Power & Motoryacht

STEPPIN’ OUT

LOA: 36'9"

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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