SPOTLIGHT
GONE ARE THE DAYS when they were off -the-shelf infl atable hull
dinghies built by the likes of Avon or Zodiac. No longer are tenders
used to send the crew ashore to pick up croissants and the daily
paper. Now they are an essential part of any yacht inventory and
increasingly they are something that gets discussed at the same time
as the yachts are being built that they are to serve.
Tenders come in many shapes and sizes including landing craft
type, chase boats, sports boats, rescue boats and limousine tenders.
While some are designated crew tenders, others are very fi rmly
consigned to the guest use classifi cation.
Having reviewed the fl eet, we fi nd that one fact remains – no
matter what function the tender is destined to undertake, the luxury
yacht tender market is ever expanding and always changing.FRAUSCHER
“I suppose you expect me to talk,” said James. “No Mr Bond, I expect
you to die!” It was one of the most famous of Bond vs Baddie lines
in the history of the 007 super spy fi lms, but if Austrian boat builder
Frauscher has any say in the matter it will be aft er a spectacular high-
speed chase that is also getting the Gmunden-based yard some very
good publicity.
In a must-see sequence shot as a tongue-in-cheek advertisement for
Heineken beer, Bond, driving a Riva, is pursued by villains driving two
of the builder’s coolest Mirage 747 craft. Bond leaps into his boat and
sets off pursued by baddies driving two identical Frauscher powerboats.
But Bond has not realised that behind him he is towing a water ski
novice. Having destroyed a shore-side wedding party and caught a
tray of cold beer in the process, the hapless girl skier helps to foil his
pursuers. When it’s done Bond simply raises an eyebrow and suggests
“Lunch?” It is a taste of the high-speed Fauscher on-the-water action
Bond lovers can expect to see in the latest 007 movie, Spectre.
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