Boat exports stay buoyant, just for now

Baby boomers are buying into boating despite the stubbornly high dollar. Tim Hunter reports.

Aronui, a 21 metre temple of sportfishing luxury, defies anyone to say a bad word about the economy, exports or Reserve Bank governor Alan Bollard.

Visitors to the Auckland International Boat Show today will find her floating magnificently in the Viaduct Basin, moored to a marquee where potential buyers and rubberneckers can learn about the Salthouse range of craft, built a few kilometres away in west Auckland.