Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2016 i Motor Boat & Yachting

Anyone remember Hydrolift? The bonkers, Norwegian-made, 70-knot plus superboats latterly hoovered up by Bård Eker, part owner of Koenigsegg cars? Well the team behind those boats, Hydro Design, is back and part of its stable is new-to-theseshores brand Cormate. Going great guns in its native Scandinavia since 2006, this is the first time we’re seeing Cormates on our shores, thanks to new UK agent Fine Design in Poole. Like Hyrdrolift, performance plays a huge part in what the Cormate brand is about, made clear by the fact our 350hp, 6.2-litre V8 test boat is the (slightly) watered down version, capable of only 50 knots. You can have this model with a 600hp (yes – six hundred) petrol that is reportedly capable of 70 knots, which is terrifying. Fifty knots felt…

35 days cruising 14 knots average speed 2,100 nautical miles 6,400 litres fuel at 1.5mpg My wife and I retired early in order to spend more time on our boat, intending to visit new harbours and take long walks with our dog. We bought our first 28ft sailing yacht in 1997 after our two kids left home but didn’t explore very far afield because its cruising speed was only 5 knots and our time was limited. In 2000 we made the move to power with a 36ft displacement Dutch steel cruiser and a top speed of just 7 knots. We used it extensively, mainly on the waterways of the Netherlands around the Waddenzee but also once to Denmark – we ended up trucking it there to save time. It soon…

Plastic plumbing pipes. That’s what we need. Cut them to length, fill them up with spray-can foam so they’ll float, drill a hole and thread them with line. There you have it – instant fenders. When your beam is 4.85 metres and you’re getting ready to squeeze into locks that are 5.1 metres wide at best, you need fenders as skinny as a supermodel’s wrists. The Nomade’s stash of pricey, blow-up Polyforms may be fine buffering against fancy, rubber-edged pontoon moorings, but faced with fending off 39 tons of finest Dutch steel against a nasty, abrasive, pock-marked lock wall, they’d get ripped and shredded in seconds. PIPE DREAMS Ahh, the wonders of les bricolages Français. While Épernay may be famous for its champagne, it also boasts one humongous hardware store.…

Dutch Masters Welcome to a new generation of not-so-heavy metal Dutch steel has always been a byword for quality boatbuilding but for many younger buyers, brought up on a diet of sporty GRP craft, the conservative styling and limited performance hasn’t always hit the mark. Now a new generation of Dutch craft has started to challenge that view with a raft of striking new designs, such as this revolutionary new Steeler Panorama FF46. By offering an option to build it in aluminium with powerful IPS engines, it has even overcome the performance hurdle. We sent Jack Haines to Holland to test this and two other modern metal miracles. Read the results from p48.…

Princess 30M The thing which Princess is most proud of about the 30M is the one thing which visitors were unable to experience at the show – its refinement under way. Those who were lucky enough to spend time on board during preliminary sea trials and a boisterous North Sea crossing claim it is uncannily smooth, quiet and comfortable. The secret is a build process that mounts all the key accommodation spaces on rubber bushes to insulate them from unwanted noise and vibration. What was apparent at the show was just how much space the designers have managed to pack on to a 30-metre (100ft) boat that still manages to sneak under the 24m load line length. It’s not just the sheer volume created by the beamy design, V-drive engines…

North Brittany has no equal for summer cruising. Nowhere else in Europe does the sea meet such dramatic rocky shores in such an aesthetically pleasing way. From St Malo to L’Aber Wrac’h lie 150 fantastically indented miles of grand estuaries, peaceful rivers, picturesque harbours, friendly marinas and tiny islands. The whole scene is enhanced by the extravagant tides which change the shape and feel of the coastline almost as you watch. At high waters you can nudge into ‘green-tinted’ bays with plenty of depth under your keel, or meander up winding rivers to snug inland basins. On coastal passages you can safely cut across charted shoals or sneak inside reefs and islets. Low waters are even more enchanting, when many anchorages and inlets are perfectly sheltered by exposed rocks. You…

SEE THE VIDEO mby.com/sf46 It works just as well as a cosy nightcap spot as it does a summer living space Doing this job I have the extreme fortune to test some of the most glamorous boats on the water, but nothing – and I mean nothing – has gained quite the amount of attention that the Steeler FF46 did during our test around Steenwijk, Holland. It was verging on dangerous at one point, with motorists on the arrow-straight roads that fringed our waterway route swerving on to the verge to stop and raise a camera phone to the bizarre craft silently creeping past them. The Steeler FF46 Panorama FlatFloor, to use its (rather clunky) full name, would demand attention in even the brightest Mediterranean hot spots, but in the…

On 13 May last year Peter Dredge, his son Simon and fellow crew members Simon Wood Power and Lee Hurst were involved in a terrifying high speed crash on Southampton Water. The 100mph Vector V40R raceboat they were sea trialling lost its grip during a turn, rolled and hit a cardinal marker. By chance the entire sequence was caught on camera by a photographer, who was on site to capture the arrival of the world’s biggest container ship. The dramatic images of the crash were published around the world but the true story of what actually happened that day, and just how close Simon Dredge came to losing his life, has never been told before. Now, for the first time, the key players have decided to share their personal recollections…

Garmin VIRB XE £350 With the action camera market largely sewn up by GoPro, Garmin knew it had its work cut out to sway people away from such a well-known brand. The VIRB XE distinguishes itself, not only by being over £50 cheaper than the equivalent GoPro, but with some extra features that are very useful for boaters. The main one being that, via Wi-Fi, the VIRB can be connected to and controlled by other Garmin devices that you have on board. So in practice this means you could clip the camera to a guardrail and see what it is seeing or start and stop recording via the chartplotter at the helm. The G-Metrix system also allows you to overlay data such as speed, acceleration, G-Force and heart rate over…

Why is antifouling in the news? A European regulation covering all biocidal products may make it illegal for leisure boat owners to apply, or even buy, some commonly available antifouling paints. This is despite a recent survey from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) which suggested that 25% of boaters would give up their hobby if DIY application was banned. What is behind all this? The drive for increased scrutiny began in May 2012 when the European Union passed the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), which came into force in September 2013 and restricted the use of certain products. The EU set a deadline of September 1, 2015 for all suppliers to register their active substances for a more stringent risk assessment, although the actual process could take up to three years…

The Jetten yard, based in the Dutch boatbuilding heartland of Sneek, is an interesting enterprise. Founded in 1997 by the Jetten brothers Sander and Marcel, the yard originally acted as a sub-contractor to complete the build of boats on behalf of other boatyards. By the turn of the millennium it had progressed to designing its own range of traditional steel cruising boats, then in 2006 it launched its handsome Bommelaer range and in 2009 it collaborated with Italian yard Gamma to build luxury motor yachts of 22m and above. However, on these shores the Jetten name is still associated with very traditional steel aft cabin cruisers best suited to inland cruising, which seems unfair when you consider the breadth of craft it builds. And that’s before we get to the…

Boarnstream has been building steel boats on the banks of the Boarn in Jurnsum since 1966 and has an incredibly loyal following. In modern times the yard has enjoyed great success with its range of traditional, steel aft cabin cruisers, perfect for long stints on board cruising the waterways of The Netherlands. But in 2015 founder Henk Hokwerda decided it was time for a change, a different direction and one in which younger customers could be persuaded to follow. The Elegance range was born, with initial plans to build models from 11m to 17m. The 1300 Sedan was launched at the Düsseldorf Boat Show last year with five orders off plan and, during the show, the yard sold two more. It seemed Boarnstream had delivered this range at the right…

GOT A QUESTION? EMAIL US! mby@timeinc.com SETTING THE PACE I very much like to read the boat reports in MBY and to study the figures in the performance table but how reliable are these figures? Also, the column marked MAX is selfexplanatory but could you please explain how you decide where to place the columns marked ECO and FAST? Jan van der Schans The speed is measured by a suitable GPS device and recorded over at least two runs in opposite directions to eliminate the effect of tide and wind. The RPM and fuel flow figures are taken from the engine’s own computer management system. It’s hard to verify these independently but most engine makers claim a maximum variance of +/-5%. As for our labelling system the ECO stamp is…

KEY CRITERIA • Sub 30-foot • Standing headroom • Four berths 2000, £29,500 Bavaria 270 Sport From the home town of BMW, you might expect quality and performance by association, and while it isn’t quite up to German executive saloon levels, this is probably the sportiest here. It looks terrific – especially given its age. The steeply raked screen and swept back radar arch lend the boat real attitude. INTERIOR Dark mahogany lifted by light bird’s-eye veneer set the tone for a smartly finished if entirely conventional cabin. Neatly trimmed too, with nice touches such as stainless steel fillets to provide grip on the polished wooden steps. The open-plan layout reduces the potential for claustrophobia in the mid cabin but at the expense of privacy – better for families than…