Richard Langdon
BIG PICTURE
Making a splash MBY’s exclusive test of the Princess R35 prototype
In January this year, spy shots appeared online of a mysterious open sportsboat with a crazily bright hull wrap perched on a trailer outside the Ben Ainslie Racing HQ in Portsmouth. The rumour mill began to whir: are BAR building powerboats? If not, who’s behind this? What is that colour scheme all about? The speculation stopped when Princess Yachts announced that it had been developing a 50-knot sportsboat with BAR Technologies that harnessed foiling technology. Fast-forward to spring and we’re given a world-exclusive sea trial of the prototype that is a blueprint for the most radical Princess ever made. Is it as game changing as Princess claims? Turn to p46 to find out.
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