When a cancelled flight prevented us from attending the annual Jeanneau press event in France, we turned to UK boating stalwart, Robin Vaughan. He’s been the boss down at Cambrian Boats in Swansea for many years, as well as a Jeanneau dealer since 2010. We had been planning to look at the flagship Merry Fisher 1295 and the slick new DB/37, but when he told us he’d gone as far as to buy a Jeanneau for his own use, it felt like we ought to take notice.
The Cap Camarat line has been around for more than 40 years and it has always been about high-value multi-purpose day boating. Today, that product line comes in two simple forms: the Walkaround (WA) variant with a raised bow for extra accommodation; and the Centre Console (CC) variant, with a big forward cockpit for day-boating flexibility. As a family man living in South Wales where the boat is kept, accommodation was of limited interest to Robin so the boat he went for was this – the new 36ft flagship of the Cap Camarat Centre Console line.
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YACHT TRANSPORT
As the name suggests it's a means of having your boat moved professionally from one location to another. It might be as simple as hiring someone to tow your RIB a few miles down the road or as complex as shipping a superyacht halfway around the world.
HANDLE A SINGLE SHAFTDRIVE BOAT PART 1
Single shaftdrive boats are relatively rare these days but the reduced costs of buying, servicing and fuelling such a simple but reliable drivetrain does mean they are making a bit of a comeback.
COCKWELLS MOTOR LAUNCH
There can be very few boats that have appeared three times at the Southampton Boat Show and been sold off the stand each time.
INSTALLING AN AUTOPILOT
Rick Channon makes solo boating simple with a Raymarine Evolution Autopilot
GOOD AS NEW
Why fit a brand new engine when Volvo Penta's remanufacturing service can rebuild you an old one to the same standard for a fraction of the price?
BENETEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 54
Alex Smith heads to France's Beneteau HQ for a UK exclusive on what might just be the best Swift Trawler yet
ΧΟ EXPLR 44
Can XO's all-new aluminium flagship really make it big in the Med?
BUYING OUR FIRST CLASSIC
Instead of whiling away their retirement playing bowls, Rob and Shona Adams decided to invest their time and money in a classic Silver gentleman's yacht. Would the gamble pay off?
PRINCESS S65
Torn between the V and F Class flagships? The new S65 might be the boat you've been waiting for...
FERRETTI INFYNITO 90
Ferretti Yachts is diversifying into the long-range fast-displacement market. But can its debut model justify the hype?
