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BOATS & EQUIPMENT

NEW BOATSGraham Snook looks at the latest launches from two of the biggest yacht builders in Europe

84 http://www.yachtingmonthly.com JANUARY 2016

Dehler 42

Beneteau Oceanis 41.1

The 42 follows in the keel furrow of her sexy big sister, the Dehler 46: a plumb bow with a fine entry, a sleek coachroof, a black stiletto dagger of coachroof windows and three

fine hull ports along each of the gunwales. She’s available in two models, Standard and Competition. The latter has an optional

The new 41.1 is a refinement of the four-year old Oceanis 41, with hard chines that boost the cabin space in the aft quarters of the hull

and a broader cockpit. Flip-up helm seats behind the twin wheels increase the already generous access onto the wide fold-down bathing platform. She has an overhead

arch for the mainsheet and the winches are forward of the wheel, keeping the cockpit largely free of lines. An option for ‘carbon

look’ sails may indicate who she’s aimed at.with the sink facing outboard, the workspace The L-shaped galley isn’t the biggest but

(which is also the lid of the top-opening fridge) faces the saloon. The chart table is forward-facing, too, against the forward bulkhead. The large C-shaped saloon seating to starboard

has big through-hull windows outboard and opposite. Contrasting coloured panels (dark panel with light wood interior, and vice versa)

taller, carbon-fibre mast, greater sail area and draws 2.4m. Her internal hull structure is reinforced with carbon fibre and the hull is vacuum-infused; this means her hull is both

light and strong.two-cabin arrangement, or two heads and three cabins, including twin doubles aft. The There are two cabin layouts: a single heads,

aft heads compartments employs Dehler’s

PhotoS: Beneteau

PhotoS: Dehler

outboard and on the forward bulkhead add style to the saloon. The feel of space comes from opening the double doors into the

forward cabin, although these are reduced to a single door if you opt for an en suite heads compartment up forward.

Who would she suit?Summer sailors who crave comfort and relaxation afloat.

Price LWL Beam Displacement 11.50m (37ft 9in) £177,125 inc VAT 3.91m (12ft 10in) 9,100kg (20,062 lb)LOACabinsDraught 12.84m (42ft 1in) Two or three 2.15m (7ft)

Contact Tel 02380 457008 Inspiration MarineWebsite http://www.dehler.co.uk

Price Beam LWL 11.98m (39ft 4in) £148,597 inc VAT 4.2m (13ft 9in) DraughtCabinsLOA 12.43m (40ft 9in) Two or three 2.18m (7ft 2in)

Displacement Tel 02380 450000 8777kg (19,345lb) Website http://www.beneteau.co.ukContact Ancasta

The cook and navigator can both face forwards under way

She’s a big, beamy cruiser with oodles of cabin space aft

‘Uni-door’, where one door serves two purposes, enclosing the whole compartment or just enclosing the toilet. There’s a chart table to port in front of the heads and the

best of the seating to starboard is L-shaped.Who would she suit?Sailors who appreciate style and speed, and

who might even do a bit of racing

The cockpit arrangement should suit short-handed crews... and passengers

She’s a sleek, low-slung cruiser-racer