Motor Boat & Yachting – May 2018

the yacht, or one of
its propellers at least,
might have made
inadvertent contact
with a subsea
geological feature.
In plain language,
it dinged a rock. And
there hadn’t been
time to fi x it before
the show. The boat
was travelling slowly
at the time so only one blade out of fi ve, on one propeller,
had made contact, which explained the low frequency of the
vibration. And the fact that the vibration only became obvious
under certain conditions suggested that the damage wasn’t too
severe. It might also have had some bearing on the top speed
we recorded, 24.5 knots, which although perfectly respectable,
was a couple of knots lower than the shipyard’s published
estimate with these big V16 MTUs.
Otherwise, loaded with half fuel and three-quarters water,
not to mention a considerable weight of optional extras, from
the Seakeeper stabiliser in the bilges to the balconies on the

The raised bridge deck eschews the

usual sombre tones of most rivals

Seakeeper stabilisers

help maintain a steady

view of the horizon

The folding balconies on either

side of the saloon are an

expensive but worthwhile option

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