PassageMaker - July 2018

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BURGER BOAT COMPANY’S NEW 48 CRUISER

Burger Boat Company teamed up with the Dutch design firm

Vripack to build their first 48 Cruiser. The hull of this new

model uses Vripack’s patented Slide Hull technology, which is

becoming increasingly popular in yacht design. Burger’s Ron

Cleveringa, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, talks about

why the company chose to work with Vripack.

“We approached Vripack because of their reputation for

thinking outside the box and because they had a small-boat

division. They introduced us to the Slide Hull, which was a

perfect fit for this size range and had already proven successful

in real-world testing on commercial vessels in the North Sea.”

The Slide Hull design improves the comfort of the boat

at speed, eliminates bow rise when getting up on plane, and

News & Notes Editorial Staff

Burger Boat Company

The soon-to-debut Burger 48 Cruiser.