New Classics
CAT BOAT
ACCF, Brittany-based builders of the Cormoran and
Loctudy ranges, was showing off a new black-and-gold
liveried Cat Boat, designed for a younger market. The
basic 14ft 9in (4.5m) GRP Comoran hull comes with a
cat rig, simpler layout, carbon spars and external
ballast keel in cast iron with a swivelling centreplate, all
weighing in at a trailerable 320kg, against the
Comoran’s 450kg. The boat has a 16m^2 sail area and
comes with red cedar cockpit fl oor.Price €18,500 inc VAT (c£14,600)
Tel: +33 0298 871 279 accfmarine.comLA28
Built by LA Yacht & Bootsbau on the Müritz lakes, two hours north of Berlin,
and drawn by Martin Menzner, head of Berckemeyer Yacht Design, this
supremely curvy 28-footer (8.5m) took Düsseldorf by storm.
The cold-moulded cedar hull, using vacuum bagging for maximum infusion
effi ciency, is complemented by khaya veneers, glued on using epoxy resins. She
boasts an aluminium or carbon rig and electric engine and displaces 1.5 tons.
The day boat carries an upwind sail plan of 37m^2 , with self-tacking jib.
She will also take a 40m^2 code zero and a 75m^2 gennaker on a retractable
bowsprit. Down below she is sparse, but off ers plenty of room for
racing sails or overnighting facilities for four.Price (without engine and sails) €89,500 inc tax (c£70,000)
Tel: +49 172 6905877 la-yacht.deSpirit of Tradition
on show
Superyachts used to be the big draw at boot
Düsseldorf, in January, but this year it was
the event’s classics section and smattering of
Spirit of Tradition yachts that attracted the
crowds. The biggest boat may have been a
30m (98ft 4in) motorboat, but the most
photographed boat was a 28ft (8.5m)
wooden yacht (see below).More at classicboat.co.uk/new-classicsSWEDE 68
Classic Swedish Yachts, whose designs are
based on the Swedish Skerry Cruisers, is
off ering a concept fl agship 68. Drawn by
Scandinavian yacht designer Håkan Södergren
to be built using a vacuum-injected sandwich
construction, she’ll come with carbon spars and
mahogany superstructure and fi nishing. LOA is
67ft 6in (20.6m) and beam 12ft 5in (3.8m). She
displaces 17.6 tonnes (38,808lb). Electric
winches reduce the need for a big crew. The
sail plan upwind is 2,216sq ft (206m^2 ).Price €2.2 million (c£1.74m) exc VAT
Tel: +49 172 3103176 classicyachts.seDÜSSELDORF BOAT SHOW