How would you feel if you were offered a fun, stable and spacious 14-man day boat for £100,000? Chances are you would feel suspicious. After all, it’s not uncommon to see optional extras that cost more than that. But here, making its UK debut with all the grace and modesty of a gregarious Yank in a dayglo stetson, is a boat that stands a very good chance of reconfiguring your perspective. The Regency 250 LE3 Sport is – drumroll please – a pontoon boat!
Now just in case you don’t know, a pontoon boat is basically a big, taper-free rectangular deck perched on top of a pair (or in this case, a trio) of aluminium cylinders and propelled most commonly by an outboard engine. They’re big business in America as family lake boats because of