BLOWN AWAY
There are boats that blow you away. Then there’s the latest Axopar 37 Suntop Revolution. That’s all I could say, thinking back to the childlike smirk I had after testing this adrenaline-packed beast of a centre console from Europe.
Now, there are also many boats that spin a quick head and earn the nod of approval based on aesthetics. However, a first glance at this boat creates a mind-spinning brain debate about its design and dress code.
Rewinding a few years to when I first saw an Axopar, I had a moment where I went “what the hell is that?” Futuristic is an understatement. The Axopar’s eye-opening design had me in awe, as the styling and lines seem to flow from all continents. It’s like a hybrid design of nautical, crossed with military and aeronautical — even robotic — bundled together with high performance and a classy entertainers’ layout packed with surprises in every corner and curve.
“Sporty, sexy and innovative, this ideal entertainer with ice-cutting handling and 700hp of grunt is a boat I would be keen to somehow trick up to suit offshore sport fishing”
Before getting into what’s no doubt one of
