Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2016 i Motor Boat & Yachting

On Twitter @mbytimeinc On Facebook motorboatandyachting SUBSCRIBE NOW & SAVE SEE PAGE 83 “If you’re into boats, it’s like winning a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory” Anyone who came to last year’s Readers’ Sea Trial event will know exactly why it was such a valuable experience for all involved. You can pore over the brochures until your eyes start swimming, fly around the globe visiting every boat show on the planet and read every review going but nothing comes close to the experience of driving a boat yourself to know whether it meets your needs. That’s why at least two of last year’s guests went on to buy one of the craft they tested that day. It was also, and I say this from experience, exceptionally good fun.…

Moving with the times Historic Buckler’s Hard boatyard moves into new modern HQ on the Solent Buckler’s Hard Boatbuilders has moved offices, with the brokerage and refit yard setting up a new headquarters at Hythe Marina. The Hampshire firm had been based at the eponymous Buckler’s Hard (pictured) for 45 years, but moved its operational base eight miles north to the Southampton Water facility at the beginning of March. In a statement, Buckler’s Hard explained that its new ‘modern’ home features two sealed, heated units, allowing work to carry on throughout the year. Chris Clayton, managing director of Buckler’s Hard, added: “With the changes, we will be able to offer expanded operations across the sites and within the greater Solent area, continuing the recent positive growth of the business.” Hythe…

“The south side of the bay has a curving white beach with open country rising behind it. On the east headland stands an imposing Victorian fort” The nearest Channel Island to England, inimitable Alderney, is only 55 miles from Portland marina and 60 from Poole harbour – barely three hours for fast boats. But despite its proximity, this delightful retreat has a kind of anti-magnetism for some cruising skippers, a tendency to be passed by with a vague promise to call in next time. This may be a perception of menacing rockiness, or perhaps a feeling that the infamous Race makes Alderney tricky to reach. Yet approaching the harbour after a Channel crossing is a piece of cake if you arrive near slack water, about 3hrs before HW St Helier…

Most people who don’t go boating seem to regard our favourite pastime as elitist and unjustifiably expensive; to me, that seems strange and rather old-fashioned. “You must be wealthy,” it’s often said, when I happen to mention we are just off for a cruise along the French coast, sampling seafood and sunny wines along the way. Little do they know. The national media reinforce this prejudice. Look at the glitzy style in which boat shows are covered by TV and newspapers, who invariably focus on the largest, most opulent yachts and the celebrity wheeled out to open the event. So this season, with 155ft Sunseekers and 132ft Princesses making headlines, it seems more important than ever to emphasize that you can escape to Europe’s fabulously varied coasts in very modest…

Someone must have been reading our anxious minds and wanting to wrap us up in comfort – the sky is blue and the sun is shining on us as we say goodbye to Oslo in front of the spectacular opera house. The next leg of our journey will at first lead us south again – through the well-protected Oslo fjord – then through the southern Norwegian archipelago. But once at the southernmost tip of Norway, near Lindesnes Fyr (also known as the South Cape), we correct the compass and slowly start to head in the right direction again: north. It’s here the archipelago comes to an end so ahead of us will be several open, unprotected days at sea, where the disruptive strong westerly winds can cause quite a bit…

What to look for aboard the best used boats Our Market Expert Email: chris.jefferies@timeinc.com in association with COPPERCOAT The strongest copper-based antifouling available with a proven lifespan of 10 years from a single application. To see what our customers have to say visit www.coppercoat.com SEE THE VIDEO mby.com/mc37 The GT38 only had a four-year production run, but in that time a grand total of 245 hulls were built Despite being launched in 2011, the Bénéteau GT38 can trace its heritage back to 2006, when the French yard launched its predecessor – the Monte Carlo 37. Both models share a common hull and layout, but the Bénéteau Flyer Gran Turismo 38 (to give it its full name) boasts a few clever tweaks and a lighter interior that make this a highly appealing…

Top tips from real boat owners in the MBY fleet MBY’S FLEET PRINCESS 43 SAPPHIRE GORDON CHRISTIE, Loch Lomond, Scotland FLEMING 55 PLAY D’EAU PIERS DU PRE, Guernsey DUCHY 27 ALCHEMY PHYLLIS ROCK, Yarmouth, UK FAIRLINE SQUADRON 78 MATCH II JOHN WOLF, Antibes, France BÉNÉTEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 34 BLUE’S AWAY JACK HAINES, Marina de Portimão, Portugal PRINCESS 67 JENNYWREN MIKE ROTHERY, Sant Carles Marina, Spain NORDHAVN 46 ENVOY LAURIE CRANFIELD, The Med CORVETTE 320 FALCONET DAVID MORRISON, Chichester Harbour, UK STEELER FF53 TBC PETER CHESTER, Holland KARNIC BLUE WATER 34 BOHEMIAN GIRL HUGO ANDREAE, Poole, UK DALE NELSON CLASSIC 45 ARLETTE HARRY HORNBY, Badachro, Scotland PRESTIGE 500S BREAKING BAD NIGEL PICKIN, Port Hamble, UK NEXT MONTH JEANNEAU NC14 DIANA JOHN BRUNYATE, Port Solent Marina, UK PRINCESS 61 TBC HARRY METCALFE,…

Email: jack.haines@timeinc.com Sealine F530 The Palma boat show was the launch venue for Sealine’s first all-new flybridge boat since Hanse took control. Like the rest of the current range, the F530 is built in Germany but it can still claim some British heritage courtesy of designer Bill Dixon. Some of the style cues pioneered on the C330 make an appearance on the F530 too, including the near vertical bow and the pair of elongated hull windows along each side. But it’s the size and height of the saloon windows, emphasised by the cutaway bulwarks, that make the biggest impression on first time viewers. There is an option to upgrade both of these to sliding patio doors (the small one by the helm is standard) but even with the fixed windows…

“The big daddy of all EU boating regulations is the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) and it shapes just about every aspect of our powerboats” By the time you read this, we’ll be only days away from one of the most pivotal moments in UK history. The result of our June 23 ‘Europe: in or out?’ referendum will impact on British residents for decades. And that includes us powerboaters. So how will you vote? Two boating friends of mine confessed that they could not piece together an informed view as there were almost no hard facts available to base their decision on. As a result, even though they were slightly ashamed by the notion, they were going to vote with shallow self interest in mind. So how about that notion? If…

Sea trial: Sleipner stabilisers FULL TEST We take to the water in a Princess 56 and a 58-foot workboat to test their effectiveness The eagle-eyed among you will spot that this is not the first time we have written about Sleipner’s zero-speed Vector stabilising fins. Two years ago we were observers during the stabiliser and engine commissioning trials on a Fairline Squadron 65 (see MBY September 2014). This time we had a different and far more comprehensive experience. We took to sea off the coast of Norway without the distraction of commissioning engineers and spent our time testing two very different vessels (a Princess 56 and a 58-foot workboat); Sleipner treated us to a full factory tour; and during the course of our 14-hour day, we also had Sleipner’s owners…

We had a wonderful lunch on board, a spot of fishing and everyone had a turn at the helm When I retire, I’m going to get into boating,” my father always told me. We’d had a small 16ft open boat in the family for years, but when retirement day came in 2013 he decided to get a Princess 31 and take it seriously. I was in my early 30s, with a wife and two kids, so the thought of a motor boat to play on at the weekends was very exciting. It would also be a great way to bond with my dad and our newly found shared interest meant we spent hours together discussing ideas, looking up boats and planning cruises. Unfortunately it was not to be and the…

Email: mbynews@timeinc.com Drive the year’s best boats Sign up to our readers’ sea trial event and get behind the wheel of all these amazing new craft! MBY is offering 50 readers the opportunity to drive some of the most exciting new boats on the market. From the awesome Axopar 37 and Cormate T27 to the award-winning Sealine C330 and English Harbour Yachts 29, this is a once in a lifetime chance to sea trial these amazing craft back to back. This exclusive MBY event is taking place at Haslar Marina in Portsmouth on Saturday, July 2. Just 50 spaces are available with tickets costing £30 per person. The tickets include refreshments courtesy of Dean and Reddyhoff Marinas. The full list of boats is still being finalised but so far Anytec,…

CONTACT MBY Email mby@timeinc.com Write Motor Boat & Yachting, 110 Southwark Street, London SE1 0SU Basic boating? While it’s very nice to see all these very big and brand new boats, (it’s good to dream!) I miss the articles on, dare I say it, ‘normal boating’. I’d love to see some features on basic boating like engine care, tips, boat handling, mooring and seamanship. I have an old Sealine 195 Attache that I handle mostly on my own. It’s kept on a fore and aft mooring on the River Swale in Kent and I go out fishing and generally exploring. I’d really love to read other stories of like-minded boaters! Sarah Sonley Fair point Sarah. Hopefully the new How To series we started last month will go some way to…

“In the end we decided that we needed to replicate the running conditions accurately, so off we went for a £50/hour labour cost jaunt around Start Bay” The nice thing about these Motor Boat & Yachting columns is that we all have our distinct subject areas in which to inform and entertain you, our dear readers. Mr. Cumberlidge lovingly describes all the wonderful places that really ought to be our next cruising destination instead of ploughing the same furrow between the two or three ports nearest to our boat’s berth, while Mr. Marsh pontificates about all the fascinating technology that we wish we had, interspersed with the occasional mad idea or crazy notion that has occurred to him during his maritime meanderings. Mine, I feel, is to elaborate on the…

SUN VISOR The top half of the bluff bow hinges on massive electric struts to provide light for the master cabin via floor to ceiling glass doors that open on to a mini balcony – fantastic for stern-to Med berthing. Also offered is a drop-down section to aid the forward boarding popular in northern Europe. CENTRE OF GRAVITY All of the mechanical systems – the engines, plumbing, heating, air-con, generators and virtually every other service item – are fitted deep in the twin hulls. This keeps the weight down low for superior stability. The actual centre of gravity is just below the cabin floor. HARDTOP The hardtop is carbon fibre, reducing weight up top, while being a stiff enough structure to be supported by twin spars. The standard one has…

SIMPLE CREWING Having both a sliding door adjacent to the helm and a boarding gate in the bulwarks means crewing the Swift Trawler 30 single-handed couldn’t be easier. You can be off the helm and on to pontoon with a line on amidships in a matter of seconds. CATCH THE SUN Plump cushions on the coachroof give you another area to socialise if the weather is good enough and, with such limited seating on the flybridge, you’ll probably find yourself using this area a lot in the sun. TOP TABLE As the table has to be transported between saloon and cockpit, screwing it down wasn’t a practical option so the design trickery includes a flat, extended base so that when the boat is on the move the table can be…

STAIRWAY Often overlooked as a crucial safety aspect, the 66’s flybridge steps are a paragon of safety with an incline shallow enough to walk down facing forwards and sturdy handrails galore. DETAILING Looks a bit muddled, but it’s actually a great show of Azimut’s detailing with invaluable labelling everywhere, double clipped hoses, and easily accessible secondary fuel filters. STORAGE Storage throughout the accommodation is exceptional. Not only has every nook and cranny in the boat been utilised, but when the storage space area is opened it’s invariably larger than expected. THE ENGINEROOM The 66’s engineroom boasts one of the most valuable assets of all – an exceptional amount of room to move around in, making servicing easy. All the usual Azimut details are visible; a fresh water hose for cleaning…

Few people involved in powerboating will ever forget the tragic accident that occurred in Padstow two years ago when an entire family were thrown from a RIB that then circled unchecked at high speed, killing the father and eight-year-old daughter and severely injuring two other members of the family. It’s easy to think that it won’t happen to us but having experienced myself how easy it is to forget to attach a kill-cord after leaving the helm and how quickly a boat can ‘hook’ (where the bow digs in during a turn, causing the boat to spin violently), I assure you it can. Fortunately I stayed in the boat but it so easily could have been worse. Until someone comes up with a better idea, the only answer is to…