Q-West and Teknicraft Deliver Pilot Boat ‘Wakatere’
‘Wakatere’ is the first foil assisted catamaran pilot boat in Australia or New Zealand. The origins of the design and build process came from the pilots in Ports of Auckland seeing and admiring Q-West’s Clipper-class vessels operating daily in varied weather conditions.
New generation 99 passenger Clipper class fast ferry.
In November SeaLink took delivery of the second of its new generation 99 passenger Clipper class fast ferries, which was promptly entered into service on Auckland’s Pine Harbour-to-CBD ferry run.
High-Speed Survey Vessel from Q-West.
New Zealand naval architecture firm Teknicraft has incorporated a number of new design elements in ‘Ten Seventy’, a new foil assisted survey catamaran built by Q-West Boat Builders.
The Royal New Zealand Coastguard Federation maintains a volunteer rescue and training infrastructure around the coast of New Zealand. Their mission: to ensure there is a ready-response marine emergency and rescue service for mariners in need
This 12m waterjet-propelled vessel is designed as a rapid response emergency command vessel.
Paorae is able to carry emergency equipment – including foam delivery firefighting equipment – as well as acting as a forward-control operational base from which other rescue craft can operate.