Canadian Yachting — February 2018

w w w. c a n a d i a n y a c h t i n g. c a 7 5

y o u r c o m p a tib le G a rm in c h a rt p lo t-
te r, c h a rts , m a p s a n d th e b o a tin g
c o m m u n ity.
T h e te st S a b re 4 5 a lso in c lu d e d th e
H u m p h re e a c tiv e trim a n d sta b ilize r
sy ste m to im p ro v e e ffic ie n c y a n d c o m -
fo rt a n d it w a s a lso e q u ip p e d w ith th e
S e a k e e p e r 5 G y ro. T h e S e a k e e p e r is a n
e x p e n siv e o p tio n b u t m o re a n d m o re
p e o p le a re d isc o v e rin g h o w c o m fo rta b le
it c a n b e w h e n th e G y ro is w o rk in g to
sta b ilize th e b o a t, m in im izin g ro ll a t a ll
sp e e d s a n d e v e n w h e n y o u a re tie d u p
d o c k sid e.
S o w h ile th e S a b re 4 5 S a lo n E x p re ss
lo o k s ra th e r tra d itio n a l, it’s rig h t th e re
w ith th e la te st fe a tu re s fo r c o m fo rt a n d
c o n v e n ie n c e.
A t th e h e lm , a n e x c lu siv e fe a tu re o f
th e n e w 4 5 is th e sid e d o o r fo r th e c a p -
ta in. It’s lo v e ly to ru n w ith th e sid e d o o r
o p e n a n d it’s e x tre m e ly h e lp fu l w h e n
d o c k in g o r c o m m u n ic a tin g w ith p e o p le
w h o a re o u tsid e. S o m e tim e s lo w -te c h
fe a tu re s a re im p o rta n t to o!
S a b re k n o w s its o w n e rs a re re a lly
g o in g to ru n th e ir b o a t to d ista n t p la c e s
a n d th e d e sig n e rs h a v e ta k e n th e tim e
to a d d th in g s lik e sto ra g e fo r y o u r su n -
g la sse s o r y o u r c e ll p h o n e a t th e h e lm.
M a k in g th e b e st u se o f th e sp a c e ,

S a b re h a s d e sig n e d th e b o a t w ith th e

g a lle y d o w n tw o ste p s. T h is fa c ilita te s

e x p a n d in g th e c o u n te r sp a c e , p u ts th e

co o k d o w n a little lo w e r to m in im ize

ro ll a n d y e t th e c o o k c a n still e a sily se e

a n d ta lk to p e o p le sittin g in th e sa lo n.

F o r o w n e rs p la n n in g e xte n d e d c ru is-

in g , th e b o a t c a n b e e q u ip p e d w ith a

w a te r p u rifie r sy ste m a n d th e g a lle y

in c lu d e s so lid C o ria n c o u n te rto p s in

yo u r c h o ic e o f 1 2 d iffe re n t c o lo rs.

T h e re is a b ig sto ra g e a re a u n d e r th e

g a lle y sid e a n d th e S a b re is e q u ip p e d

w ith h ig h -e n d fe a tu re s lik e a n in d u c -

N o tic e th e c e ra m ic tile flo o r a n d
a ttra c tiv e v e s s e l s in k in th e h e a d
c o m p a rtm e n t. T h e s h o w e r s ta ll h a s a
g la s s p a rtitio n.