new boats for 2015

[jeffbroadslover]

Hi BB, I think you are right with that one. The shape certainly looks like the one on the webcam.

 

 

Jeff

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

Hi Jeff. I believe it's this one as they are now agents for them.

 

http://www.norfolkboatsales.co.uk/used-boats/english-harbour-yacht-27-english-harbour-yacht-27-255.asp

 

That is one ugly boat, much like a lot of modern designs, which seem designed in a weird way just to be different.  I also think they`ve crammend in too many berths, in a small area. Each to his or her own as they say, but if i won 8 figures on the lottery, i certainly would`nt be buying one of them.

[LondonRascal]

Funny how different people have different tastes, the English Harbour Yachts 27 I think look great because they don't just copy the same old look of many other smaller boats out there.

 

Because they have a nice height and hull shape they look elegant outside and inside have a lot of light and a nice bright finish to the woodwork.  Many boats of this size try to bring bigger boat looks into a smaller space ,as if smaller boats have smaller people inside .  Adam Greenwood designed these boats and he used to be the head designer for Fairline for many years so knows a thing or two about boats.

 

That said £117,000+  for what is effectively an aft cockpit river boat is steep - as if I have that kind of Wonga to really have an opinion on prices ha! But I would say this is for the person who has a larger boat in the marina but likes on fine days to pop out in the open top weekender  on the rivers without it needing to be overly sporty or powerful.

[BuffaloBill]

 

 

"That is one ugly boat, much like a lot of modern designs"

 

Absolutely! Couldn't agree more. I think it's time that someone

started to think about character when designing new boats.

Time to think 'out-of-the-box' not design one.....

[SPEEDTRIPLE]

The best boats at the Southampton show a few years back were the Antaris range (not to be confused with the Benneteau Antares range) Sadly, when we went last year, the ones i like look like they`re no longer in production.

 

We had a look on their Antaris 720 which was a great little boat for 2, and with a classic design.

 

They still make a 29 foot cabin cruiser, but with only a twin cabin and heads in the cabin. The weird thing is the galley and living accomodation is all in the huge cockpit.

 

That said, their range of open launches have a nice look to them, just not the sort of thing i`d want though.

[jeffbroadslover]

Hi Speedtriple,

 

Totally agree with you.  I too would be looking at other boats if I was in the fortunate position to have that sort of spare cash.

 

Check out the total cost of all the "optional" extras.

 

 

 

Jeff

[boatmadmike]

It would be nice if alpha craft of brundall builds new boats to their fleet they haven't built any for a few years now

[boatmadmike]

Totally agree skipper alpha needs to update there fleet

[C.Ricko]

we are just trying to set the bench mark on the hi line boats,  I will have some photos on a different thread in a couple of weeks.

[NeilB]

It will be a complete boat, not a shell.  English Harbour are actually building the boats at the old Fairline site in Oundle.