Innovision Boats Innovision 616 Venture

Finalist
Credits
  • Pou Auaha / Creative Director
    Simon Minoprio
  • Ringatoi Matua / Design Director
    Brett Bakewell-White
  • Kaituhi Matua / Copywriter Lead
    Vicky Plaistowe
  • Ngā Kaimahi / Team Member
    Steve Burt
Description:

The Innovision 616 Venture is a truly innovative response to a market challenge that hadn’t yet been solved in the 6-metre aluminium boat category. Traditionally, boat buyers in this size class have faced a compromise: prioritising either open, fish-focused designs or cabin comfort and weather protection—but rarely both. The 616 Venture successfully combines these seemingly opposing goals in a compact, fully walk-around vessel that delivers on all fronts.
The design originated from a specific Australian client brief: to create a boat with a raised foredeck casting platform for serious sight fishing—common in Australian centre console boats—but with the added comfort of overnighting capability, genuine weather protection, and the versatility to safely cross coastal bars. This combination didn’t exist in the market, and Innovision’s solution has set a new benchmark for the category.
The Venture’s standout feature is its elevated 3m² casting platform—one of the largest and highest in its class—offering anglers superior sight-fishing visibility and a clear tactical advantage. The platform is fully rigged for fishing with integrated rod holders, drink holders, and a removable Garmin display mount for real-time fish tracking and direct trolling motor control. The design also ensures anglers can move quickly and safely from the bow to the cockpit when landing fish.
Beneath the casting deck is a functional double berth with enough space for overnighting and storage. Clever design solutions, including removable squabs that conceal an electric toilet, maximise space without compromising usability.
The Venture’s walk-around hardtop cabin is a market-leading innovation, offering true weather protection without sacrificing access or flexibility. Innovision developed custom 180-degree folding side doors that can fully close, fully open, or angle outward to suit changing weather conditions—far surpassing the functionality of typical clip-on clears used in this class.
The helm station is designed for precision and comfort, integrating complex electronics—including Yamaha Helm Master EX, Garmin multi-function screens, and Seakeeper Ride control—into a compact, ergonomic layout. A custom-designed telescopic footrest cleverly solves a space challenge, ensuring both passenger comfort and unobstructed access to the forward cabin.
Throughout the cockpit, the Venture features practical, user-led touches: full-length side storage shelves, a 90L chilly bin cavity, a knee-activated saltwater handwash system, and a deluxe bait station with water-shedding tackle storage and a fold-down seat that conceals the battery compartment.
The Venture’s CPC-rated hull delivers a dry, smooth ride and class-leading stability. Despite its wide beam, the fine-entry hull cuts cleanly through chop, with structural strength engineered into the 10mm keel bar, additional doubler plates, and a tightly spaced internal frame system. This precision structure ensures long-term durability and is backed by a 10-year structural warranty.
The Innovision 616 Venture redefines what’s possible in this boat segment. It delivers serious fishability, overnight capability, and genuine weather protection—all within a compact, versatile, and highly customisable package. By directly responding to evolving customer needs, the Venture sets a new design direction for aluminium trailer boats and elevates the expectations of what a 6-metre vessel can offer.