STEPPIN’ OUT
Dec 11, 2018
4 minutes
BY CAPT. BILL PIKE
Beam: 10'10"
Draft: 2'9"
Displ.: 8,310 lbs.
Fuel: 192 gal.
Water: 27 gal.
Test Power: 2/400-hp Mercury Verado
400R four-stroke outboards
Optional Power: 2/225-hp and 2/300-hp
Mercury outboards
Base Price: $381,466
Price as Tested: $414,678
While I’d seen an Axopar or two at the America’s Cup races in Bermuda in 2017 (high-profile Cup racer and Olympic sailor Sir Ben Ainsley had one on hand for his personal use), my first formal introduction to the Finnish brand took place last summer in France. While I was taking a morning stroll around the Cannes Yachting Festival something truly cool transpired.
Jan-Erik Viitala, Axopar’s CEO, stuck out his hand, slapped me on the back and suggested I test
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