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FLYING HIGH

Summer is here and if you haven’t got a boat to make it onto the water then what’s the holdup? I love the hot weather and the excuse to down tools and muck around in something nautical with friends and family. It doesn’t have to be a monster gin palace to have the time of your life; anything that floats will work.

But for a really good time, call Mark.

For some reason, Mark Chapman of Sydney’s Chapman Marine keeps coming up with perfect Sydney summer surprises. When I say "for some reason" perhaps it's his years of experience matching boats to lifestyle. It could be his range of vessels that are always contemporary and fun. Whatever it is, this Beneteau Flyer 10 hits the X-factor button with a whack.

Beneteau is a large European company with sailing and motor yacht divisions, and the Flyer range sits as a dayboat in an eclectic fleet of sassy models spanning compact, agile speedsters out to

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