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FIERCE FLYER

The boat was already in the water when we arrived for an early morning test session. As it was late autumn on the Waitemata Harbour, we found the conditions calm and still at first, but the wind picked up later, as did the wind-against-tide chop north of Waiheke Island. This mix of conditions gave us the perfect opportunity to see what this boat was all about.

Simon Minoprio, Innovision Boats’ founder and MD, joined us for the review session. Spending time on the water with blokes you have only just met is a great way to understand their thoughts and considerations on any subject and I quickly came to appreciate Simon’s energy – and the insight required to take the tried and true concepts underpinning most New Zealand trailer boats and then pivot to make them even better.

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