Based in a newly-built facility in Gisborne, White Pointer Boats, with Rex Briant at the helm, has been custom-building highquality aluminium trailer boats for 32 years, constantly expanding, developing and improving the range. With more than 600 boats between 6.2m and 10.5m delivered so far, White Pointer has earned the respect of discerning customers in New Zealand and Australia, attracting a loyal and ever-growing following for its high-quality, rugged and totally dependable aluminium trailer boats. Many customers are on their third or fourth White Pointer boat.
Although trailerable, Overdraft lives in the Coromandel seaside town of Whangamata, where she occupies a berth in the town’s marina partway up the river estuary. With 140 hours already on the engine, she’s often out enjoying the adjacent waters or chasing gamefish further offshore.
We met up with White Pointer’s Rex and Angus Briant and Tauranga Volvo Penta agent Coastline Marine’s Ben Quin early on a fine winter’s morning in Whangamata.
Essentially a large day boat, is nonetheless well capable of overnight expeditions and longer.
