No problem for the DayM8. The cabin has everything you need if you need to stay longer: sleeping for four, a toilet if required, a fridge and a cooker. Everything below deck is finely finished: The fabrics are attractive, but can also be selected. More about the interior? No, because the rest is all the more exciting.
When the author sees the ship for the first time, one name immediately springs to mind: André Hoek. Perpendicular stern, tapered stern, coaming around the aft berth. If only the angular superstructure and the famous triangles in the same coaming above the transom were missing, it would be clear that the magician had worked his magic again. But: "I drew the ship myself," explains Klaas Bood. The shipyard owner - no stranger to Dutch watersports by any means - adds: "I've worked for André before, I like his lines. But this is an independent design, it's rounder overall". And that is true.
As always with daysailers, two things count: cockpit and sailing performance. It is difficult to check the latter at the trade fair in Amsterdam, but the cockpit fits. The halyards and trim lines end on the coachroof next to the companionway. The mainsheet does not require a traveller and is attached at the rear of the cockpit. Sheet winches are positioned next to the cockpit coaming. They remain unemployed on the wind, as the boat is self-tacking on high courses. Aft of the tiller, there is a coaming-edged lying surface.
Only the companionway is a little too small. The ship does not have a sliding hatch, but instead insertable and plug-in parts, which saves the sliding hatch garage, which would spoil the appearance on deck and require additional organisers on the roof. The shipyard is still considering optimisation options in this respect.
Propulsion: There is no basic price, as the options are many and varied. Outboard motors in the shaft, electric motors with lithium batteries or a small Yanmar diesel are all possible. The ship is built by Hoora in Heeg using the vacuum infusion process. The outer layers are made of vinylester, the deck has a foam core and aluminium plates are used at the mounting points for fittings.
Ready to sail without the engine, the DayM8 costs 59,450 euros including 21 per cent VAT. Even if another 20,000 euros were added for the drive and accessories, this would still be a good offer: attractive lines, well-built and, in all likelihood, no spoilsport on the water.
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