Powerboats of the 2019 Sydney boat show

This year’s was no different, with a wide range of boats catering for all tastes and needs.

Here’s the boatsales.com.au pick of the powerboats on show in Sydney.

Flagstaff Marine showed off the brand new Swift Trawler 47 cruiser along with the Swift Trawler 35 and Gran Turismo 40. The company was also talking delivery times for the forthcoming Swift Trawler 41 and Monte Carlo 52.

The new 47 slots between the 44 and the 50 and combines the theme of semi-planing hull with three double cabins and a convertible saloon.

Inside the exhibition halls were the new Beneteau Flyer 8 and 10 sport cruiser models, the latter sporting an optional T-top and boasting an impressive five square metres of aft sundeck.

The iconic US luxury fishing boat brand had the relatively recently introduced Boston Whaler130 Super Sport, with four-seat capacity and 28-knot performance from a 40hp outboard.

The stand also featured a hull section cutaway, showing Boston Whaler’s signature foam-filled laminate structure that provides the brand’s iconic positive flotation.

The traditional-looking Chris Craft Launch 30 boats look great just sitting still, and contrasted with Regal’s practical-design boats, including the new FasDeck 22 and Express 25.

At the top end of the scale on the same stand were Absolutes, featuring the newly released trawler-style Navetta 58.

For the well-heeled, the Fairline Targa twins looked appealing and the 53 was a show special at $1.5 million. Maybe next year…

The new Fleming 65 showed the durability of a design that started 15 years ago, with a boat built for the company’s founder, Tony Fleming. He’s still cruising on hull number one.

The US-based fishing specialist boat builder released a larger version of the Express 330, the $1.2 million Grady-White Express 370 fitted with three Yamaha 425 XTO outboard engines.

Tucked beside a Canyon centre console model, it showed the great design versatility of this extensive boat range.

New releases in the Jenneau NC range were the NC37 and NC33. These are raked-bow boats that are upsized NC9s, not downsized, plumb-bow NC14s.

As with the other Jenneau NCs the new boats have cockpits that flow from the saloons. I love the co-pilot bench seatback that folds forward to convert that perch into a rear-facing lounge extension.

On the opening day of the show people were crowding to get on board, so I’m pretty sure they’ll sell a few.

The Jeanneau Cap Camarat series of outboard-powered runabouts is split into Day Cruiser, Bow Rider and Center (sic) Console designs.

The 2019 release is a 7.5 Bow Rider model.

The Polish brand featured the new Parker Voyager 850, with its twin-step infusion hull that is said to greatly enhance acceleration and reduce fuel use, all while providing a lighter, stiffer structure than a conventional shape.

Australia’s most popular runabout boat range was enhanced recently with the addition of the new Quintrex Fishabout Pro series.

These models no longer have an outboard well, but rather a pod transom that moves the outboard engine further aft, flanked by duckboards on either side.

Quintrex’s “deal of the show” was a 610 Fishabout and trailer for less than $63K, but I quite liked the look of the 630 Frontier, with a whopping 200hp Evinrude E-TEC G2 on the back.

The rigid inflatable boat once was known as little more than a service and rescue boat, but as a new breed of luxury and performance RIBS has evolved, that has all changed.

Tarted-up RIBs are very popular in the Med and are on offer here as day boats for people who want luxury trim and performance, but without big boat costs and complication.

Boats on show include the SACS Rebel 47, Rebel 40, Strider 10 and Strider 11.

The Whitehaven Harbour Classic 40 is a retro-look vessel with plenty of traditional-look aft tumblehome and lots of well-finished timberwork below.

A modern Volvo Penta D6 with 480hp and electronically controlled ZF box are aid to provide silky grunt.

Moored beside the Harbour Classic was the luxury Whitehaven 61 Coupe motor yacht, powered by twin Volvos or Cats.

This fishing boat specialist highlighted its new folding hardtop, centre cab and Southerner hardtop models.

The folding hardtop models are designed to fit into standard garage heights and are available in 5800, 6200 and 6500 sizes.

The Sydney International Boat Show ends today.