Boating New Zealand - May 2018

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10 with a ibreglass bimini and clears, and some sun protection in

‘ozone-hole country’ would be a sensible precaution.

he steeply-raked hull disperses water eiciently, assisted by

those huge tubes that further suppress H 2 O ingress. Not a big sea

day for our review – only a metre of swell and some chop in the

afternoon over the Tairua Bar, but nothing we threw at her resulted

in a single drop of water coming aboard. She’s a very dry boat.

he inish is exemplary, with many well thought out features:

padding on the helm station armrests, disappearing hatch closers,

padded and monogrammed backrests, and sleek rubber deck tread

grooved in a teak look, to name just a few.

Up front, the squared-of bow betrays BRIG’s military beginnings

with the tubes wrapping right around the front post. Directly

beneath is the rectangular stainless steel anchor entry through

which a knuckled joint is coupled to a large stainless Sarca anchor.

A length of stainless steel chain is supplied standard with the

anchor line, and is wrapped onto a rotating Lewmar drum winch

hidden under the front hatch. his can be driven either from the

forward position, with up/down buttons set near the hatch cover, or

from the helm station itself.

No matter the angle of retrieve the knuckle ensures that

the anchor rotates to drop, and then snugs up irm against the

rectangular plate. he anchor itself has a rectangular section that

its over the hole to keep water out. Smart.

If retrieving the anchor from the helm station, the Garmin MFD

can be switched to a video-camera feed from the locker, so you can

see when it’s nearly home. It’s a clever, simple and very useful tool,

making anchoring a breeze without shouting or divorce.

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