In the Press, Magazine Articles from Dibley Marine

Dibley 40 'Fulcrum'

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'Better than New'

Dibley 12m Canting Keeler

Boatbuilding, like any worthy endeavour, takes time. And, as anyone who has built a boat will know, it usually takes longer than expected.

Words by Sarah Ell.
Photography and Video by
Roger Mill.

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Dibley's Beau 770, Machine Speed

Beau 770 Boating NZ Dibley Marine Yacht Design Dec 2015

'Machine SPEED'
Super-slick, go-fast racing yachts aren’t always synonymous with wallet-busting costs, as is proved by the new Beau 770 streaking around Auckland’s Waitemata harbour.

Boating NZ1 Dec 2015. Words by Ben Gladwell Photos by Bryce Taylor

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Dibley Canting Keeler Racer / Cruiser 40, Seahorse December 2023

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'A day late (but not a dollar short)'

Dibley 40 Racer / Cruiser Canting Keeler.

In the early 1990's
Yachting New Zealand put out a design competition for a yacht under 40' that could be raffled off as a one design to build a new fleet to replace the ailing 40' racers of the time.
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Dibley designed Lyman-Morse LM46 makes Cover of Cruising World, Jan/Feb '23

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Dibley designed Lyman-Morse LM46 makes Cover of Cruising World, Jan/Feb '23

In ideal conditions on Chesapeake Bay, a taut fleet of 17 contestants vied for top honors in the 2023 edition of Cruising World’s annual Boat of the Year competition. When the spray had settled, at the top of the leader board was a pair of yachts destined for blue water and beyond: the Lyman-Morse LM46, the Domestic Boat of the Year, and the Hallberg-Rassy 400, the Import Boat of the Year.
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Lyman-Morse LM46 Semicustom Performance Cruiser

Cruising World December 2022

Lyman-Morse LM46 Semicustom Performance Cruiser.

The Lyman-Morse LM46 performance cruiser Hopgrasser is a stirring rendition of the Maine builder's new semicustom line.
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Lyman-Morse LM46

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Lyman-Morse 46 - Simple and Fast to Sail.

A Modern Bespoke Racer-Cruiser in cold-molded wood. Read More...

In Persuit of a Dream

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In pursuit of a Dream.

A collaboration between companies in the marine sector has resulted in a new lease of life for this 12-metre raceboat — and will hopefully see her go all the way to Japan in pursuit of a childhood dream. Read More...

Maine Boats Homes & Harbors

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Lyman-Morse 46 - Simple and Fast to Sail.

Over the years, Cabot Lyman, founder of Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, has proclaimed that the path to happiness on a sailboat is not through more complexity, but rather through simplicity—to be able to sail faster with less work—and do it in style.
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The Kevin Dibley Story - Design Into the Future

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The Kevin Dibley Story

Boating New Zealand: Design into the future.
The process of becoming a successful, established yacht designer can be a long, frustrating journey. It’s certainly seemed that way at times for designer Kevin Dibley, who’s taken more than 25 years to reach that point. This is his story.
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Seahorse Magazine Dec 2021

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Intuitively Gifted by Ivor Wilkins

Seahorse Magazine: Ivor Wilkins
picks a few of the key highlights of Laurie Davidson's inspired and influential design career.
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A Kraken Sail

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A Kraken Sail

Kraken Yachts believe that their new 50 footer is the ultimate blue water cruiser. What makes them so confident? Sam Jefferson finds out.
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The Making of the Way Maker

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The Making of the Way Maker

What were you doing in 1996? At school? Advancing your career? Raising children? Aucklander Malcolm Steedman was beginning the conversion of his Pelin Snowbird sailing catamaran: a project he’d only finish at the end of 2020 – just in time to put her on the market. Story by Zoe Hawkins.
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Lyman-Morse 46 Performance Cruiser

Seahorse Magazine April 2021 Cover

Lyman-Morse 46 Performance Cruiser
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Lyman-Morse 46 Performance Cruiser

Sailing Magazine jan feb cover 2020

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Southern Pacific Cormorant 550

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Taking it to the next level - Dibley's Cormorant 550 Rhib Read More...

Kraken 66 - A Solid, Conservative Bluewater Cruiser

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Sail Magazine - Dibley's Kraken 66 Read More...

LM46: Easy Sailing, Modern Looks for Next-Gen Sailors

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Easy Sailing, Modern Looks for Next Gen Sailors - LM46 Read More...

Cruising Helmsman

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Cruising Helmsman - Dibley's Kraken 50 Read More...

Yachting Monthly

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Yachting Monthly - Dibley's Kraken 50 Read More...

Sailing

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Sailing - Kraken 50 Read More...

Auckland Today

Auckland Today front cover July 2017

Boating New Zealand - Epic Yachts Tardis 81 Read More...

Sailing

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Yachting World

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Kraken Yachts
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Sailing Magazine

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Dibley Voyager 72
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Sailing

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Dibley 45
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Sailing

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Dibley 30
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Seaspray

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Kevin Dibley Interview
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Against All Odds
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Boating New Zealand

Boating NZ Dibley Weekender 7 2012

Dibley Marine Design Weekender 7.7
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Boating New Zealand

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Dibley Marine Design Weekend Warrior
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Motor Boat & Yachting (Russia)

Motorboat Russia

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Seahorse International

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Dibley Yacht Design, Edlin Marine, Classe 950
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Boating New Zealand

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Dibley 55 Performance Cruising Yacht, Marilyn. 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'
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Designer Review 'Designer with Nine Lives'
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Seaspray

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O'Sinnerman 'The Sea Spray Affair'
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Australian Sailing

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Dibley Pilothouse 55 Performance Cruising Yacht, Marnico

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Boat International

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Dibley 66 Performance Cruising Yacht, Knight Commander
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Austalian Yachting

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Dibley 66 Performance Cruising Yacht, Knight Commander
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Sailing

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March 2001 by Robert H Perry
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Boating

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Dibley 66 Performance Cruising Yacht, Knight Commander
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Pacific Motor Yacht

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Havana Refit
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Launch & Motor Yacht

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Capri 55 Dibley Designed Sports Cruiser, Sapphire
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