Jeanneau 10.5WA S2 - Boat Tour the Ford F150 of day boats 

G'day Jack, always appreciate your feedback mate. Yes I see the Beneteau/Jeanneau brands making some very clever design ideas and putting them into their models across both sail and power. They must have a big team working on it because lots of clever thinking going on. Was a cracker of a day that day. Big swells running which added to the fun - thanks

You really notice the beam on this boat. It's excellent for so many different activities

Glad you enjoyed it

Yes I see your point Brian. I suspect Jeanneau probably already offer a side clears package for this very purpose. However installing and removing clears is a bit of a pain so we need to deign an easier solution that doesn't involve zippers. Just my opinion..

@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife Agreed. If it had the curtain style, pre-hung clears that have their own storage compartment I think this boat would check all the boxes. You just slide them around from both sides and clip the bottoms and you're done. The boats I've seen are made in Finland I believe. The two brands are escaping me at the moment. Keep up the great videos. I watch because most of the boats you showcase are obtainable. Not those super yachts for the uber rich, but boats within reach for many.

I agree, as an all-round day boat this is excellent. Just at Clontarf on Sydney Harbour. Was an easy spot to get away from the big swell that's been running in the heads this week.

Thanks I appreciate that. It'salways possible to find higher quality and better riding boats but then we will lose the price advantage. So in general terms and covering a few of the different styles but in affordable price categories I would say: Jeanneau 10.5WA, Dromea 33WA, Saxdor 320GTO, Schaeffer V33 and the wildcard entrant while bigger than the others is the Oryx 379. All of these boats are offerring a lot of bang for buck. The Jeanneau is the safest best in terms of re-sale followed by Saxdor (in Australia) as they are better known brands. Hope that helps!

On Sydney Harbour, North Shore

Similarities in terms of carrying capacity and the number of activities you can achieve aboard each boat. Depending on what market you are in the Jeanneau may have more brand recognition so could have better resale. The Nimbus is the higher quality but should also be a higher price. Many more factors to consider as everyone is different but they are both boats that will keep two families comfortable for a day on the water and one family comfortable for an overnight adventure so if that is what you are looking for then yes you should test each boat and see what you think.

Clontarf :)

Hmm yeah I think I can change a setting that allows for French subtitles. I’ll look into it. Sorry I was only thinking about Spanish and Chinese so forgot about French speakers

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Depends on your perspective I guess 👍