Tough new powercat for serious off-grid adventure | Vandal Explorer sea trial review | MBY
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2023
- Looking for a boat that’s as easy to enjoy in the Baltic as the Med? A unique take on the do-it-all adventure cat, the Vandal Explorer might be just the thing. Alex Smith takes a test drive...
Vandal Explorer specifications
LOA: 46ft 0in (14.00m)
Beam: 14ft 5in (4.40m)
Draft: 2ft 4in (0.70m)
Displacement: 11 tonnes
Fuel capacity: 2 x 630 litres
Test engines: Twin Yamaha 425 XTO outboards
Top speed on test: 39.3 knots
Fuel consumption: 100lph @ 20 knots / 59.9lph @ 12.8 knots
Cruising range: 202nm @ 20 knots / 215nm @ 12.8 knots
Noise: 84.9 d(B)A @ 20 knots
RCD category: B for 14 people
Design: Scott Jutson / Espen Øino
Price as tested: €950,000 ex VAT
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I like this guy on his boats tours he's not scared to say what he feels about about a boat
Though job for the sales guy at vandal having to talk people into buying a boat with just 220nm range that’s marketed as some crazy explorer
..with a single cabin
@@TheShepTV And a million Euros?
220nm at 35kts. You need to learn how range works.
@@MrSilus2000 And you need to learn how to read. In the description it says 215nm at 12.8 knots.
Even at displacement speeds you’re probably looking at ranges in the mid three digits, which is basically nothing compared to other boats that actually fall into this „explorer“ category
@@TrolloTV That’s obviously a typo.
Espen Oenio? Bloody hell. Like getting Michaelangelo to artex your living room ceiling.
there are several companies in the US pacific NW and in Canada which produce all aluminum adventure craft for use in and around Alaska and the Bering Sea Some even have a lowering front ramp to load and off load one or more 4 wheel ATVs for exploration.
WOULD BE GREAT IN Fla. BUT WOULD FAIL IN THE NORTHEAST need to be closed in and heated
Like the rugged build, simple systems and the fact that it can be beached. Would be great in Caribbean where finding qualified service technicians is challenging. Also like how easy it is to custom design for your exact needs. I wish I could have heard the engine noise at the slowest cruising speed where the boat just gets up on foil
Sorry chaps…. I couldn’t resist it. I’ve got a bigger flybridge on my Swift Trawler 34 and on the runaround Robalo 180 there’s a bigger cool box than on this Vandal.
I’d love to say something positive about it, I’m sure the new owners love it. That’s that then.
Fantastic concept. Some fab features. But in my view, too expensive for what you get. There are other options in the market that offer a lot more for the money. Some further development and it would be amazing. One cabin for c€1m is really pushing it…
A famous designer and "a few friends of his develop a boat"...we've heard that story so many times before: the first thing you know is they're only selling these as a hobby so the price will be astronomical. Their main focus was making a few boats for themselves, and if they can get a few bucks back by finding a few buyers they thought setting up a website doesn't cost much...
I'm not blaming them or saying that's wrong btw. Having said that, which boat offers more for less? Actually come to think of it, for what this boat offers, if the boat you buy is a bit less of a 'prototype look' than these examples, it doesn't seem bad at all?
An interesting boat for sure but oh dear, all that noise would be so so tiring. Accommodation seems somewhat limited too for a boat of that length with outboards.
Thanks though, a great review as always.
Fabulous 🤩 I really like her.
finally something reallt different and interesting. I love this powercat. Maybe just a bit overprice.
would be great to evaluate the increase of range with the new sharrow props !
If I was spending a million quid on a boat at the very least I'd expect a fridge, and not to have to put my own poo into a bin.
Don't think I've ever seen a less spacious 46ft cat. Epic fail IMO.
I guess you missed the part which was repeated countless times: you can spec it how you want. Overall this isn't a boat who's mission is to pack as many cabins as possible per foot of length. There is more to life than the two first spec numbers...just like how there is more to cars than how many seats you can cram per foot of length at low as possible price.
Do you know of a similarly lightweight, customisable as well as tough, long-lifespan 46 ft cat which would be better in some way? Genuine question. A much heavier 'plastic' boat is not comparable.
Aquila 44 Yacht's dry weight is 16 tons, fully laden 22 tons, while this Vandal Explorer is reported to be 10.6 tons half load, 11.4 tons "full normal load". Aquila's top speed is 17 knots, and is only fuel efficient at extremely low speeds...you have to be going under 10 knots to be as fuel-efficient as the Vandal at fast cruise. A "more spacious" GRP boat is a much slower, heavier tub in comparison to the far faster yet efficient Vandal. Made for different purposes. The Vandal will probably last decades longer too.
A single-hull GRP Axopar 45 XC Cross Cabin weighs 7 tons without the 3x300hp engines...and is hardly comparative in space as the catamaran, so you'd have to really pick a far longer monohull for comparison.
According to what Vandal and Axopar report, these two boats are approx the same speed, have the same range, and have the same fuel burn per nm... I'd say that's a pretty big win for the Vandal.
@@pistonburner6448 thanks for yet another random rant on the internet, we def were lacking those.
@@abhishekparmar6702 Absolutely not random, absolutely not a rant. You seem to be lacking in intelligence, education and upbringing to write such a lowlife reply to someone who has commented 100% on-topic and with that comment having been very well considered from all approaches, being overall very well thought out, and having clearly laid out argumentation to back up each assertion. My reply was a textbook example of how to debate or have conversations on a subject matter.
If you have a problem with something that I wrote then you are welcome to attempt to properly point out which argument you are trying to shoot down, and give clear and proper counter-argumentation. But you seem to have a few screws loose and severe issues so I won't be expecting anything but purely bad behavior from you.
Not to much to like on that boat. They should make the beam wider and the the walk-around both wider and gunwales higher with a rail.
I'd rather have an Axopar 45 for less money.
Think I’m still deaf from the racket those outboards were making. Couldn’t live with that.
I like the ethos around the design, it certainly looks like an adventurer but the package as a whole doesn't make sense in my opinion, especially for the $$ they're asking.
I would like to see with 2 V12 Verados 600HP, the speed and noise levels.
If this is actually designed for usage in Norway, it would be an complete faliour. Any relation this vessel have to Norway is complete marketing jargon.
What if you wanted or needed to land on a beach ?
Great and thorough review, thanks Alex.
Not a boat I’d give a thought to if I had the money. Poor amount of space for a 46’ flybridge (cat or not), not particularly nice to look at, way too loud, and generally no redeeming features. Shame 😵💫
Who will use it without bad and a overnight room? Is that realy a option?
Love the concept, hate the price… plus need 2 extra bunks for the kids…
I see this coupling with a larger yacht as a bolt-on two-tier tender. Very James Bond and talk about your go-anywhere tender versatility.
I just don't understand these outboard boats...horrible. If you have to half-ass the engine and use outboards, then the new Rotax outboard design is the way to go (once available at all power levels). In 5 years everyone will be offering such better designs, or will just continue being the inferior, possibly cheaper option that sticks out like a sore thumb and is in the way.
Don't get this boat at all, way to expensive, very loud, rubbish range and 1 cabin.
And the galley. Which consists of a two burner gas stove, a sink and a few eskies. A very unfunny joke.
Not even taking the accommodations or rather accommodation into account, a million dollar, 46ft "explorer" cat that can't even make it from Miami to Nassau and back on a full tank? No thanks. Looks cool though lol.
Way too expensive for what you get. Basically one bedroom, one wet bathroom. Sorry but for a 46 foot cat you can get sooooo much more.
This is the worst boat I've seen for this money. LOL
for a million no cupboards, no fridge, no wardrobe, but you get to incinerate your poo... big fan of catamarans, but it's a pass for me, thanks
Very poor design choices for $1 million boat with no range and no exploring capability no fridge no flush toilet no accommodations ridiculous boat
Una gran estafa ,Espen Oino cree que porque lo haya diseñado/fabricado va a tener éxito . Es una caca de bote ,super ruidoso ,super caro para lo que ofrece ( sin apenas espacio ), y diría que hasta feo ,de lo más horroroso que he visto en la naútica ,lo reitero parece una broma de mal gusto