Most Popular Boats of the Week
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Every week BoatTEST publishes news items on about 25 boats. Readers have asked which ones are the more popular each day, so below you can find the answer – by day. |
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Monday #1
Azimut Atlantis 51:
Sportboat Style, Yacht Grade Comforts
The Azimut Atlantis 51 is a large sportboat that also provides the comforts and space of a cruising yacht. She combines a vertical bow with a sharp forward entry, sweeping hullside windows, and an arched roofline to give the impression of making 30 knots when she’s not yet underway. Despite her sleek, low-slung appearance, she fits three cabins including an en suite master at the bow, dinette and full galley plus guest head below. She’s fitted with premium Miele appliances and a washer-dryer is available for those who will enjoy her in extended cruises.
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Tuesday #1
Grand Banks 60 Skylounge:
High-Tech Build in a Traditional Package
The Grand Banks 60 Skylounge features a high-tech build in fully-infused E-glass cored with Corecell and Airex foam with carbon fiber reinforcements in deck and superstructure. This results in a lower CG and multiple advantages in strength, rigidity, weight, and performance, according to the company. The relatively light build of 63,380 lbs. (28,750 kg) and an efficient hull design allows impressive performance on moderate power. Twin 900-hp Volvo Penta D13s pushed her to 36 knots in company tests and when slowed to 10 knots and 920 rpm, she burns 8 gph – according to the builder. This would give her a range of 1,721 nautical miles with a 10% fuel reserve.
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Wednesday #1
Schaefer Yachts 400:
Express Cruiser Designed for a Party
The Schaefer Yachts 400 features bold sportboat styling along with practical features that will make her useful for day boating parties and long weekends. The large swim platform includes an aft section that lowers hydraulically to become a teak beach or to ease a PWC or dinghy into the water. Teak boarding stairs fold flush when not in use and there's a four-step stainless swim ladder. The standard sun roof opens at a touch and the standard arch provides a mount for antennas and the horn. Twin Volvo Penta D-4 300 sterndrives pushed her to a top speed of 34.3 knots. While at a 3000-rpm cruise, she ran 27.2 knots and had a range of about 234 NM.
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Thursday #1
Leopard 51 PC:
Ocean-Going Cat w/3’3” Draft
With a beam of 25’1” (7.65 m) and three separate entertainment areas, the Leopard 51 PC is ready to host parties for lots of guests. When it comes to overnights, she offers three staterooms and three heads standard with the master suite filling most of the starboard hull. There are also two small bunks in the bow which could serve for crew or as a hideout for the kids. An optional four-stateroom layout is also available. She draws only 3’3” (0.99 m), a big plus for owners who will store her at a dock in front of their homes as well as for cruising in shallow areas.
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Friday #1
Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 62:
Teak Beach & Jet-Powered Tender Included
The Beneteau Oceanis Yacht 62 has an optional 9’6” (2.9 m) Williams jet tender that fits neatly into a garage in the transom. The hydraulic transom lowers to become a teak beach or to become a launch ramp for the dinghy so that the tender can be rolled out and down into the water. An electric winch at the forward end of the garage retrieves the dinghy to stow it neatly out of the way. The center section of the platform stows a boarding ladder as well as retractable launch wheels for the dinghy.
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