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THE EDITOR’S VIEW…

Fair play to Hanse for jumping on the BANDWAGON with another tempting take on the outboard powered walkaround theme. At some point it’s bound to get a bit overloaded, in the meantime the more the merrier as far as I’m concerned

1 HANSE’S NEW AXOPAR RIVAL

Hanse Yachts has revealed the first renderings and details of its top-secret new outboard-powered sportsboat model. Called the Ryck 280, it is likely to be the first of several bigger and smaller runabouts from the newly created brand.

Designed by Bill Dixon’s UK studio, the Ryck 280 is a contemporary walkaround weekender with a reverse-angled bow, similar in style to the Axopar 28 but with a cuddy and heads.

Despite the Ryck 280’s model name, it’s actually 31ft 2 (9.51m) long, including the anchor sprit and engine, while the beam is 9ft 3in (2.81m). Like the Axopar, it features a twin-step hull but it weighs around 240kg more at 2.07 tonnes.

The intention is for all Ryck 280s to be packaged from the factory with Mercury Verado outboards up to 350hp, although supply issues mean some dealers may need to be flexible on that score until normal availability resumes. The quoted maximum speed with the largest engine option is 45 knots while