The latest boat from Italian star designer Luca Brenta epitomises the modern daysailer. It is easy to handle and so puristically equipped that the focus is solely on sailing pleasure. Not to mention the look of the Brenta. The boat is a real eye-catcher.
Luca Brenta is known for his yacht designs, which are always noble, elegant and unfortunately completely unaffordable for the majority of sailors. It was also he who designed the very first Wally at the end of the 1980s on behalf of Luca Bassani. His personal style cannot be overlooked in the Brenta 30.
The boat has the look of a Silperpfeil. The hull has an almost metallic lustre. The cockpit is wide open, the deck largely free of fittings or trim. A removable, almost rounded carbon canopy covers the cabin.
The designer has come up with many other exciting details for his boat. But the most important thing is that he did not overload it with technology. This was the case with the Brenta 38. Elaborate electro-hydraulic installations drove the price up to well over 300,000 euros. The little sister costs only a third of that.
But it should also be said that the Brenta 30 is not really suitable for living on or for enjoying a cosy sundowner in the harbour or at anchor. It is a sailing boat - nothing more and nothing less.
The detailed YACHT test provides information on how the boat performs under sail, what is impressive and what is not quite so successful. You can read it now in issue 6/2007 (available now in magazine shops).
Pascal Schürmann
Editor YACHT
