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Moody 45DS breaks the mould of sailing boats
ByThe most exciting new boat for years, with looks you’ll either love or hate. See how she sails here
The most exciting new boat for years, with looks you’ll either love or hate. See how she sails here
22 Comments
March 19th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
If it looks good, it’ll sail good. Going by looks alone, I’m surprised this one even floats.
April 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
i agree with kalik
April 4th, 2008 at 10:40 am
Goes to show …
“Looks Good – Sails Good” is the wrong way to look at boats.
Get some non visible proportions right and it is right.
There is a deep understanding happening with this boat. So often “what looks right” is a product of convention.
This boat is well and truly outsailing a lot of cooler looking boats. Lots of space, small crew, can keep dry and warm while sailing it.
Maybe has too many fancy bits for my taste but performance for the space and comfort looks very nice indeed.
April 15th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
saw apple crumble @ premier hamble, looks different, maybe not in a gd way, when standing at the helm you can’t see anything! Surely thats not a good thing?
May 11th, 2008 at 12:27 am
Nice extras for a Bruckmann ala Ellis Design clone.
June 13th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Looks very like a french design of a few years ago. Nothng new or innovative here !
September 14th, 2008 at 7:05 am
Rolls Royce of boats. lovely for a family day out!@!
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Looks like an egg box
January 5th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Nice boat. Love that retro design mixed with new lines and ideas.
January 26th, 2009 at 7:04 am
Looks way too much like the Island Packet SP thing…
February 1st, 2009 at 10:47 am
The eclipse 43 was a better looking moody ds and same bill dixon designer, shame the brand is out of british hands.
February 18th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Went aboard at the London Boat Show. Very innovative thought. Haven’t seen anything too similar before. Roomy, view forward from steering pedestals better than I thought it would be. Great storage, even tender garage!
April 20th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Great boat but she’s a bit of an ugly bitch
May 21st, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Maday Maday Maday – Experiencing waves over 6 inches – Get us out of here?Please provide a helicopter and smoked salmon nibbles with bubbly. Grey?
June 11th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Sorry to agree here: just does not look like anyrthing sailable – at least for me.
It could be sailable alright, but is it a sailboat?
Don’t think so.
June 11th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
It just looks like a fridge- sorry to say again. Who wants to sail in a refrigirator? Just curious.
June 16th, 2009 at 8:23 am
How `bout family week, or month out? It`s a very nice boat! I like racing sailboats, but this one struck a cord instantly.. Way to go Moody!
July 11th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Many cool inovations. Whatever happen to a boat with sweet lines. The RS on this is butt ugly. Moody, you build great boats, but no one is going to accuse you of building beautiful boats. Ugh!!
July 16th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
that is one BUTT UGLY boat hahaha
August 21st, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Love these boats. Have sailed 2 separate boats in in challenging conditions – Utterly dependable.
Very comfortable and look like what they are.
They don’t look like racing boats cause that’s not their function. Having said said that they are fast when set up correctly. My dad and I ripped up Loch Fyne leaving everything behind.
Great Boats and plenty fast and Yes – very comfortable.
Fast and Bonnie!
December 9th, 2009 at 1:50 am
The interior looks great but the exterior looks like a tugboat with sails…
December 10th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Beautiful with lots of interior layout options. I approve!