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TOUGH KIWI PLATEY | MAKAIRA BOATS

TOUGH KIWI PLATEY | MAKAIRA BOATS

MAKAIRA — pronounced Ma-kai-ra. (Latin via Greek: μαχαίρα «sword») is a genus of marlin and also the moniker of Allan Shaw’s aluminium creations.   Makaira master builder Allan Shaw says there are three key ingredients to a perfect riding hull — hull shape,...
THE DNA OF A KIWI WHITE POINTER

THE DNA OF A KIWI WHITE POINTER

The Captain discovers why the White Pointer from New Zealand is considered the apex predator of plate boats.  If you call your boat a White Pointer, you better have the chops to back it up. After building them for more than 24 years, Rex Briant, top of the food chain...