Do I need a Flybridge (SIBS)

[jmmt]

Went to SIBS testerday. Seemed quiet but that made it easy to get on boats etc.. The highlight for me (and S.W.M.B.O) was a ride out on a Princess V46. Blasted around Southampton water chasing another Princess (V65), 34 knots jumping other boats wake and generaly being hooligans.

All my sea boating to date has been on flybridge boats but now I am thinking.... The bridge is great for helming from but otherwise little used. Its either too cold or the confines of the marina dissuade us from using it much. In return we have more cost, more weight, more windage and more height. Plus the cost of equiping two helms.

The handling of the V46 stunned me. The boat was so agile and landed so softly I was amazed. I want one soooo badly. Anybody got 400K theeir not using?

That's odd - I got a lot of assurance in my "Eat my Wake" piece that this kind of blasting around at 34knots with no regard for other craft just didn't happen during SIBS...

 

[trouty12]

That's odd - I got a lot of assurance in my "Eat my Wake" piece that this kind of blasting around at 34knots with no regard for other craft just didn't happen during SIBS...

There was plenty of regard for other craft. All the 34Knot stuff was done in the designated high speed area with a sharp lookout. The 6Knot limits were strictly adhered to. All in all I thought it was done rather well.

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

That is a Garlington which is a custom sport fish builder, and there ride is always describe as among the best in a class where ride really comes on the priority lists.

Garlington builds in Kevlar, no cold moling style so is more semi custom and there hulls should be designed by Michael Peters. But I am not sure for the smaller ones.

 

[Major Catastrophe]

All of the Waterdog pictures

Andie Mac only posted a few of the Waterdog broach due to having to use a boomerang powered internet connection.

It you click here, you can see all 50+ pictures over five pages.

You can see that the Waterdog was under power out of control and circling until the man in white managed to get onto the fly.

 

[noswad]

Definitely a V46? Only produced about 2002-2004 and then promptly replaced by the V48. 400k is way more than you'll need to get into one of these - if you can find one for sale.

Cheers
Jimmy

I went to the show yesterday and believe the 2 Princesses they were running out for trips to be a V48 and a V62.

 

[jimmy_the_builder]

I went to the show yesterday and believe the 2 Princesses they were running out for trips to be a V48 and a V62.

You're right. The OP was taken out on a stock V48 named Shooters.

Cheers
Jimmy

 

[kcrane]

The handling of the V46 stunned me. The boat was so agile and landed so softly I was amazed. I want one soooo badly. Anybody got 400K theeir not using?

I've got a V48 for you as soon as you get your hands on the £400k.

They do handle quite well.

34knts, you'd think they'd show off and go quickly.

 

[kcrane]

As already said, in a sportcruiser it can take ages to take down all the canvas (and ages to put it all back if caught out by the weather.

I can only speak for my boat, I've not used enough sport boats to know how long they each take to work the canvas, but mine take maybe 60 to 90 seconds to unclip, drop and zip up.

On a f/b boat, your guests can retreat downstairs if it rains and you can shift to the lower helm and carry on (and quickly move back out when the rain goes off).

Goodness, that sounds an awful lot of effort. Why not just push the button to close the roof? I haven't timed Intraventure's roof but I'd surprised if it takes more than 5 seconds and I don't need to slow down, much less have guests climbing up and down ladders while underway.