Summer dayz

He and his wife were motoring laboriously to windward in big seas and high winds off the west coast of Sardinia in their Swan 53 when another vessel appeared off their port beam making what looked like double their 8-knot speed. Surprisingly, and very memorably for Ernest, it was handling the conditions with aplomb – as sure and steady in the nasty short seas as a substantial keeler and unlike any 54-foot motorboat Ernest had ever seen.

That motor yacht was a Menorquín 54.

A few days later in the next marina, Ernest pulled into a berth alongside a smaller Menorquín 39 and after the owner helped them safely tie up, he invited the Henshaws aboard to have a look.

Impressed with the build quality, and the obvious sea keeping ability of the design, Ernest decided to find out more about Sasga Yachts and the Menorquín range of boats.

With their sailing adventures in the