WORDS: ALEXANDER GILLY
PHOTOS: MARITIMO
A powerboat-racing heritage lies beneath the sleek exterior.
If the Maritimo C55 Sports Cabriolet were a beast, it would be a velociraptor, that swift stalker that feasted on hapless scient…
Topics:Maritimo
Words Kevan Wolfe
Photos Nick Wood and Mustang
Mustang returns to its sports cruiser roots with its new 430 Sports Coupe
It’s been 12 months since the Asian arm of South Africa’s Standard Bank took over Gold Coast builder Mustang Mar…
Topics:Mustang
Boating nous and impressive standards make Streaker’s flagship an attractive buy
words & photos Warren Steptoe
Having been impressed with Streaker’s Walk-Thru models, when their flagship 6.35 Commander came up for test I approache…
Topics:Reviews, Streaker Boats
In a nutshell, Powercat’s 2900 Sports Fisherman is a big sister to their 2500 Sports Fisherman, a boat which took out the AMIF Trailerable Fishing Boat of the Year in 2007. Which immediately raises the question whether bigger is, in fact, bet…
Topics:Reviews, Powercat
A group of Gold Coast businessmen have not let the downturn in the boatbuilding industry dampen their passion to build a world-class offshore cruiser. T hese gloom busters—headed by industry identity Gary Zamparutti have got together to form …
Topics:Reviews, Montebello
I like the idea that popular sayings (axioms, home truths, call them what you like) can make their way from English into other languages. For instance, the saying, The more things change, the more they stay the same, translates directly into French…
Topics:Bavaria Yachts
words and photos Mike Brown
In Trophy-speak, ‘250’ means 25ft overall length (7.6m), and ‘2’ means it is a walkaround or centre cab: as self-explanatory as BMW’s naming system. And the style of the boat is just as s…
Topics:Trophy
WORDS + PHOTOS: BARRY TRANTER
Clever add-ons changed the personalities of these two classy yachts.
One of Australia's better boating journalists once wrote that modern motor cruisers are as similar as snowflakes.
This statement als…
Topics:Dufour
Words & Photos Mike Brown
If your mental picture of rigid inflatables (RIBs) is strongly influenced by surf rescue duckies and Special Forces assault boats, be prepared for something different with the boats from Cougar Marine. ‘Utilitar…
Topics:Cougar
WORDS + PHOTOS: WARREN STEPTOE
Evolution got the details right with its new 500 Sportsfisher.
It's not often I test a boat and find at the end I have nothing but praise for it. Well, it didn't quite happen with Evolution Boats'…
Topics:Evolution
WORDS + PHOTOS: WARREN STEPTOE
While the American 8m centre consoles we usually see imported into Australia tend to be definitive offshore fishing machines, MasterCraft's CSX 265 goes off in another direction entirely. Sure, it's a centre …
Topics:MasterCraft
WORDS & PHOTOS MIKE BROWN
American Pioneer
With a stable hull and lots of space, the Pioneer 197 suits all-day fishing trips
I am never sure of the right kind of weather in which to test boats. The really pleasant kind puts no s…
Words and photos Scott Amon
Steber have made some improvements to their popular 7m shaft and stern drive sportfisher. It was already a unique offshore boat; now, it’s even better.
Time for change
Having previously owned a Steber 2200 Offsh…
Topics:Steber
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