Dibley 40 'Fulcrum'
06 24
'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.
Read More...
Dibley's Beau 770, Machine Speed
11 23
'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
Read More...
Dibley Canting Keeler Racer / Cruiser 40, Seahorse December 2023
11 23
'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.
Read More...
Dibley designed Lyman-Morse LM46 makes Cover of Cruising World, Jan/Feb '23
12 22
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.
Read More...
Lyman-Morse LM46 Semicustom Performance Cruiser
12 22
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.
Read More...
Lyman-Morse LM46
10 22
Lyman-Morse 46 - Simple and Fast to Sail.
A Modern Bespoke Racer-Cruiser in cold-molded wood. Read More...
In Persuit of a Dream
10 22
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
01 22
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.
Read More...
The Kevin Dibley Story - Design Into the Future
12 21
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.
Read More...
Seahorse Magazine Dec 2021
11 21
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.
Read More...
A Kraken Sail
10 21
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.
Read More...
The Making of the Way Maker
03 21
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.
Read More...
Boating New Zealand
01 11
