GUB GUB


so manoeuvring is simple, and you can move the stern around very easily. Power is pretty instant too, and the boat quickly gets going, all with a sense of hush; this is not a boat where the captain gets to go waterskiing.


A SHORT SPIN We took the design out for a short spin at Les Voiles de St Tropez late last September, and it seemed instantly in keeping with one of the world’s foremost classic boating events. The boat behaves herself very well and is not upset by the wash of larger boats. The pace, also, is fast enough to give a sense of progress without ever getting too exciting. In that sense, electric boats seem more suited to rivers and lakes than the sea, where a runabout of limited speed will always feel, well, somewhat limited. Of course, this is her design. And she is quiet and inexpensive to run. Marc also designs several other ‘modern’ classics, including a 21ft 4in (6.5m) cabin boat finished to the same high standards, though without caulked teak decks. In his repertoire is also a local open boat, a pointu.


Tel: +33 (0)4 94 83 18 66, www.mv-boat.com CLASSIC BOAT JUNE 2012 59


Above: Getting out among the fleet at Les Voiles de St Tropez; blondes are not included Right: Designer and builder Marc Vuilliomenet


CLASSIC POWER


LENGTH OVERALL 18ft (5.5m) BEAM


6ft 6in (2m) DRAUGHT


1ft 6in (46cm)


WEIGHT 650kg (1432lb)


COST


from ¤75,000 (£61,250)


EMILY HARRIS


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