Motor Boat & Yachting — November 2017

DRIVING

THE

S TA R S

25 PAGES OF TESTS, reviews and

opinions on all the new launches at

the Southampton Boat Show

This year’s boat show was the busiest we’ve seen

for years in terms of new model launches. We

counted no fewer than 23 UK show debuts

for new motor boats, stretching from the tiny

Williams 345 Sportjet to the dazzling Sunseeker

76 Yacht. As always, the MBY team of testers

was on hand to review them all but rather

than wait for the show to open, we jumped

behind the wheel of as many of them as possible

on their way to the show to give you an idea of

how they perform at sea.

While not as rigorous as a full MBY test (we’ll

bring you those in due course), they give a great

insight into these tantalising new models. And

don’t forget to watch the videos too, they’re the

next best thing to sea trialling the boats yourself.

The boats

Rene 36 P44

Duchy 35 P46

Trader 42 Signature P48

Fjord 36 xpress P50

DaVinci 30 P52

Jeanneau NC 33 P54

Cormate U23 P55

Rhéa 730 Timonier P56

Sacs Sport 900 P57

Alfastreet 23 Open P58

Williams Sportjet 345 P59

Sealine C430 P60

Princess 55 P61

Sunseeker 76 Yacht P62

Bénéteau Swift Trawler 35 P63

Prestige 520 P64

Westwood C405 P65

Prestige 460 P65

Seaward 39 P66

Hylas M44 P66

Hardy 65 P67

Finnmaster Pilot 8 P67

Brig Eagle 10 P67

STARS

PRINCESS 55

JEANNEAU NC 33

TRADER 42

CORMATE U23

mby.com/sibs17

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