Astondoa 67 OPEN sea trial in Spain

Astondoa continues to extend the size range in their Open series and the newly introduced flagship of this range - the 67 OPEN - was the feature yacht on the stand at the Barcelona Boat Show in November 2007.

During a visit to the factory in June 2008, we had the opportunity to see several 67 OPEN models under construction and to go out on a sea trial on an early hull.

The 67 OPEN used in the sea trial was an owner's boat, fully equipped and provisioned, and had not been specially prepared for the sea trial.  So it was particularly impressive to see that once in open water and with the turbos spinning on the MAN diesels we were able to easily reach a top speed of 47kts (54 MPH).

The boat tracked well and turned cleanly, even sharply, when asked to do so.  At all speeds the boat rode very comfortably, with minimal bow rise during acceleration, and was quiet, solid and vibration free.

The only real indication of the speed we were running at was the respectable rooster tail behind us from the surface drive propellers...

There are three engine options for the Astondoa 67 OPEN:

• 2 x MAN V10 CRM 1100HP, with either standard shafts or surface drives; or

• 2 x MAN V12 CRM 1225HP with surface drives; or, for maximum performance

• 2 x MAN V12 CRM 1360HP with surface drives