TOUGH CHOICE
With its distinctive range of bare aluminium lift-keel cruisers, Alubat’s Ovni brand has been synonymous with bluewater cruising since the 1970s. After a barren period it came out with a contemporary new 400 two years ago and has followed that up with an arguably more innovative and approachable shorter model.
The 370 shares some of the styling of the 400, in particular the angular and voluminous look with full forward sections, so it shan’t win any beauty prizes. However, Ovnis have always attracted more for practicality than aesthetics, and this model certainly packs in the features for its length.
The Les Sables-d’Olonne yard wanted the 370 to have a true deck saloon, a panoramic heart as opposed to the (optional) lower single level format of
