The Yachting Year 2018

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Kraken 50

Kraken Yachts is a Hong Kong-based yard that is working on

producing yachts that are specifically built for bluewater cruis-

ing and are not afraid to buck modern styling trends to achieve

the right hull shape for the job. The Kraken 50 features a skeg-

hung rudder, a relatively narrow, easily driven hull, a keel with a

huge chord width and lead ballast to ensure excellent integral

stability. The yacht is designed with ‘couples sailing’ in mind and

all controls are led aft to the cockpit. The accommodation is

practical yet luxurious.

From £567,000

krakenyachts.com

Pettersen Motorboat

Anyone from Norway, and many from Sweden, will instantly

recognize the Petterssen design DNA in this river cruiser, with

its loud echoes of his iconic 1930s and 40s designs. With its

wooden-framed windshield, stepped sheer and the all-important

full-width foredeck with sidedecks leading aft to the cockpit, it

has clearly hit the right design note, with 80 already sold, a 31 in

build, and a 22 in design. They are built in Holland in GRP. She’s

ideal for weekend boating, with the all-important heads, a small

galley, a double berth that converts to a dinette, storage and a

very large cockpit with a folding hood.

hss.co.uk

Duchy 21

The Spirit of Tradition is strong in motorboats and this

handsome craft from Cockwells in Falmouth is the Duchy 21

picnic launch, its origin an old Cornish harbour launch. The

Cockwells team took the lines of that boat and recreated them

faithfully in GRP, giving a seaworthy, load-carrying hull of 21ft

(6.4m) in length, 7ft 6in (2.3m) in beam and around one tonne

in weight. Boats of the early 20th century had to move without

the benefit of powerful modern diesels – either under oar, or

perhaps with something like a 4hp Stuart Turner. The first boat

had a 20hp diesel but further models will have electric motors

or 14hp diesels, which should be plenty to push her to her

maximum of 8 knots and an easy cruising speed of 6 knots.

Price from £30,000+VAT cockwells.co.uk

Oyster 565

Oyster’s latest ‘entry-level’ G6 cruiser has luxury and perfor-

mance in equal measures. Following the latest G6 generation

hull shape developed with Humphreys Yacht Design, the Oyster

565 is intended for family cruising without the need for a pro-

fessional crew. The 565 has more stowage, larger berths and

more headroom than ever before. She can be configured with

numerous di¢erent interior layouts, including a fourth cabin. The

owner’s suite can also be located forward to leave room for a

transom garage aft. Sloop-rigged, she has a bowsprit for Code-

0 and gennaker sails, and twin rudders for improved handling

under sail.

from £1.25m oysteryachts .com

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