From Superyachts to Powercats

Our history prior to re-branding as Adventure Bay Motoryachts in 2005

WinterYachts was the trade name we used to develop several Charter Superyachts owned by Winters' Investments.

The 86ft Powercat Pacific Harmony was styled and conceived by us as a luxury charter and blue water explorer. It was built by a New Zealand yard in 2001-2002 and began chartering in 2003 for the America's Cup in New Zealand. It was motored 9000 miles to Florida and sold in 2005.

Since then feedback from the US boat shows has shown that Asia is becoming a world leader in yacht construction. Taiwan has overtaken New Zealand in Superyacht construction and China impresses the world in its rapid growth and talent in making everything, pleasure-boats included.

Adventure Bay Motoryachts was formed with one goal. To offer the best hand crafted traditional quality motorboats at the best value in the market. This would include mono-hulls and Powercats.

To do so we needed the low labour cost of China but the decades of experience of Taiwan and New Zealand. We selected the best New Zealand designers and surveyors to oversee production and the Taiwanese managed Activa Marine in Shanghai, China was chosen to build for us.

Superyacht History

The 105 ft luxury Feadship style monohull Pacific Mermaid was conceived and built from 1990-1995 in the days when we had our own factory. It began Chartering in 1996 and is still in Winters' Investments ownership today. Pacific Mermaid was New Zealand's largest Superyacht for hire and was regularly used by visiting celebrities, Royalty and foreign and local heads of government. Winter's Investments Ltd was established in 1962 and has been involved in boat-building, refits and corporate luxury charter operations since the early 1980's. Furniture making and importing is the background of the company since 1958 and they have been keen boaters since the early 1970's and have spent many blue-water miles around the Pacific in charter with their vessels.

These projects have given invaluable experience and feedback on the business of entertaining afloat and blue water cruising. Since 1996 projects have been on a sub contract basis to specialists with Winter Yachts project managing them hands on.

The 42-foot charter catamaran Aqua Vitae was the company's entry into multihull construction and many catamaran concepts have been researched and tested since then. The 85 ft Mares range of Powercats were part of the company's early exposure to Catamarans by supplying parts of their interior fit out. Other larger vessels have recently included:

Pacific Mermaid - 105ft steel displacement luxury Motoryacht, full construction, interior and charter operation.

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Adventure Bay Motor Yachts

91 Peary Rd Mt Eden, 1024, Auckland, New Zealand

Tel NZ Head Office +64 9 620 4620 Fax +64 9 629 6206 Email Us Mob: +64 (0) 21 454 107

http://www.yachtworld.com/adventurebaymotoryachts

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