Open powercats are much more popular - for the moment - in the United States than in Europe and many manufacturers are expanding their ranges to meet this promising market. Garnet Offshore, for its part, was born only a few years ago in Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro, and offers two models, the 270 and the 300. We got to try out the larger of the two in its Flybridge version with a second helm station.
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Conditions: Wind – southeast 5 to 8 knots / Sea state - slight
The first impression of the Garnet 300 is one of lots of power contained in a compact size. The designers have indeed drawn a rather narrow but well-defended powercat: the beam is, in fact, less than 10 feet (3 m) but the maximum freeboard reaches 3’9” (1.14 m). The very pronounced deck sheer is even accentuated by the topsides that plunge down toward the after part of the hull. Stopped in the water, the hull reaches its maximum height in the forward third, while the aft…
