Design
The nav station is a good vantage point for watch keeping with an almost complete 360-degree view
Aboard the new Outremer 52 the drive
to achieve an even better experience on the helm while also improving the practical aspects of handling can be seen with the canting wheels that allow the steering position to be moved from outboard on a comfortable bench on the hulls to inboard within the protection of an enclosed cockpit. Internal volume is another area that Outremer has spent a great deal of time refining. When compared with the popular
Outremer 51, the 52 creates a feeling of more space in the cabins by lowering the beds, but without reducing the width. Elsewhere in the accommodation,
‘Helming for the hell of it is a core part of the Outremer philosophy’
headrooms have been tweaked and improved to create a more open, spacious feel in an overall layout that flows more freely. Payloads have
also been improved. ‘Twenty years ago, the payload would have been around 1.6 tonnes, today it is three tonnes while at the same time the performance has
increased. Being able to bring what you want with you, be it friends or more equipment or supplies, this contributes to the comfort side of the equation.’ The balance between performance,
comfort and accommodation lies at the heart of the Outremer formula but given themarketing noise that is present in the fast-movingmultihull world it’s not always easy to see where variousmodels and builders sit in the overall scene. But Rougevin-Baville has a simple but effective way of explaining the relationships. ‘We see the correlation as a triangle
Outremer has sold more than eighty 55s since the model was launched in January 2021
where performance is at the top and price and accommodation in the other two corners,’ he explains. ‘If you go for outright performance you move yourself away from cheap and accommodation. So, internal volume reduces as hulls get narrower leaving less room for spacious cabins. Conversely, if you move towards the comfort/accommodation base line you do so at the expense of performance. Our aim has always been to be in the middle.’ Yet, for all the details on the long list of
refinements and innovations that have been included aboard their two latest models, the 55 and the 52, themost impressive statistics lie in their order book. ‘The 55 was a big change for us, we
put a great deal of work into refining this design and since its first launch in January 2021 we have sold more than 80 boats,’ he says. ‘The 52 has sold over 60 since we announced it.’ There are few things more convincing
than a queue of like-minded people.
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