New Boats: The Latest Yacht Designs Heading to the Market
Exciting Designers and New Boats
Here’s some of the latest yacht designs from Grand Soleil, Boreal, IDB Marine, Nautor Swan, and Hanse Yachts – take a look at the new boats arriving on the market…
Grand Soleil 52
Italian manufacturer Grand Soleil has been producing cruiser/racers for many years now and the company states that this new 52 is the spiritual heir to the legendary Grand Soleil 52 designed by German Frers back in 1987. I’m not sure if that legend has endured in the UK but the new 52 certainly looks the part and the arrival of renowned designer Matteo Polli, who has achieved masses of success with italia Yachts – particularly in the IRC class – certainly augurs well. The boat comes in two versions; Performance and Race. Both look extremely alluring and capable of cutting a dash on the racecourse.
Sailing the Boreal 70
Boreal Yachts sit in that very French cadre of utilitarian aluminium ‘go anywhere’ yachts much loved by soul sailors who idolise Moitessier and dream of communing with the albatross. Yes these soul sailors seem to have developed a taste for a spot of luxury too and the Boreal 70 is typical of the latest iteration of these hardy swing keel boats in that she is huge and surprisingly well appointed, boating such luxuries as a dishwasher should you so wish to choose that option. Sacre bleu! Nevertheless, this is a tough go anywhere cruiser which is at home in the tropics or the high latitudes.
New Boats: Mojito 30
French manufacturer IDB Marine has made a name for itself by thinking outside the box when it comes to yacht design and it is fair to say that their new Mojito 30 has stuck with that tradition, producing something of a head turner with this design that takes a lot from the developments in the First 40 and Mini Transat classes boasting the unmistakeable ‘scow bow’, featuring very full forward sections. Of the new boats, this is designed as a fast cruiser that could potentially be raced in longer offshore formats and features a swing keel, big sail area and decent accommodation.
Clubswan 28
The Clubswan 28 is a something of a break from tradition for Nautor Swan who have never produced a yacht this small. She rounds off their ClubSwan range and is a pure one design racer set up for four crew. At 1000kg, this Juan Kouyoumdijan design is going to be fast but she appears to be much less technical than boats higher up the range, eschewing foils and keeping things as simple as possible. There is no accommodation.
New Boats: Hanse 590
Hanse Yachts broke with go to designer of many years Judel/Vrolijk a couple of years back and this was the catalyst behind the launch of a new generation of Hanses designed by the French team of Berret/Racoupeau. In addition to a marked change in styling, with inverted ‘dreadnought bow and hard chines aft giving the boats a more angular look, the main drive seemed to be to up the quality of the boats down below – which was certainly achieved. The new 590 is their biggest boat yet of this new generation and offers easy sailing on a big scale. The new boat features an optional hard top bimini, a tender garage and acres of space down below. The boat will be officially unveiled at Cannes Boat show and promises to be a head turner.
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