Toilet shower compartment Good sized aft facing galley
Whilst the joinery is straightforward all of it
to protect the helmsman. The view from here is excellent and all four courners can be seen
is well executed and the side linings, light
and engine controls are close to hand for in port manoeuvring.
fittings and moulded trims give a stylish feel
to the boat.
With the layout of the cockpit one tends to walk aft, along the back beam to the rear of the
cockpit and then forward up the slightly curved side decks to the foredeck. There are plenty
Three steps from the hull lead up to the
of handholds along the way including the ‘eye lid’ around the saloon windows which is
saloon which is spacious and the headroom
intended to be used as a handhold. The non slip deck finish is good and one feels confident
surprisingly generous as the Lavezzi does
when moving around it at sea.
not look at all bulky The saloon seating is
There is plenty of stowage onboard. The cockpit lockers and gas bottle lockers are all
comfortable for six and there is room for
sensibly sized. There is a very good anchor locker with 1000W electric windlass (can
two further chairs if required to seat eight.
also be used for the main halyard), forward of the mast which also gives access to the
The galley is to port and faces aft. It is well
polypropylene water tanks.
laid out with a double sink,, the triple burner
hob and separate oven and grill are fine and
Davits that can carry a hard bottom dinghy are provided as standard as is an external liferaft
fed by two self draining gas lockers in the
stowage. There are plenty of cleats on deck and the position of them means that they could
cockpit. There is sufficient stowage for pots,
be used for sea anchors or drogues if required.
pans, food and consumables. The test boat
had a 130l front opening fridge though there
The anchor is stowed at the forward end of the bridgedeck and is provided with a bridle.
is an option for a top opening fridge and
The stowage looks man enough and provided owners use the bridle well should be a
freezer in the same location which would
reliable means of anchoring without damaging the hull. A crew member forward when
be kinder on the battery consumption.
recovering the anchor will be important to ensure the skipper does not drive over the chain.
There are two 270 litre fresh water tanks
feeding the galley and the toilet/shower
compartments and a 30 litre hot water tank
which should be larger.
To starboard is the navigation area which
is small for this size of boat. It is adequate
for laptop or chartplotter navigation but
any chartwork, such as entering harbour
well have to be done from the saloon table.
There is an easily opened panel for the
siting of instruments. Access to electrics
is excellent and all wires are well marked
up and the owners’ information pack was
good.
The cockpit is accessed through a sliding
door and is one step down from the cockpit.
It is spacious and easy to move around with
a saloon table and comfortable seating area
to port this works well being adjacent to
the galley with it serving worktop bridging
these two key areas. There is the option of a
canvas bimini with a fiberglass central piece
to allow one to walk across it to attend to
the mainsail.
The helm position is to starboard with a
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comfortable double seat. There is a large
instrument console and a small windshield
View into the saloon area showing the sliding door arrangement.
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