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Friday, 24 February 2012 00:00 |
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 North Sea Maritime exhibited the new Rhea Concept Open 23 at last month's London International Boatshow. This new range of classically styled, open sportsboat has a central console and is powered by an outboard engine.
As usual with a Rhea, safety is an important feature and this model doesn’t disappoint – it has a deep, ‘walkaround’ cockpit with guardrail and direct access to the sea. The forward seating area can be transformed into a sunbed and the aft cockpit has U shaped seating, the two at the sides fold up into the hull sides for storage. There’s room inside the console, accessed by a sliding door, to install a toilet and with a 12v point in one of the lockers it’s an ideal place for a portable fridge or coolbox.
North Sea Maritime’s director, Stephen Johnson said, “We are looking forward to testing this boat with clients – she is reputed to have a maximum speed of 40 knots with a 150hp outboard! Once again, Rhea have come up trumps – this is all the classic Rhea styling, attention to detail, safety and quality but in a more affordable package. Given the current economic circumstances Rhea have positioned themselves in the market with this boat and the Rhea Fishing 730 to make owning a Rhea more attainable and we are very excited to bring Rhea’s back to the UK boatshows.’
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Thursday, 16 February 2012 00:00 |
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A new super-lightweight tender was launched by Excel at the recent London Boat Show. At 2.3 metres LOA the SL230 has adequate space for two or three crew and a comfortable adjustable rowing position. The SL230 has been constructed using specially developed Hytex fabric and high pressure air deck designed to reduce bulk and weight, whilst maintaining integrity and robustness.
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Monday, 30 January 2012 00:00 |
 In addition to displaying three new models for the first time at the London Boat Show, including the Cadet 310 Neo, Pro Classic 420 and the Yachtline Deluxe 420, Zodiac® has recently introduced a new, luxurious Medline range of boats as well as adding three new tenders to the Zoom range. Zodiac® has also renewed its N-ZO, Pro, Pro Open and Cadet Ribs, ranges to give its customers more choice.
The recent renewal of the Medline range with the Medline 500, 540 and 580 highlights Zodiac’s® capabilities in creating a boat that makes sailing as stress free as possible. Equipped with spacious sundecks and, depending on the model size, a large aft bathing platform, this new range, complemented by new hulls, a new design and new tubes has been created to optimise time spent on-board.
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 09:17 |
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 The Paris Boat Show saw the Dufour 36 Performance world premiere. With the trend moving toward better speed with more versatility, the Dufour design team have performed extensive research and design testing to create a boat which will be fast on the water and combine flexibility and comfort.
Marco Marine has ordered the first boat into the UK; MD Richard Poulson said: “The Dufour 36 Performance is a true dual purpose boat designed for speed, space and comfort. She is wider giving greater stability under sail but her lines shout speed for anyone who sees her. There is no longer a need to compromise.”
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 09:51 |
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 Testing of the production-spec RS900, RS Sailing’s contender for selection as the future women’s Olympic skiff class, is underway.
The RS900 has been designed by the RS team of Alex Southon and Nick Peters together with Phil Morrison. It is designed not only with possible selection as a future Olympic class in mind, but also as a design that will stand the test of time and introduce skiff sailing to a new generation.
RS managing director, Martin Wadhams, said: “We began the process several years ago believing that the RS800 could be modified to become the women’s skiff, but quickly realised that although it was arguably the most suited of the then current contenders, it would never be perfect for Olympic women.”
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