Nautitech 47

Nice weather, calm sea. We are near La Rochelle, off the port of Les Minimes, on the sheltered waters of the Pertuis. There is a nice 15 – 20 knot breeze blowing, the Nautitech is sailing at just under ten knots and its pure lines cannot fail to impress. The wind and the sunshine together provide us with ideal test conditions and as before even climbing aboard, today’s boat appears to have, a priori, a good pedigree, it is going to be a good day! The 47 uses the same hull moulds as the late Nautitech 475; the nacelle is radically different, but there is undeniably a slight family resemblance. …