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The Auckland Boat Show is back and New Zealanders are more eager than ever to support the local marine industry.
A study commissioned by NZ Marine last year showed 1.9 million New Zealanders take part in boating annually, with more than 1,540,000 boats on the water in a $2.9 billion dollar industry which is growing by an estimated 44,810 vessels per year.
“The marine industry is New Zealand’s largest non-agricultural, manufacturing industry,” says NZ Marine CEO, Peter Busfield.
“It’s an industry built on high-tech design, industry-led training and passionate people.”
The show was last run in 2019 and the intervening years have seen an explosion of innovation and booming marine sales as local marine companies have quickly worked to keep up with the demand of sea-loving New Zealanders.
That innovation will now have an outlet for display when the show kicks off next week in central Auckland. It will feature over 110 boats on the water and more than 500 marine brands on display, as well as record numbers of luxury yachts and large vessels.
Running from 23-26th March, it’s New Zealand’s largest on-water display of vessels and takes place in central Auckland’s Jellicoe Harbour. The internationally-acclaimed event is known for its sea trials – allowing those in the market for a new boat to take for-sale vessels straight from downtown Auckland and onto the Waitemata Harbour – as well as hosting New Zealand’s largest collection of luxury vessels, innovative marine launches and annual new releases within a boat show.
The 2023 edition of the event will feature the largest display of Princess Yachts ever seen in New Zealand, with Sports Marine presenting a huge line up including the New Zealand debut of striking Princess models the V55, V65, V40 and F55. The Princess Yachts models will make their debut alongside Bentley’s debut at the show of the Hybrid Flying Spur; with the two brands long sharing a philosophy of luxury, performance and the best hand-crafted work Britain has to offer.
Joining the show’s large yacht line up will be Horizon Yacht’s E75; a spacious yacht with a three-stateroom layout and an enclosed skylounge configuration as well as an enviable beach garage.
R Marine Flagship’s Riviera Yachts are always head-turning vessels and this year will be no exception with the standout Riviera 465 SUV and Riviera 4600 Sport Yacht on display.
Aston Martin will join the show line up, presenting the world’s fastest and most-beautiful SUV, the DBX707, alongside Crownline Boats. The perfect pairing will showcase Crownline Boats – presented by Eurocity Marine as some of the most-progressive wake surf, cruiser and crossover boats on the market today – with the equally-innovative DBX707, engineered for performance and and power.
Legacy Marine has entered the market with its flagship model, the 25m Paragon, constructed from aluminium. It’s one of a series in the new Legacy range which also includes L35, L45 and L52 models, drawn from the boat-building pedigree of Extreme Boats, which has been manufacturing smaller aluminium trailer boats for nearly 20 years.
The 2023 show will see exhibitors present close to 500 marine brands
