LOA 47ft 9in (14.60m) BEAM 13ft 9in (4.25m) ENGINES Twin 440hp sterndrive / 480hp IPS TOP SPEED 37 knots PRICE FROM €947,000 inc VAT CONTACT www.sargoboats.fi
HALL 4 STAND B-21
Sargo’s new flagship is likely to be a very major attraction. Designed around a central S pilothouse with symmetrical walkaround decks on top of a heavily built hull with a fine entry and a substantial bow flare, it makes good sense in all kinds of ways. Ahead of the big, heavily-fendered swim platform, for instance, the aft cockpit features a pair of deck hatches for easy access to the engines. There are also great storage solutions for bulky gear like fenders and cushions and the broad, singlelevel walkaround side decks provide safe movement fore and aft, even in big seas.
Proper offshore pilothouse boats often struggle to provide much in the way of outdoor entertaining space, but the 45 appears to do a good job of that too. Up at the forepeak, there’s a five-man dining station, which backs onto a pair of sunbeds built into the coach house roof. And at the aft end, a large L-shaped seating unit with additional free-standing chairs helps supplement that with cockpit dining for eight.
Inside the pilothouse, a long starboard galley sits opposite another eight-man dinette – this time with an electrically operated drop-down table that transforms it into an extra double berth. There is also space for three forwardfacing offshore seats to port of the skipper’s chair - and refinement should be strong too. While Sargo
