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Carkeek F70

The new F 70 is an ultra-fast and lightweight, foil-assisted carbon composite day sailer that has taken a lot of the technology developed by the recent crop of America’s Cup racers and translated it to a more accessible platform. The 70 is designed to deliver unprecedented performance with style and comfort. THe lines were penned by Carkeek and the goal was to deliver an innovative concept for owner drivers: a stylish, simple, strong, safe and highly competitive foiling yacht, offering a seamless transition between day sailing and racing sailing modes. The F 70 is easily driven and fast in all conditions and angles, whether day sailing or racing. The yacht features advanced performance control systems allowing the owner and crew to sail safely and reliably at high speed.

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ICE 62 Targa

Italian yacht manufacturer ICE has specialised in lightweight stylish performance cruisers for some years now and has gained a reputation for interesting and occasionally rather wild designs. The latest addition to the range promises to live up to that reputation. The new boat is the usual blend of style and speed and boasts an interesting looking ‘targa’ bimini in carbon. Perhaps the most eyebrow raising statistic related to the boat is that the addition of a 190hp motor means that you can enjoy cruising speeds under power of over 12kn. Aside from that, this Felci design features aggressive lines and a dreadnought bow plus a lifting keel that gives the boat greater versatility.

Lagoon 55

Lagoon’s new 55 sits below their enormous 65 which arguably belongs in another bracket of luxury altogether compared to the rest of the Lagoon range. The 55 fits much more into the standard Lagoon template with the focus on cruising comfort for a couple with blue water cruising plans. As you’d expect though, volume is simply immense and with that comes an enhanced level of comfort. Thus, the 55 boasts six cabins plus a flybridge above the cokpit which is in itself a very comfortable living space. Further innovation comes in the form of a forward cockpit.

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IC 36

The IC 36 is a sporty little catamaran that comes from a design team in the Czech Republic whose aim was to provide a high performance catamaran that could also be enjoyed by no nonsense cruisers who don’t mind roughing it a bit. The IC 36 can be trailered in its dismantled state and features a carbon rig and narrow, easily driven hulls straight out of the Extreme 40 playbook. The boat has been optimised for electric propulsion and comes with twin Oceanvolt 6kw saildrives as standard. The boat is available in two configurations: Raw for pure thrill seekers and Pacer for those wishing to cruise a bit. Don’t expect masses of luxury on the Pacer model; the emphasis is on speed.

Shogun 43

Shogun Yachts is a Swedish boatbuilder that is definitely seeking to move away from the usual stereotype of yachts from this area as being rather sedate abeit beautifully crafte blue water cruisers. The 43 is definitely a boat with high performance as the priority above all else. As such, the boat features all carbon hull construction and relatively narrow beam, making the boat easily driven in light airs. Despite the emphasis on performance, internal volume is decent and the manufacturers offers a high potential for customisation meaning this could be either a pure racer or a turbocharged cruiser.