It is rare that we are lucky enough to be able to test a boat in its real cruising configuration, as it would really be used by its owner. Aboard this Knysna 480, the n°1 of the series, we were able to live aboard a boat in working order for a full week, with all tanks full, loaded with food, our belongings, and with its full crew... In short, a real-life test!
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How to combine business with pleasure? Imagine: having to test a cruising catamaran...in the Maldives! Just before the Dubai Boat Show then, we set off for this rather unusual test... Our Knysna 480 was the first one produced by the builder in 2009. It had been delivered by sea from the yard in South Africa to its operating base in Malé, a distance of more than 3,500 miles. A test which speaks for itself! And for almost two years now it has been used for crewed charter. Thus for once, we were not going to test a new boat, but one which was well ‘run-in’ and above all in real sailing condition,…
