First Back Cove 30 Delivered in Australia

 

Bruce Sutton is pictured here alongside his new Back Cove 30 Mojo which has just been delivered to him in McMahon's Point, New South Wales (aka Sydney Harbor) by our dealer Jed Elderkin of EMarine. There are two more Back Cove 30's in build for shipment to Australian clients over the next few months.

I hope to see Bruce and the other owners when I travel to the Sydney Boat Show next July. Meanwhile Bruce, have fun with the new boat. There are many envious people looking at this image and wishing that our Northern spring would come a little faster.

Best of the Year Award for the Back Cove 30

Anyone who has already seen or purchased the Back Cove 30 will not be surprised to learn that Motorboating Magazine has chosen the Back Cove 30 for it's Compact Cruiser, Best of the Year Award.

 

We are all very excited, honored and humbled by the award. In a very large and very competitive marketplace it's good to know that we are doing what the professionals feel are the right things with our product offerings.

I'll have an update for you after we go to the Miami Boat Show where the awards will be presented. Meanwhile we'll revel in the light while continuing to build the best, Compact Cruisers in the market.

Grin, grin, grin ! 

Back Cove 30 Debuts in Australia

Jed Elderkin of EMarine Australia presented the new Back Cove 30 to an audience of Australian boaters last Saturday at Emarine's offices in MacMahons Point in the northern reaches of Sydney Harbour. The reception was very positive and a number of interested parties took advantage of a beautiful spring (yes it is spring time down under) day to do a sea trial on hull #2. Hull #10 is currently in build for shipment to Australia and the sentiment from last saturday's event would indicate that the 30 is a perfect boat for Australia's boating lifestyle

Also present for the Open House were a Back Cove 33 and a Back Cove 37 as you can see in these images.

 
 

 

Technology and Back Cove Design

I am often asked how we can be so sure of the designs that we develop and the simple answer to that question is "technology." Years ago it was not uncommon for a builder to design a boat, test it in the real world and then have to go back to the drawing board to modify the design entirely in order to make it run correctly. That is certainly not the case today. As we are proving out the design with the first hull, we are already underway with the next several hulls and the serial production of the model.

Our computer technology is state-of-the-art and that is what sets us apart. We can virtually test evey part of the boat to see how it will fit inside the envelope and we can virtually test the boat to see how fast she will be and how she sits on her lines.

Our design office was recently featured in an article about one of the software products we utilize and I thought you might like to read about it.

http://www.pddnet.com/news-siemens-plm-software-catching-customers-preferences-072110/

I hope you all have a great weekend and please, get out in your boat !

And away we go !

The Back Cove 30 is off and running; literally. And boy does she run.

Last week as may know, I spent two days on the water with the Back Cove 30. Along for the cruise were Peter Janssen, Editor Emeritus of Motorboating Magazine, Billy Black, famous yachting photographer and our Head Designer, Kevin Burns. Along the way Billy shot some video footage that I thought sure you would enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GmS6_deOh8

And of course he also shot hundreds of great running shots which I will share with you in the days ahead. Here's a sample to whet your whistle.

 

Back Cove 30 Sea Trial Data

We have never been shy about showing our sea trial data in public forums and there is a very good reason for that. The Back Cove 30 is a very fuel efficient hull that uses considerably fuel than gasoline powered vessels of similar size and displacement weight. I wont get too specific here but when compared to a production boat with twin gas engines she will consume about 1/3 less fuel.

That's significant during ownership but where the the diesel really pays off is when the boat is traded or sold. See for yourself by going on line and verifying resale prices of gas versus diesel engine boats. We think you'll like what you find.

 

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Wow. The Back Cove 30 does not disappoint

I have been away from the keyboard for a week. The first few days were spent in Boothbay Harbor with 250 of our closest friends at the Sabre/Back Cove Rendezvous, an event that marked and celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Sabre Yachts. I'll get to that in my next post but today I am so excited to tell you about the sea trials of the Back Cove 30.

I spent Sunday afternoon, Monday and part of Tuesday doing a sea trial with Peter Jannsen of Motorboating Magazine. World-class photographer Billy Black was along to shoot the boat and the story. Also with us Designer Kevin Burns whose work on the 30 has been exceptionally well received by the public and the press alike. I used my own boat as the photo boat and Kevin and Peter spent their time on board the Back Cove 30. You'll read about our trip in an upcoming issue of Motorboating. Today I want to show you some images and tell you the facts about her performance.

Underway she had a top speed of 26 knots and a very comfortable cruise speed of 20 knots. At cruise she had a sound level (without aft enclosures) of 83 Dba and she consumed an estimated 11 gallons per hour. Over an extended period of use in Rockland then again during our sea trials with Motorboating she averaged a miserly 4 gallons per hour when combining slow speed cruising and full throttle testing.

The most common comment was that "she is a huge 30 footer" and "she feels like a 35 footer underway". Her windshield remained dry in some very tough ave conditions and her running angles remained below 4 degrees of bow rise. Conversation on the helm deck was very easy with sound levels well below older designs.

All in all a great success and a model that we feel confident will propel the Back Cove brand for the years to come

 
 
 

Images are worth a thousand words

I got to Rockland early this morning in order to experience the Back Cove 30 for the first time. In a word she is magnificent. Underway she is elegant yet powerful. Her lines are beautiful and graceful. Very sweet lines. And I could use a thousand more adjectives, all as glowing and all as complimentary. But let the pictures tell you the story. 
 
 

 

Interior shots and test results in the days to come
 
 
 
   

 

Back Cove 30 first launch today

The launch of the Back Cove 30 was delayed yesterday due to very poor weather conditions and the possibility of lightning and hail but the intrepid crew at Back Cove engineering were at it early this morning and as I write she is doing her first tests. More on those later as the results come in. For now here are some images of the proud Back Cove crew loading the boat and sending her off to the harbor.

Finishing touches

Yesterday I was able to spend the morning with two of my best dealers drooling over the new Back Cove 30. It's been hard for many of our dealers of late what with the economy keeping buyers hands in their pockets. So when I saw six faces light up like it was Christmas morning, well, I just knew we had hit a home run.

Here are a couple more images taken with the cushions installed on the helm deck. I especially wanted to show you the beautifully sculpted transom. Monday is launch day so stand by for test results.

When you get to the boat shows just look for the brokers with the smiles on their faces. They're the ones selling the Back Cove 30 !