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Some of you will know that I have a Sunseeker Predator 72 that has serious problems with gel-coat degradation. This is the subject of legal action between myself and Sunseeker which has been ongoing for over a year, during which time our boat hasn't been used. I'm ready for the long haul on this one, and am seriously missing being on the water, so I've done what any sensible chap would do and bought another boat 
This one is a little different though. Have I come from the dark side or gone to it? I don't know. But I can tell you she's a rather tasty new CNB Bordeaux 60 due to be completed at the beginning of May next year. What's more, this will be our first sailing boat, which no doubt will raise a few eyebrows, but perhaps no more than when we bought our Princess 42 as our first motor boat back in 2004. Several larger vessels have come and gone since along with a healthy attitude to training and some fairly unusual motorboat trips, the last of which was a glorious return trip from Antibes to Tunisia via Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.
The Bordeaux 60 is a semi-custom fastish cruiser and we have specced her on the racey side - deep lead bulb keel, carbon mast, North 3DL 680X moulded sails. Electronics are courtesy of B&G with the new Zeus plotters, Hercules Performance processor and mast mounted 30/30 displays. We've also chosen the rather clever Simrad SonicHub audio server which controls an iPod from any plotter.
We were at the factory yesterday and saw our hull for the first time. She's infusion moulded with a balsa core in 2 halves and then joined with a structural aluminium frame. The mast and keel bolt directly to the frame with obvious benefits in terms of rigidity.
I'm hugely grateful for the advice I have received via these forums
It really is fascinating to hear different opinions, especially from those more experienced members.
Although there's not much to see yet as she was only moulded a few weeks ago, here's some pics taken yesterday at the yard in Bordeaux (by the way, for an idea of scale I'm 6ft7in).
I plan to be back at the yard in around a month so if there's enough interest I'll happily post a few more pics
This one is a little different though. Have I come from the dark side or gone to it? I don't know. But I can tell you she's a rather tasty new CNB Bordeaux 60 due to be completed at the beginning of May next year. What's more, this will be our first sailing boat, which no doubt will raise a few eyebrows, but perhaps no more than when we bought our Princess 42 as our first motor boat back in 2004. Several larger vessels have come and gone since along with a healthy attitude to training and some fairly unusual motorboat trips, the last of which was a glorious return trip from Antibes to Tunisia via Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.
The Bordeaux 60 is a semi-custom fastish cruiser and we have specced her on the racey side - deep lead bulb keel, carbon mast, North 3DL 680X moulded sails. Electronics are courtesy of B&G with the new Zeus plotters, Hercules Performance processor and mast mounted 30/30 displays. We've also chosen the rather clever Simrad SonicHub audio server which controls an iPod from any plotter.
We were at the factory yesterday and saw our hull for the first time. She's infusion moulded with a balsa core in 2 halves and then joined with a structural aluminium frame. The mast and keel bolt directly to the frame with obvious benefits in terms of rigidity.
I'm hugely grateful for the advice I have received via these forums
It really is fascinating to hear different opinions, especially from those more experienced members.Although there's not much to see yet as she was only moulded a few weeks ago, here's some pics taken yesterday at the yard in Bordeaux (by the way, for an idea of scale I'm 6ft7in).
I plan to be back at the yard in around a month so if there's enough interest I'll happily post a few more pics
