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Boat testSunbeam 46.1: luxurious performance cruiser from Austria

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 09.11.2018

Boat test: Sunbeam 46.1: luxurious performance cruiser from AustriaPhoto: YACHT / M. Strauch
Sunbeam 46.1
The Schöchl shipyard has a new flagship in its programme that is full of good ideas and impresses in the YACHT test. Download the test in PDF format
Crack drawing of the Sunbeam 46.1Photo: YACHT/N. Campe Crack drawing of the Sunbeam 46.1

Closed transom with bathing hatch, vertical stem, positive stern, modern superstructure and a moderate deck plan: the new Sunbeam 46.1, a design from Jakopin & Jakopin in Slovenia, combines many different stylistic elements of yacht building. Specialities include a modern and multifunctional targa bow, a sporty sail plan and a modern L-shaped keel with a wide flange in the recess. The layout below deck is owner-orientated with two double cabins aft and a very generous master cabin forward, plus two bathrooms with shower compartments.

Of course, the new boat from the Schöchl shipyard can also sail, as she proved in the big YACHT test. And the Austrian has a well-functioning cockpit layout so that the full performance potential can be utilised accordingly.

You can read the comprehensive test report on the new Sunbeam 46.1 in YACHT, issue no. 22/2018. The magazine is available in the DK shop, or you can download the test directly via the link below.

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Photo: YACHT/M. Strauch

Downloads:

Sunbeam 46.1 (pdf)

Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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