▁the ▁largest ▁production ▁boat ▁build ers ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Caval ier ▁Y ach ts ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Peter ▁K ▁Smith ▁and ▁John ▁Sal th ouse , ▁trad ing ▁as ▁Sal th ouse ▁Custom ▁G lass ▁Bo ats ▁Ltd , ▁later ▁changed ▁to ▁Custom ▁G lass ▁Bo ats ▁Ltd . ▁They ▁initially ▁produced ▁the ▁successful ▁Caval ier ▁ 3 2 ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Cor on et ▁Tra iler ▁S ail er ▁and ▁the ▁C ors air ▁ 3 6 ▁launch . ▁ ▁Sal th ouse ▁and ▁Smith ▁am ic ably ▁part ed ▁company ▁with ▁Smith ▁taking ▁the ▁Caval ier ▁Y ach ts ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁business . ▁Smith ▁introduced ▁two ▁new ▁partners , ▁Pat ▁S ull ivan ▁as ▁administrator ▁and ▁account ant , ▁and ▁Grant ▁Ben net ▁as ▁floor ▁and ▁production ▁manager . ▁ ▁At ▁their ▁peak ▁Caval ier ▁Y ach ts ▁had ▁eleven ▁designs ▁in ▁simultane ous ▁production , ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁largest ▁production ▁boat ▁build ers ▁in ▁Austral asia . ▁Under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁government , ▁a ▁s oph istic ated ▁fib reg lass ▁production ▁unit ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁Glen field , ▁A uck land ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁new ▁health ▁and ▁safety ▁reg ulations ▁for ▁fi berg lass ▁construction . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Rob ▁Mul do on ▁introduced ▁a ▁sudden ▁ 2 0 % ▁sales ▁tax ▁sur charge ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁boat - building ▁industry ▁which ▁pr iced ▁Caval ier