SOUTHAMPTON SHOW REVIEWS
LOA: 29ft 11in (9.12m) BEAM: 9ft 9in (2.98m) ENGINE: Mercury Verado 7.6-litre 600hp V12 TOP SPEED: 55 knots PRICE: from £319,950 inc VAT CONTACT: www.nordkapp-boats.com
Even in its standard guise, the Gran Coupé 905 is a dramaticlooking boat. But with its E aggressive hull lines, inverted screen, tinted windows and high-contrast detailing, Nordkapp’s V12 show boat has to be one of the most potent-looking SUVs you can buy.
Built around a symmetrical walkaround layout with a central pilothouse, the open cockpit provides a four-man aft bench plus an additional two-man bench at the back end of the superstructure. Both can be removed from the deck with simple thumb screws if you want to free up the space for toys, watersports or fishing. And the big bench can also face aft, past that mighty 600hp Mercury outboard so you can spot a skier or admire the view.
Up at the bow, a pair of lovely foredeck sun loungers features a handy hinged cushion that enables you to fold them back between the mouldings and tether them in place with a poppered canvas for protection underway. And things are equally good in the pilothouse. As you enter, you take a substantial step down, creating fantastic headroom for a boat of this type, alongside really impressive all-round views. It also has the potential to feel pretty open, thanks to a sliding aft door, a skipper’s side door and
