Leisure Boating — December 2017

38 Leisure Boating December 2017

An exciting new chapter unfolds

A

ustral Marine’s founder Don
Jarret retired on the 31 October
2017 after 35 years at the helm.
Don managed to build a brand
legacy that has established Austral as the
premier leisure boat manufacturer in the
South African skiing and water sports
scene for over three decades. Austral has
now moved into a new chapter of this
legacy and is well poised to capitalise on
this solid foundation.
Jacques Brümmer, the newly appointed
CEO, has welcomed the recent launch of
a completely new Odyssey 720 Sundeck
that was showcased at the recent Cape
Town International Boat Show. Brümmer
commented that the overall response
was extremely positive with some

prospective buyers expressing great

interest and commenting that this new

vessel competes favourably with many

of the more expensive imported variants

available in the market. The Odyssey 720

series one vessel has already been pre-

purchased with signed orders and deposits

paid to secure this amazing vessel, with

vessel number two due off the production

line before the end of November.

Knysna Marine had the good fortune of

being the first to truly test this magnificent

beast with their following thoughts.

ODYSSEY 720

The magnificent newly-commissioned

Odyssey 720 has just arrived at the shop

and quickly found herself taking her first

sortie onto the water. Incredibly powerful,

she hops onto the plane in the blink of

an eye and exudes confidence with her

phenomenal stability and handling in

what was very choppy water. Built by

Angler Boats, the Odyssey 720 Sundeck,

which is exclusive to Knysna Yamaha and

Linex Yamaha in JHB, offers potential

customers a more affordable locally-built

option at the top end of the market, as

opposed to them having to look at an

all-too expensive imported boat. Outboard

and inboard versions of the Odyssey 720

are available, with a host of features on

offer. The Odyssey 720 is powered by a

Volvo Penta 6.2 L V8 430hp inboard engine

and is competitively priced from R880 000

with a host of standard features.