Canadian Yachting — February 2018

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P O W E R R E V IE W | S A B R E 4 5

T h e L a t e s t T e c h n o lo g y

w ith D o w n e a s t T r a d it io n

B y J o h n A r m s tr o n g a n d A n d y A d a m s

T h e S a b re 4 5 S a lo n E xp re ss is n e w fo r 2 0 1 7 , m a k in g its d e b u t
a t th e F o rt L a u d e rd a le In te rn a tio n a l B o a t S h o w th is fa ll.
It is c e rta in ly a h a n d so m e y a c h t w ith d istin c tiv e a n d tra -
d itio n a l D o w n e a st lin e s a n d se a m a n -lik e fe a tu re s th a t te ll
y o u it’s re a d y to ta k e o n a se rio u s v o y a g e a s w e ll a s a S u n d a y
a fte rn o o n c ru ise. T h e S a b re Y a c h t lin e g o e s b a c k to th e
1 9 7 0 ’s b u t d o n ’t le t th e stro n g fa m ily re se m b la n c e fo o l y o u –
th is y a c h t fe a tu re s th e la te st te c h n o lo g y a n d d e sig n.
In te rm s o f la y o u t, th e b o a t’s d e sig n is o n e o f th e m o st
p o p u la r fe a tu re s. F ro m th e c o c k p it th ro u g h th e sa lo n , th e
flo o r c o n n e c ts th e m a in liv in g a re a s a t th e sa m e le v e l. Y o u
c a n w a lk a ll th e w a y fro m th e ste rn to th e h e lm o n o n e fla t
flo o r a n d b u y e rs lo v e th a t.

S ta rtin g a t th e ste rn , th e sw im p la tfo rm o n o u r te st b o a t

fe a tu re d a h y d ra u lic lift sy ste m m a k in g it e a sy a n d c o n v e n -

ie n t to la u n c h a n d re trie v e a d in g h y, lo w e r it to g o sw im m in g ,

e tc. T h e p la tfo rm h a d th e o p tio n a l te a k d e c k in g th a t lo o k s

g re a t a n d is so fu n c tio n a l. P o rt a n d sta rb o a rd sid e tra n so m

g a te s m a k e g e ttin g in a n d o u t e a sy a n d a n e le c tric a lly

d e p lo y e d S u re S h a d e c a n e x te n d o u t o v e r th e c o c k p it to k e e p

p e o p le c o o l a n d c o m fo rta b le.

T h e S a b re d e sig n s a re k n o w n fo r th e ir w id e sid e d e c k s

a n d su b sta n tia l d e c k ra ils p lu s h a n d ra ils lo c a te d u n d e r th e

c a b in ro o f o v e rh a n g. O n th e te st b o a t, th e d e a le r h a d fin -

ish e d th e to e ra ils w ith g lo ss v a rn ish a n d it lo o k e d sim p ly fa n -

ta stic. T h e fla t ra il sh a p e is e a sie r to v a rn ish a n d y o u c a n