New Zealand - boat builders and shipyards

Following the collapse of Cavalier Yachts, New Zealand, Jim Lawry formed Export Yachts Ltd in the early 1980s believing that export was the future for the company, and a number of Cavalier 39s were sent to Australia and the United States.

The New Zealand boatbuilder Cavalier Yachts began as a partnership between Peter K Smith and John Salthouse in 1970. The yard stopped production following a sudden 20% sales tax surcharge in 1979 which left their prices uncompetitive in the nautical marketplace for sailboats.