Whitelighter
Well-Known Member
Ok, so you can probably all guess why I was there but business aside I was quite taken with this show. I assumed (wrongly) that it would be a small provintial affair but in reality it was deceptively big. The boats are in fairly compact halls, but there are four or five main spaces, with a balcony above doing chandlery and bits and bobs, plus smaller boats. Bit like the good old days of EC.
If you think we get all that Scandanavia has to offer here you are sorely mistaken. What we get may or may not be the cream of the crop (a bit like the french with their wine, I suspect they keep some of the good stuff for themselves), but 80% of the boats at the show where home grown in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Yes, there were a couple of Bayliners, a brace of Montereys and a Maxum or two (Fairline had a T44 there, but it was on its todd) but the really interesting stuff was definitly very Scandi.
The usual suspects Windy, Aquador and Nimbus were there but as we get pretty good coverage here anyway I didn't waste the film (memeory space?) and busied my self with the more unusual fair.
It seems up there you either want to go sedately in enclosed comfort, with practicality and seaworthyness at the fore, or you just want to drive like a lunatic. Or, you want to do both at the same time, which leads to some fairly uniquie boat designs. Anyway, enough crap from me, here are the pics:
There seems to be a trend towards Aluminium boats up here, or at the show at least. The first offering is one of those 'I'm a total nutter but still want to be warm and dry' boats mentioned. Crazy power available, ali hull and a very proper pilot house:
Another smaller Ali craft, with equally large amounts of power for its size on offer, this time with an outboard:
And another one with the ever Swedish Walk Around decks:
But for those of you who really want to go nuts, you have to get one of these. Attention to detail overload, and a price tag to match but bugger me it looked quick just sitting there:
Of course it is the Hydrolift C31 and did you spot the exhausts: Loud and proud baby, especially when hooked up to this:
Surface exhausts for those who missed them:
The Hydrolift is nuts, but if you fancy your boat a little more Bently Continental GT rather than Ferrari 430 Scuderia then this is for you. OK, so yes I have already mentioned it in the other post, but I loved the detail and the feel of the boat:
This is with the 'suicide seat' in its sunbed form (probably while not trucking along though)
And ok, so not the most space below decks, but enough for two in comfort:
There were some fairly nifty little sports cruisers as well. This one caught my eye, with some nice details and a purposeful looking hull:
Interior was compact, but well detailed and room for 4 overnight:
There were some bigger sports cruisers as well, some which are available here but you dont see to often. The Marex 350 is such a boat and is nicely finished:
This had a full HT that covered everything you see forward of the arch, and it really felt like an open boat in the true sense of the word.
I took the last shot to prove we are not the only nutters to put the galley up on a SC - but I admit we dont have a chest freezer /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Another brand we get here is of course Nimbus, and their Nova series is the most popular in Scandi land. Know, we have seen the 30s, but I dont recall info on the 30R.Basically, the same hull with a emphesis on going places fast and having fun doing it. Here is a sexy red:
an interesting cockpit layout, with huge comings I never got to the bottom of. Maybe for the canopy?
Typical no-nonsense helm:
and a place to rest your head (or have a pee):
To show they can still do trad, Rhea were there with a neat looking walk around boat. Very nicely finished but a bit olde worlde for me:
I like the mental modern stuff so went hunting it out once more. This next puppy has been mentioned on here, but some more pics wont hurt. In fact there are two:
and a bigger one:
I went for a poke around what is a seriuos looking bit of kit. Fit some blue strobes and a siren and you are away:
Although they did nick the bathroom from a boutique hotel:
There is a proper forward double:
and a useful twin under the wheel house accessed aft:
The upper helm gives you a good view, but access is a bit tight round the mast and I'm not sure how you would fair running bow up. Piccy taken from seated eye level:
And just to prove there is more than a few builders going this route up here, I found some more. This one looked half rib, half boat but it was just grey paint:
Useful space inside:
Though the galley is odd. Spot it? Well, I have heard of everything but the kitchen sink. What about everything IN the kitchen sink?:
It looked a bit precariuos to me:
Nearly there now I promise. On the way out, I came across this which looked intreging. Sort of, half US lobster boat, half Swedish Walk Around:
Not to mention a bit green. They had pics of one in egg shell blue which was much nicer.
Interesting layout, with wide, deep side decks and good access everywhere.
And interesting double folding doors you can close after boarding to make a solid transom. You can see them open in the first photo and they are neat.
Cockpit table and solid no nonsense helm:
And a decent amount of accomodation for the odd weekend afloat:
29ft LOA and I liked it in a quirky sort of way. Wouldnt have it in the green though /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Well that's about it. Was only there for about 5 hours, and a lot of that was taken up with a dealer meeting. I have to say, it was a nice show and much bigger than expected. If you fancy some different boats, plus a nice venue hope on a RyanAir flight for £20 each way (inc Taxes /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) and spend the day inSweden next February - its perfect for the winter boating blues. Not as big as Boot, but a bit more personal, warm and cuddly /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
If you think we get all that Scandanavia has to offer here you are sorely mistaken. What we get may or may not be the cream of the crop (a bit like the french with their wine, I suspect they keep some of the good stuff for themselves), but 80% of the boats at the show where home grown in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Yes, there were a couple of Bayliners, a brace of Montereys and a Maxum or two (Fairline had a T44 there, but it was on its todd) but the really interesting stuff was definitly very Scandi.
The usual suspects Windy, Aquador and Nimbus were there but as we get pretty good coverage here anyway I didn't waste the film (memeory space?) and busied my self with the more unusual fair.
It seems up there you either want to go sedately in enclosed comfort, with practicality and seaworthyness at the fore, or you just want to drive like a lunatic. Or, you want to do both at the same time, which leads to some fairly uniquie boat designs. Anyway, enough crap from me, here are the pics:
There seems to be a trend towards Aluminium boats up here, or at the show at least. The first offering is one of those 'I'm a total nutter but still want to be warm and dry' boats mentioned. Crazy power available, ali hull and a very proper pilot house:
Another smaller Ali craft, with equally large amounts of power for its size on offer, this time with an outboard:
And another one with the ever Swedish Walk Around decks:
But for those of you who really want to go nuts, you have to get one of these. Attention to detail overload, and a price tag to match but bugger me it looked quick just sitting there:
Of course it is the Hydrolift C31 and did you spot the exhausts: Loud and proud baby, especially when hooked up to this:
Surface exhausts for those who missed them:
The Hydrolift is nuts, but if you fancy your boat a little more Bently Continental GT rather than Ferrari 430 Scuderia then this is for you. OK, so yes I have already mentioned it in the other post, but I loved the detail and the feel of the boat:
This is with the 'suicide seat' in its sunbed form (probably while not trucking along though)
And ok, so not the most space below decks, but enough for two in comfort:
There were some fairly nifty little sports cruisers as well. This one caught my eye, with some nice details and a purposeful looking hull:
Interior was compact, but well detailed and room for 4 overnight:
There were some bigger sports cruisers as well, some which are available here but you dont see to often. The Marex 350 is such a boat and is nicely finished:
This had a full HT that covered everything you see forward of the arch, and it really felt like an open boat in the true sense of the word.
I took the last shot to prove we are not the only nutters to put the galley up on a SC - but I admit we dont have a chest freezer /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Another brand we get here is of course Nimbus, and their Nova series is the most popular in Scandi land. Know, we have seen the 30s, but I dont recall info on the 30R.Basically, the same hull with a emphesis on going places fast and having fun doing it. Here is a sexy red:
an interesting cockpit layout, with huge comings I never got to the bottom of. Maybe for the canopy?
Typical no-nonsense helm:
and a place to rest your head (or have a pee):
To show they can still do trad, Rhea were there with a neat looking walk around boat. Very nicely finished but a bit olde worlde for me:
I like the mental modern stuff so went hunting it out once more. This next puppy has been mentioned on here, but some more pics wont hurt. In fact there are two:
and a bigger one:
I went for a poke around what is a seriuos looking bit of kit. Fit some blue strobes and a siren and you are away:
Although they did nick the bathroom from a boutique hotel:
There is a proper forward double:
and a useful twin under the wheel house accessed aft:
The upper helm gives you a good view, but access is a bit tight round the mast and I'm not sure how you would fair running bow up. Piccy taken from seated eye level:
And just to prove there is more than a few builders going this route up here, I found some more. This one looked half rib, half boat but it was just grey paint:
Useful space inside:
Though the galley is odd. Spot it? Well, I have heard of everything but the kitchen sink. What about everything IN the kitchen sink?:
It looked a bit precariuos to me:
Nearly there now I promise. On the way out, I came across this which looked intreging. Sort of, half US lobster boat, half Swedish Walk Around:
Not to mention a bit green. They had pics of one in egg shell blue which was much nicer.
Interesting layout, with wide, deep side decks and good access everywhere.
And interesting double folding doors you can close after boarding to make a solid transom. You can see them open in the first photo and they are neat.
Cockpit table and solid no nonsense helm:
And a decent amount of accomodation for the odd weekend afloat:
29ft LOA and I liked it in a quirky sort of way. Wouldnt have it in the green though /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Well that's about it. Was only there for about 5 hours, and a lot of that was taken up with a dealer meeting. I have to say, it was a nice show and much bigger than expected. If you fancy some different boats, plus a nice venue hope on a RyanAir flight for £20 each way (inc Taxes /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) and spend the day inSweden next February - its perfect for the winter boating blues. Not as big as Boot, but a bit more personal, warm and cuddly /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
