{"id":121616,"date":"2022-07-13T06:36:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?p=121616"},"modified":"2022-07-13T09:01:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T08:01:51","slug":"aquila-sportsboats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/specials\/aquila-sportsboats-121616","title":{"rendered":"Aquila sportsboats: Everything you need to know"},"content":"You take a ferociously capable Alan Burnard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/tag\/racing\">racing<\/a> hull, you make it stiff and light with modern building techniques and you pair it with proven inboard engines and premium-grade components.\r\n\r\nThroughout the process, you pay rigorous attention to optimal weight distribution and you finish it with unstinting respect for the smallest detail.\r\n\r\nHandcrafted to order by the Northshore Shipyard in Chichester, Supermarine\u2019s elegant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/rib-and-sportsboats\">sportsboats<\/a> are, without doubt, some of the most distinct and affecting you will ever witness.\r\n<h2><strong>The Supermarine range<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nThe current lynchpin of the Supermarine fleet is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/video\/supermarine-spearfish-32-test-drive-review-weekender-116249\">Spearfish 32<\/a> \u2013 a low-slung, two-berth 35-footer with delectable looks.\r\n\r\n<em>Article continues below...<\/em>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n[collection]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\nAvailable as an Open or Hard Top model with a range of power options, including V-drives, it drives like the race-derived thoroughbred it so plainly is.\r\n\r\nAlso due for release soon are the larger Swordfish 36 and 42. Each will employ a proven Alan Burnard hull for pin-sharp handling and performance.\r\n\r\nAnd each will combine four-berth facilities with a mixture of cockpit dining and lounging zones and a sleek composite hardtop with carbon reinforcements.\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"PPBFhxMR\"]\r\n<h2><strong>Our pick<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nIn the Spearfish 32, Supermarine has used Fairey\u2019s original race-winning hull to create one of the most evocative and desirable sportsboats in the world.\r\n\r\nWith its narrow beam and low-slung foredeck, the forward cabin isn\u2019t vast by modern standards but the styling is wonderfully elegant, the fit-out and finish is a delight, the cockpit is deep and secure, and the sheer sporting ability is on another level.\r\n\r\nWith the standard twin V8 Yanmar 370hp diesels, this ultra-stylish and superbly balanced weekender delivers a combination of pace, control, grip and ride quality you won\u2019t forget in a hurry.\r\n<h3><strong>Supermarine Spearfish 32 specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<strong>LOA:<\/strong> 10.95m\r\n<strong>Beam:<\/strong> 2.95m\r\n<strong>Engines:<\/strong> 500-860hp inboards\r\n<strong>Top speed:<\/strong> 48 knots\r\n<strong>Starting price:<\/strong> \u00a3468,200 (inc. VAT)\r\n\r\n<em>UK Dealer: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supermarine.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supermarine Motor Yachts<\/a> <\/em>\r\n<em>Tel: +44 (0)1243 512611<\/em>\r\n<em>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supermarine.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.supermarine.co.uk<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>First published in the August 2022 MBY Sportsboat supplement, supported by Supermarine.<\/em>","excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built at Sino Eagle\u2019s million-square-foot facility in China and developed in collaboration with the renowned J&amp;J Design Group, its boats certainly deliver all the space, stability and efficiency you would expect of multihull platforms. But one of the brand\u2019s most noteworthy talents is its ability to dovetail these classical traits with the speed and style [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4647,"featured_media":121619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[2520],"review_manufacturer":[],"acf":[],"introduction":[""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121616"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121616"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121744,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121616\/revisions\/121744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121616"},{"taxonomy":"review_manufacturer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review_manufacturer?post=121616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}