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Recap BOOT Düsseldorf / Inspiring Walkaround

24. Januar 201924. Januar 2019Alex Beck

3 days are much to less for a visit a the boat show in Düsseldorf. It´s OK when you don´t have appointments, than you run across the halls and get a catch everywhere. That was my experience years ago. Nowadays it´s quite difficult to look every booth of your choice in detail.

Nevertheless I will show you today my drive-by perspectives of the fair. At the end there is so much more to see. That year for example I haven´t been on any speech in one of the panels in the specific halls. That´s a must for next year.

The SARCH S6 is a one-of Daysailer which is eye catching. It has all the elements you are searching for. The Fat-Head, wavepiercer bow, modern cockpit and gennaker. All in all it looks quite economical and rought. At the end, maybe the boat the mass will have for the weekend. Whereas Sunseeker is not something for the mass but at least fascinating.

On Saturday we had the logo launch of the Deutscher Segel Verband (DSV). That was quite free of emotions but there was at least a yummy cake. Do you see the difference to the previous logo?

Wood is always a topic in boat design. There are so many kinds of wooden deck possibilities. That´s really amazing. What do you think about the round design of the new Dehler interior design? I like the outside of the yachts very much, but the inside is not so mine.

Yeah, that´s a plastic foiler for sailing schools, which is easy to foil and everything of the boat is very solid. Good idea. I like it. It´s also interesting for family-foiling at the weekend with kids. That´s the idea. The concrete opposite of foiling is the Dehler 25. The construction is around 30 years old and it was my dream when I was a child. In the 80ies it was also promoted as a family boat. Now the YACHT Magazine made a refit with high-tec materials and put it into the now. The result is amazing and the idea was outstanding for a conservatice print magazine.

BOOT Düsseldorf / The Foiling Dinghy

23. Januar 2019Alex Beck

Foiling and eMob on the water are two major topics at the fair that year. When we were cruising across Hall 15 I saw in the corner of my eye a fat-head North Sail on a dinghy and I had to stop. The lines were amazing. Like a LASER in 2019. Just a little bit smaller. The Design is outstanding. A Wavepiercer Bow, a fat T-Foil rudder and one foiler on each side. Both parts are made out of carbon fibre. The orange of the foils are made for me. I like those coloured gadgets. It´s called THE FOILING DINGHY, short TFD. That´s also the name in the North sail.

I met Catarina who invented that boat together with her love, the A-Cat Pro-Sailor Thilo Keller. They are very enthusiastic and I can understand it. The boat is stunning and with a price of around 12.000 EUR fine. Think about that technology. It´s a sexy foiler, state of the art in sailing. Much better than a Laser and cheaper than a MELGES 14. OK both are bigger, but at the end, all of them are small boats for singel-handed sailing. Perfect. If I will be critical, yeah, the finish of the hull and the deck is not perfect, but we will see how the first „TFDs“ will do their job.

I think it´s the right boat at the right time. I still think about a new olympic class when I see it. Above that it is easy to handle and fast to sail if needed. I will keep an eye on it and in season 2019 the first boats will be available at Steinlechner / Ammersee; my lake. Hopefully I will have the chance to get a ride with it.

Preview BOOT DüDo with Spy Pics.

18. Januar 201918. Januar 2019Alex Beck

Tomorrow the largest boat show in the world will open its doors in Düsseldorf. HighTide gets in the leak lead. Today I got a view pix of one of our sailing spies. Here you will see a few highlights which we will see at the fair.

The SPEEDLOUNGER will be my personal Highlight. Build out of aluminium with a outstanding look. Looks like a performance cruiser with picnic possibilities. It has all I need on a 28ft boat, a wheel, a Fat-Head-Main, waverpiercer bow, a perfect colour with a outstanding design and you can sleep aboard if necessary.

Above that there is the long time project of the German YACHT Magazine. I saw all their videos of the refit and I knew that boat since I was a child. The DEHLER 25 was one of my Dreams, back in the 80ies. In that look it is still adorable.

In 2014 I heard the first time about the BLU26 Daycruiser. It´s an amazing boat, unfortunately without a gennaker. So far I know. All the more I appreciate the foiling BLU26. That´s really a big thing. WOW.

Another Highlight which we all have to see ist the all new BENTE39. Now we are in the 40ft class and that´s a sign for the open water. But BENTE will have another new boat for us which will be stunning. They will inform us about the BENTE 26.

Now we will see a few things which just came on the lense of our spy. Things like the Foil of the Beneteau FIGARO 3, or a grey daycruiser which looks like a ESSE. Tomorrow we will know what it is.

Recap BOOT Düsseldorf / Bracenet – a statement for the ocean.

12. Februar 2018Alex Beck

Der Raubbau an unserem Planeten ist für jeden sichtbar und für Segler leider noch viel mehr. Plastik ist bei der Verschmutzung der Meere ein entscheidender Faktor. Auf allen Weltmeeren ist der zunehmende Müll im Wasser leider ersichtlich. Zu den riesigen Plastikmengen kommen auch noch Tonnen von verlorengegangen oder absichtlich versenkten Fischernetzen hinzu, die wie Geisternetze durch die Meere treiben und viele Tiere eine tödliche Falle darstellen. Jedes Jahr verenden Millionen von Meerestieren auf qualvolle Art und Weise in diesen Geisternetzen. Darunter: Delfine, Robben, Wale, Schildkröten, Haie, Seevögel und unzählige Fischarten.

Bracenet hatte die großartige Idee, aufgegebene Fischernetze aus den Meeren zu bergen und sie zu Schmuck zu verarbeiten. Ein faszinierender Gedanke und eine Umsetzung, die ich im gesamthaften Look&Feel so noch nie gesehen habe. Gleichzeitig ist es auch ein Statement. Eine Aussage am Handgelenk, die Dich jeden Tag daran erinnert, wie wichtig die Meere für uns Menschen sind.

Es ist unser blauer Planet, wir müssen entscheidend etwas ändern, um ihn für die nachfolgenden Generationen zu erhalten. Gerade in der ersten Welt müssen wir mit gutem Beispiel voran gehen und vorleben, auf Plastik zu verzichten und Dinge zu recyceln.

Jedes Bracenet ist mehr als nur ein Armband, es ist dein persönliches und einzigartiges Statement für den Schutz unserer Weltmeere. Im Grunde ist es ein Stück Ozean am arm, ein Unikat. Mit dem Kauf eines Armbandes wird ein Beitrag geleistet unsere Meere wieder ein Stück mehr zu einem Paradiese zu machen, das sie einmal gewesen sind. Mit 19 EUR sind die Armbänder auch kein Schnäppchen, aber 10% vom Erlös gehen direkt an das Team der Meeresschutzorganisation HEALTHY SEAS, um zukünftige Bergungen zu Unterstützen.

Auf der BOOT Düsseldorf ist der Stand direkt aufgefallen, er war ein Eyecatcher. Sicherlich hat hier die Unterstützung durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung beigetragen, aber nicht nur. Das gesamte Erscheinungsbild von Bracenet ist ansprechend und mit viel Gefühl gestaltet. Das schlägt sich natürlich auch imm Preis nieder. Gerade aber diese starke Erscheinung pusht natürlich die Begehrlichkeit.

Überreicht wird das Armband in einem kleinen Säckchen mit einem Zertifikat wo das Netz geborgen wurde, einem Microflyer – sehr cute – und einem veganen Flyer. Klar, a bissl Hipsterkult muss natürlich auch noch rein. Das ganze Sackl ist am Ende ein richtiges Welcome Package welches richtig Freude bereitet. Ich werde mir auf jeden Fall noch welche kaufen, da ich es auch ein ideales Geschenk finde. Darüber hinaus war das Team, das ich kennenlernen durfte auch wirklich mit Begeisterung und Herzblut bei der Sache. Da spürt man die Ehrlichkeit mit der sie es betreiben. Auch das spricht sehr für die ganze Nummer. Mir ist schon klar, dass diese Armbänder nun nicht das Sterben in den Ozeanen stoppen werden. Aber jeder von uns muss seinen Beitrag leisten. Gerade wir als People of the Sea müssen auch täglich unsere Mitmenschen, Kollegen und Freunde über die Verschmutzung in den Meeren informieren. Nur so können immer mehr Menschen einen Beitrage leisten. Ein Armband wie dieses kann eine Initialzündung sein. Es kann der Beginn eines Gespräches sein, ihr könnte damit zu einem Botschafter für ein bewussteres Leben werden.

Take the Chance. SAVE THE SEAS. WEAR A NET.

SOLARIS YACHTS MESSESTAND BOOT Düsseldorf

BOOT Düsseldorf / Solaris Yachts

6. Februar 2018Alex Beck

Everybody knows the SOLARIS booth at the BOOT Düsseldorf, cause the stand is outstanding since years. Unfortunately I haven´t had the chance to look at it in the last years, but due to a CRO Charter we had contact and I get an invitation to Solaris Sailing Yachts which changed my mind. The SOLARIS Yachts are really stunning. It´s a pity that I´ve never looked at them at the BOOT DüDo. They are in one class with all the SWANs and OYSTERs, just cooler, cause they´re not so obvious. At the end they build in such a quality that they are building carbon hulls also for other yards. The Wally 110 for example was build in the oven of SOLARIS in 2016.

On the first view the yachts are more than attractive. I like the craftmanship and the outstanding modern design. It´s really awesome how the work with the materials in the interior. They do it in a way I just saw at SWAN and Oyster before. By the way did your hear about the liquidation of OYSTER today? Horrible story? Cause of the keel? We don´t know. The keel is no topic for a SOLARIS. The keel is encapsulated by glass fibre and vinylester resin which extends up to the hull bottom and creates structual continuity and a barrier against corrosion of the cast iron.

Design is a key-feature of a SOLARIS. The ultra clean stylish look ist stunning. That´s my way of a clean deck policy. The light interior and a clean modern design with the maximum beam astern, as in the modern ocean racers is unique in that class. Individual owners get on step further and live their detail-love with solar panels aboard and a special electric system aboard, which is kind of freaky, but outstanding. At the end all SOLARIS clients are special, which is standing for that brand and yard. All your dreams do come true aboard a SOLARIS with a perfect finish quality for gentle sailing, or let´s say: SAILING ITALIAN.

One special gimmick is the manner how they get the colour of the hull in a solaris. They have a special way how they bake the hull in their special oven. The found a way that the colour of the hull is resistend again the UV-Light. That´s a USP for an amazing design. I would choose dark-blue, champagen or paint it black.

One more specialty aboard the SOLARIS. They cooperate with ULTRA MARINE. Yeah that´s an anchor. Sounds funny to talk about that point, but honestly, that´s a important part on every yacht and that anchors are more than a tool. They are outstanding. I´ve visited their booth and since that point I know, the anchor ist more than that. No wonder that just SOLARIS works with ULTRA MARINE. That´s a good sign and that really makes sense. The mechanic which SOLARIS uses is to complicated for me. The anchor is hidden at the bow. You have to activate it with the Gennaker halyard. The good point, a SOLARIS is kind of semi-custome-made. For sure you can adjust it at the bow in a traditional way.

All in all the SOALARIS makes your ideas come true. It´s a semi custom yacht which which combines all your creativity with an excellent design by the designer of the yard in a premium quality. In that class of yachts, SOLARIS must be a option to think about.

BOOT Düsseldorf / Nautors Swan 54 + Mock-up

1. Februar 20182. Februar 2018Alex Beck

When you think about a yard in Finnland than every sailor thinks about Nautors Swan. A name with magic, history and always a step ahead. Since decades they produce super yachts, high-end cruising yachts and carbon performance sailing boats. Last year the launched the CLUB SWAN 50 at the BOOT Düsseldorf and it gets the title yacht of the year in 2018. This year we get another high-light; SWAN presented the SWAN 54. A real blue water cruiser for gentle sailing. With its 54ft it has a ideal and moderate size. It´s better in the water than the 45ft boats and not too big. Perfect handling, perfect size. It can be sailied by a couple or a family. Of course I´m biased, cause I had two milestones of my Life on a SWAN 51.Which was quite the same size.

Back to the boat. We have a classic design with a modern look and a carbon rigging. Yes that´s right and yes it´s not a bargain. No worries we don´t get lost in details right now. A SWAN is more than that.

Nevertheless there are a few specs of this stunning yacht we would like to mark. The carbon shrouds, the carbon mast and the fast 3D sails from North Sail and at least the big cockpit is awesome.

The interior is a harmonious mix of modern and traditional. I like the light wood and the pure interior. The only thing which I don´t understand and what I just see in contemporary Swans are the chairs in the saloon. If you are sailing you have to pack it anywhere and for having dinner they are always a handicap. I don´t get them.

I would like to sit here with the family or also with a few girls. Yes you can also use that yacht as a players mansion. It´s not just nice and cool, no it´s also very sexy and made for that.

The booth of SWAN was placed at the same place like 2017. The Layout was a little bit different. Instead of two yachts they had the SWAN 54 and a Mock-up of a SWAN 65.

I´ve never seen something like that on a fair, not to mention anywhere else. That´s really amazing to see how the designer will work on the boat. It ist a 1:1 interior scale mock-up of the new Swan 65 at the BOOT Düsseldorf boat show.

After the walkthrough I understand the philosophy of Swan much better. It´s so cool to see the different materials and ideas which are possible. The owner can decide together with designer, which is the best layout for his semi-custom-build yacht.

That´s awesome to see how a yacht like that will build and designed. Above that the stand is very welcoming as always. You can feel the luxurious mind of Swan, combined with performance. Everything is real in spite of luxury, but not posh and bling bling. That´s the thin red line which this yard from Finnland makes it so relevant and gives humility to all the sailors on the oceans of that planet.

BOOT Düsseldorf / The Mystery of Anchoring.

31. Januar 201831. Januar 2018Alex Beck

The Ultra Marine Anchor, named ULTRanchor with its revolutionary technology was really new to me. The ULTRAanchor looks quite different to others and it acts different. Manoeuvring is always a special thing and everybody of us had sleeples nights while laying at anchor. The Ultra Marine could be a solution. In my whole sailing life I´ve never thought about the anchor itself; more about the process of anchoring.

By chance I saw the booth of ULTRA MARINE at the fair and I was surprised. Giovanni Canu from ULTRA MARINE explained me the new idea of the anchor. They had a interactive display on which you can test the impact of different anchors. That was impressive and very funny. The anchor is really better than the others. That´s amazing. Have you ever thought about your anchor? Not me.

What´s the mystery with it. The anchor has a special balance. It´s always in the right position. Also when the wind is changing, the Ultra Marine turns into the right position. Above the balance, we have one other differentiator; the wings at the bottom of the anchor. This side wing plates actually help the anchor bury itself deeper when pulled laterally due to a changing wind or tide. They also act to stabilize the anchor horizontally as it penetrates the seabed. There are a view more details which are really awesome. At the end all that creative ideas let the anchor digging deeper. You really can see and feel it when you test ist at the display. That´s really awesome and unbelievable.

In the meantime the have more than 12.000 clients and after I saw that anchor I also recognized it on super yachts like SOLARIS, but that´s another story. Unfortunately I haven´t look at the anchor at any time on a yacht or sailing boat. That Boat Fair in Düsseldorf changed my mindset. In the futur I will have a look at it, for sure.

BOOT Düsseldorf / SAFFIER 37

28. Januar 201828. Januar 2018Alex Beck

The brand new SAFFIER 37 was one of the major high-lights at the BOOT Düsseldorf in 2018. Is is a performance yacht with the price of a classic yacht. That means the SAFFIER is at least a very exclusive daycrusier with a attitude in the world of luxury. You can feel that till the first step aboard. Everything feels significant and stylish.

What you see is what you get, told me the sales lady which welcomes me aboard the yacht. At the first you you will see a black and elegant daycruiser with a lot of clever design solutions. The major difference are the two helms in the middle of the boat. That´s something new. The advantage is the big aft deck for guests, hopefully ladies. Especially for the comfort and the good mood of the ladies, the designer placed also a fridge and grill aboard on deck. That makes it most notably.

Above that the designer also had a good eye for souvereign proportions. The whole sailing yacht is about the right proportions. I like the wide hatchway with it´s cool closing system. There is also a own place for the plug bulkhead. That´s a new feeling to get down and it is so huge and your feet can feel the fine wood beneath. When you sit in the cabin of the Daysailor, you are excited by the stunning colours. It is not just the wide hatchway, also the door to the bath is wide and made out of appealing wooden material. All in all the SAFFIER 37 gets the adding Lounge in the name and that´s really concept.

More than the extraordinary position of the helm I like the option that you can order the boat without the sprayhood. That´s essential for me, cause I want to see the clear lines. The sprayhood looks so offshore and old-school on such a Daysailor.

Unfortunately I could not see how fast the yacht is on the water. I just know of view sailing buddies who enjoyed the ride and they said; yeah she´s really running.

BOOT Düsseldorf / Domani Yachts

24. Januar 201824. Januar 2018Alex Beck

The DOMANI S30 Yacht is a mixture between an design icon and a sailing yacht. Made in Belgium is it made for the cool places on that planet blue where style is essential. Sounds like we have many joint possessions.

In the run-up to the fair BOOT DüDo I talk to many other sailors and they all said; the DOMANI could be HighLight, especially for HighTide. Therefore I was also excited to see it live at the fair. Unfortunately I didn´t make an appointment at the stand. I just went to the BOOT and I get a very warm welcome at the stand by the sales and design guys of DOMANI including a very specific walkthrough.

The boat is a different daycruiser. Yeah, for sure it´s a performance cruiser in a cool size for coastal trip or cool lakes like lago die Garda or Lake Genova. For the Bavarian Lakes it´s a bit to big in my opinion.

Inspired by the legendary Riva Aquarama, the DOMANI S30 is shaped around a large central social area and a sun bed aft with easy access to the sea. This is perhaps the first impression you will get on that boat and the most impressive. There you can see that Lifestyle&Design combined with performance is the major idea of that sailing boat. A kind of a Grand Tourismo for the water; fast, fun and luxurious for gentle sailing.

At the end it´s the boat for those who enjoys to be on the water on a cool yacht without chatter. Less components, less maintenance. On the other hand you get aboard the chance for individualism. Everything on that boat could be made for you. Individualization ist the keyword, but at the end it´s stylish when you just order it. The inside looks like direct from the WALLPAPER Magazin. You see, there are many reasons for a DOMANI Performance Cruiser.

BOOT Düsseldorf / BAVARIA FIRST

23. Januar 201823. Januar 2018Alex Beck

Weltpremiere der neuen BAVARIA C45. Eine klassische Yacht mit eleganten Linien und sinnvollen Ideen. Gemacht um das neue Image der Schiffe aus Unterfranken zu stärken und den Marktanteil zu erhöhen. Das kann durchaus klappen. Verschrien als Chartereimer waren sie nicht immer erste Wahl am Markt. Schade eigentlich, denn sie können ja schon was. Auf einigen Törns auf Bavarias hatte ich nie ein Problem mit dem Schiff. Wobei, stimmt nicht ganz. Mit dem Nautitech OPEN 40 auf Cuba war es ein Drama. Das ist aber eine andere Geschichte. Trotz allem denke ich, dass die Werft auf einem guten Weg ist. Sie arbeiten hart am Markenaufbau. Einen Image aufbauen dauert lange und parallel muss die Qualität der Yacht aber auch mithalten. Das machen die Bayern aber gut. Der Deal mit BMW Design Works war ein guter Schritt und die kontinuierliche Entwicklung der Schiffe ist schon deutlich. Den maßgebenden Look in dieser Klasse bestimmten die Schiffe von HANSE YACHTS. Sie begannen mit den klaren Linien und den Liegeflächen an Deck. Da zieht Bavaria Yachts nun schon gut mit. Die neue Linie ist top und das neue Alleinstellungsmerkmal, nun zukünftig Bedienpanels, Licht oder Pumpen via SmartGadget called iBOOT zu steuern ist der absolut richtige Schritt. WOW. Diese Steuerung wurde nun als erstes auf dem 65ft Flaggschiff realisiert und soll zukünftig in der gesamten BAVARIA Flotte realisiert werden.

Die Bavaria C45 steht auf der BOOT in Halle 16 auf einer eigenen Fläche. Beim betreten der Yacht fällt einem sofort der Grill am Heck in´s Auge, finde ich super; Aussi Style. Passend dazu natürlich auch noch ein kleiner Kühlschrank. Beides Dinger, die mir auf der Messe nicht nur hier aufgefallen sind. Die Yacht selbst gibt es in drei Linien zum ordern. Eine Basisvariante, da haben wir dann wieder den Charteranspruch, dann die Teaknummer. Die würde mir gefallen und last not least; eine ambitionierte Variante. Ja macht alles Sinn, die Namen der Linien verdeutlichen dies auch: HOLIDAY, STYLE und AMBITION.

Das Cockpit ist durchdacht, es gibt eine Doppelsteueranlage und hinten eine Badeplattform. Mei, current Style eben, der aber gut. Im Interior ist es modern und trotz Mahagoni wirkt es sehr hell und modern und gar nicht so schiffig. Gerne hätte ich die Ausstattung in Eiche noch gesehen.

All in all, ein solides Ding, dass sich sicher auch solide durch´s Wasser bewegt. Auf jeden Fall eine Bavaria, die ich mir im Charter auch wieder mieten würde.