
The Coastal Rowing Hungary (CRH) by Laszlo Boats NZ is a coastal rowing boat that has been specifically designed and manufactured in Hungary. It combines more than 35 years worth of industry experience gathered in New Zealand along with the passion and extended knowledge required for Hungarian rowing.

Our Story
The shared love for this sport is what brought Hungarian-born New Zealand ship engineer László Kertész and gold medalist world champion rower, Tamás Varga together. With joint effort and state of the art technological solutions, they decided to revive the rowing boat-building industry in Hungary.
Laszlo Boats NZ is New Zealand’s oldest and newest rowing boat-building company with over 35 years’ worth of boat-building experience.

Rowing… whenever… wherever…
Due to its ergonomic design and wide hull, this boat will not shy away from any wind or waves. Whether you decide to row on a rough lake or a fast flowing river, Coastal Rowing Hungary by Laszlo Boats NZ will exceed your expectations. It’s the perfect choice not only for competitors but also for those who are just becoming acquainted with the beauty of rowing.
Coastal Rowing
In addition to the traditional values of rowing as an Olympic sport, coastal rowing sheds light on this upcoming and fully recognized form of rowing.
The stability of coastal rowing boats makes it easier to learn how to row opposed to the standard rowing boats. This creates the perfect opportunity for people to quickly learn the basics of rowing and start enjoying the beauty of nature while engaging in physical exercise. And of course provides the rigidity for top athletes to compete in extreme conditions.
The structure and stability of our boats provide an opportunity to get on the water and be able to row in places that would not be possible with a regular boat design.
Nature
Coastal rowing opens up a new world of previously unreachable places for rowers like unsheltered lakes, rivers, seas and even oceans.

Possibility
Coastal rowing enables you to ride the waves even in extreme conditions and helps you step out of your comfort zone.

Freedom
A coastal rowing boat gives you the opportunity to enjoy the unparalleled experience of surfing a wave for those who would otherwise feel unsure in a narrow racing boat.

In a coastal rowing boat,
those who would feel insecure in a narrow racing boat also have the opportunity to taste the unparalleled experience of splitting on a wave.
In a Laszlo boat there is no reason to be scared of waves anymore, you can just cut right through them and feel the unmatched experience of surfing and rowing at the same time.