Motor Boat & Yachting

THE ‘ANCHOR KISS’ SAGA

Monday 2 August, 2021 started with a bang. Unfortunately, that bang turned out to be a 46ft sailing yacht crashing into our Bavaria E40 Fly. In retrospect, the incident could probably have been resolved within days, but in reality, it became a very long and complex process…

THE MOMENT OF IMPACT

A rental boat called crewed by a group of young men, left its berth in Texel Sea Harbour in the Netherlands with way too much throttle. Despite conditions being gentle with no more than a Force 2, their anchor hit the bow of our ‘parked’ Bavaria E40 Fly.

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