Yachting Monthly - April 2016

86 http://www.yachtingmonthly.com APRIL 2016

Finally, a stylish and

proper deck saloon!

She has a raised

saloon and large

windows to give an

excellent view out

NEW BOAT TEST

A stylish deck saloon? Graham Snook

sails the Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48

to see if she’s too good to be true

Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48 –

Performance on test

Point

of sail

Apparent

wind

angle

Apparent

wind

speed

Boatspeed

Close-

hauled

28°-31° 21-23 knots 7.0-7.6 knots

Fetch 60° 14-20 knots 7.0-8.1 knots

Beam

reach

90° 15-16 knots 7.4-7.6 knots

Broad

reach

120° 11-13 knots 5.7-6.2 knots

Run 180° 6.2-7 knots 6.8-7.0 knots

Wauqu iez

Pilot

Saloon 48