B UILT: 2 0 0 2 PRICE: £ 9 9 , 9 9 5
Beneteau offers a variety of ranges, all subdivided into different sizes. Flyers are the sportsboats, Gran Turismo the sportscruisers, Swift Trawlers the, err, trawlers that are quite swift and so forth.
The Antares range has always been about practical living and pragmatic looks, and this Antares 10.80 is no exception with upright conservative styling and sensible detailing. It’s also, according to the broker, “beautifully presented”, and if the photos are to be believed, it certainly looks to be in turn-key condition.
INTERIOR “Warm and traditional”, was how we described the interior of the 10.80 when we reviewed it in 2007, and it’s as true today, with its polished wood and cream leather. In fact this model dates back to 1998, which would explain the more traditional feel.
Beneteau eked out space for two decent cabins on the lower deck, one a twin and the other a double, which creates the perfect family configuration.
There’s a heads on the lower deck too, but no galley – that lives on the main deck along the starboard side of the saloon.
EXTERIOR That 1990s styling is particularly evident on the outside but none the worse for it; although slightly dated in places by things like the eyebrow over the windscreens that extends down either side, this is a well proportioned, family friendly boat. There’s more than a nod to fishing in the plethora of rod holders but the cockpit includes a small bench seat, and scaling the flybridge ladder introduces yo
