Nord West 370 SportsTop technical data
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your legs. With its long foredeck, the
seated helm position does feel slightly
remote but the visibility forward is always good
with the standard-fit trim tabs working well.
Given the 370’s handling prowess, I’d like to see a
side support for the helm seat but the fact that
you can get four or five people sat up around the
helm, with the raised and supportive bench
opposite, is great stuff.
From the SportsTop helm, an open sunroof really
delivers that open boat feel at sea, while with the
roof closed there is zero
Performance vibration or wind noise.
& handling
On the turn you will lose
Hull steps up to
the horizon but with a bit of
sportscruiser
care before the manoeuvre,
standard
coupled with the boat’s
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agility, you won’t be in the
dark for long.
Specification & value
It may be because I have just returned from
spending 10 hours on the water but when I
consider the 370 in terms of value for money, I can
only think of cold beers. There’s that Belgian one
performance specifications
that is ‘reassuringly expensive’ and the Danish brew
that tells us it is ‘probably the best in the world.’
Engines twin Volvo Penta D4-300 BUILD GRP
The 370 certainly has a reassuringly premium
Configuration 4cyl 3.7lt 300hp @ 3500rpm RCD Category B
price tag, but its build quality and the standard of
Conditions wind southerly, Force 3, sea state slight LENGTH OVERALL 38ft 8in (11.8m)
kit it comes with are class-leading.
Load fuel 98% water 100% crew 2 BEAM 11ft 6in (3.5m)
Any builder that makes a concerted effort to
rpm knots lph gph mpg range noise
DRAUGHT 3ft 10in (1.2m)
include all the elements it
2200 14.6 49 10.7 1.36 191 81
AIR DRAUGHT 11ft 9in (3.6m)
knows its buyers will want
2500 20.5 53 11.6 1.76 247 80
Specification
DISPLACEMENT 9 tonnes
2800 25.3 69 15.1 1.67 234 79
& value
within a standard package
FUEL CAPACITY 175gal (800lt)
3000 29.5 78 17.2 1.82 240 80
is alright by me. The only
WATER CAPACITY 95gal (435lt)
Probably the best
3300 34.3 97 21.3 1.61 225 79
thing you will really need
standard spec in
3500 37.4 114 25.1 1.49 208 82
key dimensions
the world
to choose is some
navigational kit
Figures quoted on SportsTop. Range figures quoted are in WIDTH OF SIDE DECKS 9in (22cm)
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miles based on standard fuel tanks and include a 20%
and a boat name. margin. GPH & MPG refer to imperial gallons. These figures
BELOW DECKS HEADROOM 6ft 1in (1.8m)
may vary due to weather conditions, air, water, engine
ENQUIRIES Nord West Yachts
temperature, crew numbers, hull fouling, fuel quality and
other issues. Noise readings in dB(A) and were taken in
Tel: +46 304 349 60 www.nordwest.se
the cockpit with the hardtop closed. e-mail: info@nordwest.se
MBM verdict
Right now, in the
Engine options
sub-superyacht world of boat
It’s an all Volvo Penta D4
design and build, no yard is
line-up with the 260hp and
better at producing top-quality, 300hp versions both up to
beautifully finished craft than
the job, but the enginebay
Nord West. That’s a simple fact. So
itself is far more interesting
while these two sportscruisers might
than the power plants
within. If you opt for drives
not deliver the same edgy punch of,
over IPS the enginebay
say, a Sessa, these 37-footers are offers acres of space for
unparalleled in terms of build quality,
spares and excellent
which is where it really matters.
access. It is immaculately
Between the two models on test
engineered but in our
hands-off, turn-key world it
the SportsTop is the better boat,
will probably go down as
simply because it makes more sense one of the best bits
more of the time.
of modern boat design that
8/10
no one ever notices or talks
about.
MBM
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