Yachting Monthly

NEW BOATS

Much like cinema releases of new films, boat launches have been stymied by the pandemic while boat builders have hung on until they’ve been able to give their latest models the fanfare they need to drive sales.

If you’ve been to Boot Düsseldorf, you may have already seen the, which will be on show at Southampton. Built to exacting standards and representing luxury British boatbuilding, she’s a heavy displacement (19-tonne) go-anywhere cruiser, but with a swing keel that reduces her draught to just 1.06m, meaning you can still get off the beaten track. The yard is introducing a walk-in scale model of the interior of the baby of the range, the planned , with new Discovery styling and trademark raised saloon and swing keel.

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