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STYLE AND PERFORMANCE Versatile and with a modern design, the new 331GT is the Onda Tenders flagship, a comfortable and practical boat to be used both as a day cruiser or chase tender by Désirée Sormani
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The 371GT is fitted with twin Oxe 300hp outboards. The units by Onda Tenders can all be personalized with fully customised solutions so that the owner’s and crew’s requirements and expectations can be fully met
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he 331GT is comfortable, stable and passengers can move
fender supplied by Fender Innovations in the Netherlands.
around on board with ease. It’s perfect for excursions
Versatile, fast and with ample seating fore and aft, the new model
along the coast, but Onda Tender’s new flagship is above
is fitted with twin Oxe 300hp outboards, the world’s first high-
all the ideal superyacht support craft. Shown at the Monaco Yacht
performance diesel outboard engines (although clients can choose
Show 2021, the first Onda Tenders model to arrive from Greece
their preferred propulsion system, inboard or outboard). The One
immediately obtained a favourable response. Onda Tender was
Yacht and Design tested the boat at the MYS in rough seas and it displayed surprising stability. The first to be sold went to the owner of a 56-metre Turquoise superyacht who wanted to be able to tow the chase boat behind the mothership as well as refuel from its diesel tanks. When the tender is in full charter mode the aft sunbed lifts to reveal an extra crew berth underneath with 1.7 meters of headroom. The 371GT is currently the largest model in the Onda fleet, but the yard is also working on a 14-metre hull and other custom projects. www.ondatenders.com
founded in 1962 and has developed considerable expertise in building pleasure and military craft. Designed by Mannerfelt Design Team in Sweden, in features a generous beam coupled with high bulwarks and a deep-V hull with two ventilated steps to reduce drag. The hull is built of vinylester GRP, but the hard top that provides shelter from the sun is of multi-axial carbon fibre, offering a combination of strength and light weight. Like the other two models in the Onda range, the 341P (Patrol) and 321L (Limousine), the 371GT (Grand Turismo) sports the brand’s signature wrap-around protective
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