Nautitech 48 Open

Test location: La Rochelle, FranceConditions: 15 to 20 knots WNW, gusting to 25, sea state moderate to rough with westerly swell Just over three years ago, Nautitech announced a radical change of strategy. The builder chose to abandon the charter sector and concentrate on the private owner market. It was a courageous decision to deliberately forego a large potential order volume. But above all, it was a timely decision to set themselves apart from the larger, more industrialized “mainstream” builders, against whom the price war was a foregone conclusion. In the winter of 2022, we got to see th…