http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.laszloboatsnz.com en-us Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:24:58 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/158963/laszlog-episode-8-mission-im-possible/ There’s a moment in every good story where someone says:“That can’t be done.”Usually politely.Sometimes with a raised eyebrow.Often followed by silence.This is the story of one of those moments.It’s also the story of how New Zealand—without fuss, without headlines, and without importing a flood of offshore boats—hosted one of the most successful rowing operations in World Masters Games history.And how a fledgling little boatbuilding operation found itself jumping out of a perfectly... Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:57:01 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post158963 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/158313/laszlog-episode-7-r-d-cycle/ When we took over the business, we felt a profound sense of responsibility — and deep respect — for the moulds and the four decades of accumulated intelligence they represented. Only a fool would undermine forty years of craft: the trial and error, the hard-won construction knowledge, the quiet formulas that delivered World Championship titles, Olympic medals, and multiple world-fastest times.Those moulds — and the laminate recipes that shaped every boat emerging from them — were not jus... Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:50:33 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post158313 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/158247/laszlog-episode-6-liquidation-alert/ There are moments in business where the ground doesn’t just shift beneath your feet — it disappears entirely.Imagine turning up to work one morning and discovering, the very same day it becomes public, that the company you work for has gone into liquidation. No warning. No soft landing. Just headlines, phone calls, and a knot in your stomach.Now imagine discovering something else at the same time: that a number of schools had lost their deposits in the process. One of them had paid almost tw... Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:07:16 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post158247 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/144505/laszlog-episode-4-springbok-swan/ Boat design isn’t just about looking good on the water — it’s warpaint.Let’s start with the obvious: from a strictly practical point of view, nothing beats a white hull and white deck. Easy to maintain, easy to repair, and it stays looking sharp season after season. If we were speaking purely as boat builders, that’s the advice we’d give.But some teams are ready to stand out.Some coaches — and some crews — believe that identity matters. That visuals can ignite courage.That the wa... Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:02:55 +1200 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post144505 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/142817/laszlog-episode-3-to-kirs-or-not-to-kirs/ A question we’re still constantly asked—with emphasis on the curse.Let’s take you back to our experience with Kiwi International Rowing Skiffs (KIRS)—and everything we built from there.... Sun, 16 Mar 2025 18:18:55 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post142817 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/142779/laszlog-episode-2-do-ya-even-row/ I’ve always found this question a bit odd—especially when it’s meant to assess our boat-building credentials. Just because someone rows doesn’t mean they can build a boat any more than driving a car makes someone a mechanic. If I needed a surgeon, I wouldn’t start Googling patients with the same condition, assuming that having suffered through an illness makes someone the best specialist. Expertise isn’t about simply experiencing something—it’s about mastering the craft.That said... Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:42:11 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post142779 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/142645/laszlog-episode-1/ The most frequently asked question during our factory visits—which, by the way, we highly recommend (think part scientific factory tour, part stand-up comedy show, if I say so myself)—is:“Why New Zealand?”Why move to the other side of the world when we could have picked anywhere?Well, the answer is simple, albeit somewhat surprising: We moved to New Zealand because of a glass of Sauvignon Blanc.I love telling this story how one night in Budapest, I went to a wine tasting, had a sip of Ma... Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:04:46 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post142645 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/21178/agent-eric-murray/ ... Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:49:18 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post21178 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/20208/Waikato-Business-News-Cover-Story/ ... Mon, 28 Aug 2017 14:00:21 +1200 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post20208 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/post/14779/Christmas-in-Gizzy/ ... Sat, 24 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +1300 http://www.laszloboatsnz.com/blog/#post14779