Boating - July 2018

PHOTO: COURTESY JEANNEAU AMERICA

My default attitude for many imported yachts, especially ones that have proved

popular across the pond, is with measured cynicism. Do they really understand

North American boaters? In the case of the Jeanneau Leader 9.0, it was simply

an arched eyebrow, like the ones perfected by French-bistro waiters.

But the Leader 9.0 strikes all the right chords. It’s perfect for fun, for sun, for

weekending, or for just hanging out on the water. There might not be as much

culture gap as I’d thought, or perhaps this Jeanneau just has the right stuff. As

the Cap Camarat 9.0WA in Europe, it’s proved very popular — for good reasons.

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