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[PowerYachtBlog]

Fraucher 1414 Demon.
The builder, Swiss is quite regarded high end in the segment and has build a name for modern Ax bow runabouts, and where among the first to follow the Wally style.
The 1414 Demon is its flagship. There is a lot of choice in that style today. Vanquish would be what I would have a look first, Vandutch would be a name to avoid because they have been a quality mess jumping from one builder to the other to make there boats. There is a also an interesting machine the Dipiu 900F from Italy.
Then at that stage if I would want a loads of wood runabout and a very high end look you can also consider a Riva, a Sarnico Spider (I sold one of these last Spring and it ended a battle with three clients with selling price added by 20% to asking), Chris Craft, Comitti, Colombo, and the Dutch Wajer. I think a flared bow in these sizes is something which never gets old and has its purpose.

Also as a technical note I think it is not a coincidence that no high end fast boat or race boat uses an axe bow. What do you think?

 

[Portofino]

I think you will eventually as the waves increase find you need a certain amount of bow lift to keep as much as possible of the hull high .
Axing through big waves will increase drag more than riding over .
This is not a ride issue
You could of course slow down ,but that’s the point ( no pun intended)

These trendy Axe bow things tend to ride in calm moderate seas as if a normal bow with quite a lot of Fwds section out of the water ,so the axe is purely cosmetic .
They tend to be stern drives , weight rearwards ( knack all superstructure Fwds ) .
Low deadrise ,ie flat lifting rear sections ,which as said is ok in most seastates .

Van Dutches round here ( next marina up La Rague a dealer ) can,t do head seas ,lost count of how many I’ve overtaken .
Wajers although pretty looking are poor riders too

My thoughts in pics

https://imgur.com/a/VkyBcbI

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

I think you will eventually as the waves increase find you need a certain amount of bow lift to keep as much as possible of the hull high .
Axing through big waves will increase drag more than riding over .
This is not a ride issue
You could of course slow down ,but that’s the point ( no pun intended)

These trendy Axe bow things tend to ride in calm moderate seas as if a normal bow with quite a lot of Fwds section out of the water ,so the axe is purely cosmetic .
They tend to be stern drives , weight rearwards ( knack all superstructure Fwds ) .
Low deadrise ,ie flat lifting rear sections ,which as said is ok in most seastates .

Van Dutches round here ( next marina up La Rague a dealer ) can,t do head seas ,lost count of how many I’ve overtaken .
Wajers although pretty looking are poor riders too

My thoughts in pics

https://imgur.com/a/VkyBcbI

Thanks for photos. By the reviews I am getting Cannes had much less sales to what everyone expected. OTOH Genoa was much better to what everyone expected.
Altantis 43 though had been a market success, and they are 150 plus of hulls sold.
The stepped hull is an Offshorer Monte Carlo. An end seventies eighties boats designed by Carlo Bonomi, and the first stepped boat. She has some details from an Aquarama boat.
Lovely boat. They still make them new on order, Monaco Marine sells them, but there was two companies selling the design and do not not who is who.

Returning to Ax bows Nicolo in our Itama Club and owner of 45 tried the Pardo 43 last year with an interest to buy the new 50 on plan, anyways he insisted in choppy sea trial and he said in one particular two meter wave the boat literally dived in it. Pardo said they will add an extra water line spray rail for this not to happen again.

If we continue with the Ax bow apart racing boats, you also do not see any fast Center Console USA builder doing it.

 

[MrB]

Frauscher?https://www.frauscherboats.com/en/Motor-Yachts#section-0

Just had a peek at their offerings but still not this boat.

I take it all back, nice spot.

 

[Portofino]

Thanks for photos. By the reviews I am getting Cannes had much less sales to what everyone expected. OTOH Genoa was much better to what everyone expected.
Altantis 43 though had been a market success, and they are 150 plus of hulls sold.
The stepped hull is an Offshorer Monte Carlo. An end seventies eighties boats designed by Carlo Bonomi, and the first stepped boat. She has some details from an Aquarama boat.
Lovely boat. They still make them new on order, Monaco Marine sells them, but there was two companies selling the design and do not not who is who.

Returning to Ax bows Nicolo in our Itama Club and owner of 45 tried the Pardo 43 last year with an interest to buy the new 50 on plan, anyways he insisted in choppy sea trial and he said in one particular two meter wave the boat literally dived in it. Pardo said they will add an extra water line spray rail for this not to happen again.

If we continue with the Ax bow apart racing boats, you also do not see any fast Center Console USA builder doing it.

Here’s the Pardo from Genoa last year.The Axe is reverse, so once under after a plunge there’s no stopping the dive .
Adding an extra spray rail is just a window dressing BS answer from the sales guy .
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Nice to know you still can get a new Montecarlo , it looked new the one in the yard so that’s why I hesitated on naming it .
That said being gentleman’s conissoures boats most of the originals have been refitted and are hanger stored until used .

Cannes Vs Genoa
Lot of smart beautiful people all dressed up at Cannes taking selfies .Almost as if it’s become part of the in crowd social circuit ,These people swamp the few serious buyers .

More space , more serious buyers , more business like conversations going on at Genoa and a wider choice on display .More technology and gear in the indoor exhibition hall.Its a boat show more than social scene .