If you’ll excuse a little familiarity, I’d like to point out that the Flynt 956 has a great nose and a great rear end. I am not just being flippant about this; they both exemplify the thinking of the person behind Flynt Yachts (named after the flat rock that ricochets across the water when thrown), a Dutchman who is obsessed with quality from the very tip of his boat to the very back – and every centimetre in between.
As a kid, the founder of Flynt Yachts, Robert-Jan Sanders, did not like school much but fell in love with boats, fast ones. He started modestly in his work life, but he was quite young when he decided to launch a business selling American-built Cobalt and Regal boats to European clients. His after-sales service established his reputation, and he did extremely well; at the age of 38 he had enough money to retire.
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