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As I write, just before the magazine goes to the printer, another edition of SailGP has just concluded, held in Los Angeles, USA on a very tight racecourse. After disappointing results in Auckland and Sydney, the Black Foils bounced back to take second for the event, behind Canada. Although they led the pack at the end of Day One, light, flukey winds challenged the teams on Day Two and in the final the Black Foils squandered a good lead by falling off the foils. Nonetheless, second place was enough to see them back near the top of the leaderboard heading to San Francisco. While the crowds in LA couldn’t quite match those in Auckland or Sydney, foiling has clearly captured the public’s imagination. Whether it’s the spectacular F50 and AC75…

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Boat World News | Review: Sargo 33 Long-range powerboat cruising | A brief history: PWCs Adventure jet-boating | Review: Dibley 7.5m Sportsboat Rekindling a culture: kitset boat building Brief: Mercury’s new joystick for single outboards €1 BILLION-PLUS FOR BARCELONA The University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Capital Nàutica Foundation (FBCN) released the outcome of their exhaustive post-event economic impact study which revealed over €1 billion positive economic GDP return that the Louis Vuitton 37 th America’s Cup created for the host venue – Barcelona, Catalonia. Some 1.8 million visitors were counted over the 59 days across all free-toattend event sites on and off the water including 460,819 unique attendees to Barcelona that came specifically to be part of the 37 th America’s Cup event. The event created the equivalent of…

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 The vessel’s design was born in a region of Finland where the locals are known to be tough, practical and inventive. This character is reflected in Sargo Boats which must be capable of handling a range of weather conditions, sea states and winter cold! Fortunately, in New Zealand we don’t have to worry about Finland’s freezing temperatures but we do get some harsh sea conditions at times. If you’ve ever been in Cook Strait in the pitch black with a screaming northwesterly and a large sea state, you want to be sure your craft is reliable and above all safe. The Sargo 33 is powered by twin Volvo D6-340 diesel engines with sterndrives. They are smooth and provide oodles of power. Cruising was comfortable at 28 knots and I gave…

PACKAGES FROM $POA PRICE AS REVIEWED NZ $995,000 MANUFACTURED BY Sargo Boats www.sargoboats.fi www.europeanboats.co.nz HIGHLIGHTS Good accommodation for a 33-footer Great build quality Sporty performance Assertive styling and clever features in a compact, practical boating package SPECIFICATIONS loa 10.99 m beam 3.45 m draft 1.10 m displacement (dry) 7400 kg engine 2 x Volvo Penta D6-340 DPI fuel capacity 800 litres water capacity 260 litres accommodation four plus one cruise speed 28 to 31 knots max speed 43 knots…