Underway,theCLB72isa
sheer delight. Even in tight
spaces,shespinslikeaballerina
and,withtwocockpitdocking
stationsplustheinnerandflybridgehelms,theskipperhasachoiceof
goodviews.ThoughwehadalumpyGulfStream,theseaworthyhulland
Seakeepergyrokeptthe 72 asdryandsteadyastherockofGibraltar.
WithoptionalIPS1350sof1,000hp(standardpowerisapairof800hp
VolvoPentaIPS1050),wesaw 32 knotswiththehammersdown.Because
ourboathadtheoptionalSeakeepergyrostabilizer,thestandardtwin
Kohlergensetshadbeenupgradedto24kWunitswithDecision-Maker
auto-parallelingcontrollersthatrespondtoincreasesinload.Withthe
VolvoPentainterceptortrimsystemintegratedintotheall-glassVolvo/
GarmincockpitandjoystickcontrolsintheStiddhelmseatarmrest,the
CLB72isthoroughlyhigh-tech.
Theengineroomwillmakeservicetechsswoonwithfullheadroomand
everyaccesspointwithineasyreach.Fuelmanifolding?Impeccable.
Wiring?Carefullyloomedandlabeled.
ConstructionontheCLB72hastobementioned,becauseitsetsahigh
standardfortheindustry,withnostructuralwoodtorotandnometal
tankstocorrode.Thesuperstructure
andhullareallfullyresininfused
usingDivinycellfoamcoringand
vinylesterresinsforlightweight
andblisterresistance.Andeach
CLB72isbuilttostringentRINA
classification,whichguaranteesa
toughandseaworthyyacht.
MytakeawayfromtheCLB72?
Thisisadelightfuldebutforanew/
oldbuilder,withanairyandbright
interior,thoughtfuldesigntouch,
solidconstruction and strong
performancenumbers.Andwith
three sold and two under
construction, itlooks likethe
marketisstartingtocatchon. B“When we sea-
trialed the first
CLB72,Volvo
Pentadidn’t
believeeither
ourspeedorour
fueleconomy”
WHOLEPACKAGE
Below:theaftdeck
tablewithinset
stoneshowsoffthe
yard’scraftsmanship.Above:poddrive
propulsiongivesthe
CLB72excellent
efficiencyand
maneuverability142