia’s Early Years and Owners Built by Davey Darroch in 1909, Ka…

View of boats on either side of a floating Jetty in Motueka marina
Commercial Boats

Curlew: 94ft Niccol Scow

Build Date 1907 Boat Builder George Niccol Length 94 Feet 3 Inches Beam 30 Feet 8 Inches Curlew was built as a fore-and-aft schooner rigged deck scow …

Black and white image of the scow Combine under sail.
Commercial Boats

Combine: 80ft Niccol Scow Come Barge

Build Date 1910 Boat Builder George Niccol Length 80 Feet 4 Inches Beam 21 Feet 5 Inches Combine’s Early Years Built as a schooner-rigged deck s…

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Our mission at NZ Boat Encyclopedia is to create an online community driven archive of NZ boats and boating stories. Each week we add new boats to the sit so make sure to check in regularly to discover our latest articles.

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