{"id":121704,"date":"2022-07-13T06:01:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T05:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/?p=121704"},"modified":"2022-07-13T09:03:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T08:03:06","slug":"supermarine-sportsboats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/specials\/supermarine-sportsboats-121704","title":{"rendered":"Supermarine sportsboats: Everything you need to know"},"content":"The company\u2019s core ethos is to marry capable, seagoing hulls with high-quality construction and to bring its boats to market at remarkably accessible and reasonable prices.\r\n\r\nIt also makes a point of leveraging feedback from its customers to bring fresh models and design ideas to market each and every year.\r\n\r\nAnd with a global reach that now encompasses 80 dealers in more than 35 countries around the world, it\u2019s clearly an approach that works.\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\n<h2><strong>The Parker range<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nParker\u2019s current line-up features 23 models from 6.3 to 11.2m in length, in every kind of boating configuration you can imagine.\u00a0 At the pinnacle of the fleet, the elegant Tony Castro-designed 37-foot Monaco is available in both coup\u00e9 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/flybridges\">flybridge<\/a> variants.\r\n\r\nLower down the range, there are plenty of fishing-ready Pilothouse craft, as well as weekending models that are keenly optimised for internal space and cruising comfort.\r\n\r\nBut for an authentic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/reviews\/rib-and-sportsboats\">sportsboat<\/a> experience, Parker\u2019s range of fast open day boats from 6.3 to 8.5m delivers everything from dynamic weekenders to mature mid-sized bow riders and ultra-versatile open-decked runabouts.\r\n\r\n[jwplayer key=\"I9L4MCUp\"]\r\n<h2><strong>Our pick<\/strong><\/h2>\r\nWhile the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/video\/parker-920-max-yacht-tour-dayboat-110108\">Parker 920 Explorer Max<\/a> is a fine choice for sociable day fishing or cruising with a dash of weekend use, the style, agility and sheer recreational flexibility of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/boat-reviews\/video-parker-850-voyager-review-100924\">Parker 850 Voyager<\/a> sets it apart.\r\n\r\nFirst launched in 2018, it features a vast cockpit with configurable deck furniture, twin sun loungers, a fully featured outdoor galley and ample space for as many as ten people. A twin-stepped hull with outboards of up to 350hp puts 47-knot performance well within reach.\r\n\r\nAnd whether you favour long days at sea or weekends away, its six-berth potential and private heads are very valuable assets.\r\n<h3><strong>Parker 850 Voyager specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<strong>LOA:<\/strong> 8.74m\r\n<strong>Beam:<\/strong> 2.8m\r\n<strong>Engines:<\/strong> 200-350hp outboard\r\n<strong>Top speed:<\/strong> 47 knots\r\n<strong>Starting price:<\/strong> \u00a3111,652.79 (inc. VAT)\r\n\r\n<em>UK dealer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boats.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Boats.co.uk<\/a> <\/em>\r\n<em>Tel: +44 (0)1702 258885 <\/em>\r\n<em>Builder: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkerpoland.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.parkerpoland.eu<\/a><\/em>\r\n\r\n<em>First published in the August 2022 MBY Sportsboat supplement, supported by Parker Poland.<\/em>","excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You take a ferociously capable Alan Burnard racing hull, you make it stiff and light with modern building techniques and you pair it with proven inboard engines and premium-grade components. Throughout the process, you pay rigorous attention to optimal weight distribution and you finish it with unstinting respect for the smallest detail. Handcrafted to order [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4647,"featured_media":121706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[2520],"review_manufacturer":[],"acf":[],"introduction":[""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121704"}],"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=121704"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121751,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121704\/revisions\/121751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121704"},{"taxonomy":"review_manufacturer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mby.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review_manufacturer?post=121704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}