SOUTHAMPTON SHOW REVIEWS
LOA: 29ft 7in (9.02m) BEAM: 10ft 4in (3.15m) ENGINES: single 300 to twin 300hp outboards TOP SPEED: 40-50 knots PRICE: from £155,361 ex VAT CONTACT: www.flipperboats.fi
Having tested Flipper’s 900 DC in Lymington a few months ago, we were extremely keen to visit the Flipper boat show stand to investigate a sister model that, on the face of it, appeared to make even more sense. And just as we had hoped, the new 900 ST (Sport Top) tweaks the DC’s classical Nordic weekender layout in some really productive ways.
For a start, there’s the big island sun lounger at the aft end. It can be extended right out over the engine well for plenty of sunbathing space and it also hinges open at the starboard side to reveal a playful transverse guest double with a big window that faces aft across the swim platforms. Up in the bow, you get another very serviceable double berth with impressive light and headroom thanks to the ST’s extra foredeck elevation. And there’s also a really big day heads to port plus an excellent changing zone with extra storage to starboard, where access to the DC’s guest bed would have been.
The result of all of this is that you can sleep four people i
