Formula For Success
“Soft, dry and stable”. That’s how Haines Hunter managing director John Haber describes his vision for the ride of the new series of Southern Formula blue water fishing boats. “Anyone can make a boat that handles well going flat out in calm water”, says John, “but when you’re fishing, you’re hardly ever going flat out. We wanted to make a boat with exceptional performance at more moderate speeds and in rougher conditions.”
Happily for me I recently got to experience that performance during an on-water test of the new Southern Formula 2100 in Port Phillip Bay off Sorrento, Victoria. Along for the ride were John, myself, and noted fishing journo Charlie Micallef, of South Seas Adventures fame. Together we slipped the shiny 6.4 m vessel off the twin-axle Easy-Tow trailer
