#37ft Productions

[son-of-starlight]

🌠🚂Character Information Post!🚂🌠

🌠💫Rusty- STEAM ENGINE. CURRENT WORLD RACING CHAMPION. "THE SON OF STARLIGHT". PASSENGER ENGINE.

Rusty is an interesting case, a steam engine young in mind that once had an old, rusted body, but now his body is brand new. Now he sparkles like stars. He's no longer rusted, his metal has returned to his sleek black state that he had been in when he was built. Today, Rusty runs a passenger service, with his girlfriend Pearl as part of his train. Rusty's body takes after the "restored Rusty" Starlight Express costume that was planned to be used in the broadway production. He has amber eyes, his "skin" is dark brown, and he has long russet-colored curly hair. His face is peppered with star shaped freckles, and his pupils are a similar shape. He stands at 37ft tall.

Rusty is a machine, an ai android of sorts, he is fully sentient and emotional but still a working robotic machine.

Rusty's pronouns are mainly he/him, but at rare times he will go by he/they, though he still identifies as male. He is bisexual.

Rusty has been in service for quite a while, but simply as a little yard-switcher engine. He was taken in by a kind, older switcher engine named Momma, who was close friends with another engine, Poppa, and developed a good relationship with a broken-down sleeping car, Belle.

Rusty was not as beloved as his elder engines, and was therefore neglected. He hid his rusting condition until it became too difficult to tackle without costing quite a lot of money, and they company didn't wish to spend that much money on a simple switcher when they already have two perfectly functioned switchers already. It wasn't until the championship that Rusty was finally restored and reached a status that made his company put him as their highest priority engine.

Rusty struggles to speak about his experience with the Starlight Express due to the fact that he physically cannot find a way to describe the exact feelings he felt, he can get close but can never truly tell another piece of rolling stock and especially no human what it was actually like. Which is a shame as he loves to speak about them like they're an old friend. He's often seen gazing and the sky and acts very solemn and longing when speaking about them, as if the Starlight were someone close to him that he'd been torn away from.

[neornuna]

The Scout

GENERAL

Name: Bumblebee Race: Cybertronian Visible Age: n/a

Actual Age: ???

Production Date: He can’t remember.

Revival Date: 06/05/?? (dd/mm/yy)

Gender: Cybertronian

Pronouns: he/him

Sexuality: Queer

Preference: Male-leaning

APPEARANCE

Optics: Cyber Blue Shell: Electric Yellow Height: 17ft Body Type: Cybertronian Light Type: Arc (Hunter - loosely)

PERSONALITY

His Ghost would describe him as annoyingly incompetent. Someone nicer would describe him as bubbly, easily excited, and curious. He tends to get himself into trouble with his natural urge to explore, but he’s always able to get himself out of it as easily.

BACKGROUND

Revived in the swamps of Old Chicago, he can’t remember anything from before the day Papillion found him. He’s quite happy with his life now, but he can’t shake the itch that he’s forgetting (and thus failing at) something really important.

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The Triplicate Conundrum

GENERAL

Name: Blitzwing Race: Cybertronian Visible Age: n/a

Actual Age: ???

Production Date: He can’t remember.

Revival Date: 08/05/?? (dd/mm/yy)

Gender: Cybertronian

Pronouns: he/any (neutral), she/they (chaotic), he/him (anger)

Sexuality: Queer

Preference: N/A

APPEARANCE

Optics: Cyber Red Shell: Royal Purple and Plum Height: 37ft Body Type: Cybertronian Light Type: Solar, Void, Arc (loosely adheres to all classes)

PERSONALITY

Their Ghost would describe him as unpredictable, and untrustworthy due to it. Blitzwing would describe himself as a mech just trying to find his way in the world. The personality varies by face, of course; Anger is mostly angry, as one would think, Neutral tends to front most often and has a flat affect, and in turn tends to be the most predictable. 

BACKGROUND

Revived in the swamps of Old Chicago, he can’t remember anything, not even the reason he feels so uncomfortable around his Ghost. He’s overly polite to Static to try and compensate, but it never works. He always feels like he’s missing something, now that he’s Risen, but he can’t put his finger on what.

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The Escaped Pet Project

GENERAL

Name: Rocket Race: Raccoon-Cyborg…thing. Visible Age: ???

Actual Age: Fuck if he remembers.

Birth Date: Wasn’t sapient enough to keep track when he was born.

Rebirth Date: 01/01/?? (It was in the Golden Age, he remembers that)

Gender: Rocket, fuck you.

Pronouns: he/they/it

Sexuality: Aroace robosexual homoromantic

Preference: Anything metal

APPEARANCE

Eye/optics: Chocolate brown, sky blue, candy red Fur/plating: Slate grey/dark brown/cream, silver Height: 3’7” Body Type: Raccoon

PERSONALITY

Braytech calls him a smartass with dreams bigger than his body can handle. The authorities call him a cocky son of a bitch, with a real hard-on for guns and machines, who has the chronic need to be the smartest guy in the room. Groot knows him as a frightened animal who constantly feels like he’s backed into a corner, who has five escape plans for every situation. He’s self-described as a machismo-filled heroine that’s good with machines.

BACKGROUND

Imagine being forced into sapience, into what humans envision as the ideal of apex life. Imagine being so smart you don’t have the words for it, and never getting the opportunity to learn the words for it. Imagine your friends dying because you didn’t move fast enough. Imagine personally clawing up the face of Clovis Bray I. Imagine a sting in the back of your skull, then waking up god knows how long later, blind, deaf, unable to move beyond shivering, unable to speak, because you’d been put on ice semi-permanently. Imagine being unable to comprehend the freedoms before you, because you never had the chance before. Imagine not recognising your body for the first couple years you were back up and rehabilitating, because when you went to sleep you were still a juvenile. Imagine having to half-replace yourself with tech you despise because frostbite took half of your faculties. You now know what it’s like to be Rocket Raccoon.

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The Flowering Heart

GENERAL

Name: Groot Race: Groot Visible Age: Groot’s a tree.

Actual Age: Tree

Birth Date: Not possible to transcribe on Sol calendars, Rocket celebrates Groot’s birthday on the same day Groot found him, so 23/09.

Rising Date: Who cares?

Gender: Groot

Pronouns: groot/groot/groot. Will accept he/him, they/them, it/its

Sexuality: Aroace

Preference: N/A

APPEARANCE

Eyes: N/A Bark: Brown Height: Variable; sticks around 8’5”. Body Type: Tree Light Type: Flora (arc/solar) (no class adherence)

PERSONALITY

I am Groot.

BACKGROUND

I am Groot.

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The Super Colonel

GENERAL

Name: Sarge Race: Cybernetically upgraded Human (Chinese-American) Visible Age: He never takes off his helmet, nobody knows.

Actual Age: Rude!

Birth Date: July 4th, of course!

Rising Date: He forgot.

Gender: MAN!

Pronouns: He/Him

Sexuality: Has relationships with women, and sex with men (Pansexual)

Preference: N/A

APPEARANCE

Eyes: ??? Skin: His armour is his skin at this point, so…red. Height: 5’4” Body Type: Chubby in the buff way Light Type: Solar (it’s the most red) (+ explosions) (Titan)

PERSONALITY

Loud, proud, brash, dumbass, yet somehow tactically gifted in ways most people can’t comprehend. He’s a complete and utter jackass, but under everything is a man who cares deeply and doesn’t know how to show it.

BACKGROUND

He will not tell anyone, he refuses to tell anyone a lick of backstory, and every time you needle him for information, he will say something wildly different and off the cuff every time. His fake backstories include being a failed clone of Lord Shaxx, being the last living descendant of Zavala, being dredged out of the methane sea on Titan, being a scientist that worked with Rasputin personally, and being a failed clone of the Young Wolf.

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[zachbloomsteinaudio]

Making progress on getting my new room set up at 37ft Productions.  I have all my gear wired in and I just installed some Philips Hue light bulbs to help set the vid=be during sessions.  Its been a crazy experience moving all my gear in and having the studio be busy all summer.  Ive been loving having my own space where I can leave things set up and patched for my workflow!

[airmanisr]

de Havilland DH51 'G-EBIR' by Alan Wilson Via Flickr: c/n 102 Built 1924. Only three DH51s were built and this is the only survivor. She is owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection and I believe she could be the oldest airworthy de Havilland aeroplane. Seen displaying at the collection’s ‘Flying Festival of Britain’ airshow. Old Warden, Bedfordshire, UK. 6th June 2021 The following info is from the collection website:- "The DH 51 is regarded as the true ancestor of the highly successful Moth series of aeroplanes. In 1923 the Air Ministry was encouraging aircraft designers to produce ultra light aeroplanes for the civil market, however the de Havilland company also decided to make a much larger, more practical touring aeroplane. This design led to the production of the DH51, it was a two bay biplane with a plywood covered fuselage and fabric covered wings. It was originally powered by the readily available RAF 1A eight cylinder engine. The DH 51 was designed to allow two passengers to fly in comfort from small fields, but there was provision for a third passenger on a foldaway canvas seat ahead of the front cockpit. When the third seat was used the plywood decking at the front moved forward to allow the extra passenger to be seated. The first flight of the prototype was made on July 1 1924, but the Air Ministry refused to grant a C. of A. because of the RAF engines single ignition, to overcome this the aircraft was fitted with the more powerful Airdisco engine. This gave the aircraft a much improved performance, but increased the cost. This led to only three DH 51's being built, G-EBIM, G-EBIQ and G-EBIR. 'Miss Kenya' was the last DH 51 built (constructor's number 102) by de Havilland's in 1925 for John Carberry and shortly afterwards she was shipped out to Mombasa for her new owner. She flew for the first time in Africa on April 4th 1926. In February 1927 John Carberry made his longest flight in 'Miss Kenya' from Nairobi to Kisimu and back. This journey was made to pick up the Director of Civil Aviation, Sir Sefton Brancker. In June 1928 Tom Campbell Black, G. Skinner and A. Hughes bought the aircraft and on September 10th 1928 'Miss Kenya' became the first aircraft to be registered in Kenya, hence the name. At first registered as G-KAA, but the registration system was then changed to make 'Miss Kenya' VP-KAA. She was bought in 1933 by D.A.G. Onslow and was flown until 1937. She remained stored in Africa during the war, but was re-erected and flown again after the war by G.F. Baudet. He presented it to the RAF but wrote off the undercarriage and caused other damage when landing in gusty conditions at the end of the ferry flight in June 1951. 'Miss Kenya' then remained derelict in a hangar until late 1954 when it was bought by J.S. Le Poer Trench, who rebuilt her. She then flew again in 1955 and was displayed at many air displays. In 1962 she was donated to the Shuttleworth Collection. In 1965 she was loaded onto a Blackburn Beverley and flown back to England where she was restored by the Aircraft Wing of the REME Apprentice College at Avlonfield and by Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Chester. On 23rd March 1973 'Miss Kenya' arrived at Old Warden and the first flight after restoration was made later that month. 'Miss Kenya' has been flying at Old Warden ever since, making it the oldest airworthy de Havilland design. Height: 9ft 9in Length: 26ft 6in Wingspan: 37ft 0in Engine: one 120hp Airdisco V8"

[yachtingboat]

A world beneath: Freediving in Northern Norway from a 37ft production boat https://t.co/IkzoS5J3bO https://t.co/ObW6pvkwnz

[pacificeagles]

https://pacificeagles.net/yokosuka-d4y-type-2-suisei-judy/

Yokosuka D4Y Type 2 Suisei "Judy"

In 1938 Japan acquired one of the prototype Heinkel He 118 dive bombers that the Luftwaffe had rejected in favour of the Junkers Ju 87. Although this aircraft crashed during trials, its overall performance had been so impressive that the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal was ordered to design a new dive bomber inspired by the He 118 for the 13-Shi requirement issued by the Navy. The resulting design was a remarkably aerodynamic aircraft designated the Yokosuka D4Y.

Japan licensed the Daimler-Benz DB 601A engine, which was produced in Japan as the Aichi Atsuta V12, and fitted it to the initial models of the D4Y. The Atsuta was one of very few inline liquid-cooled engines used by the Japanese during the war, and it would prove difficult for poorly trained maintenance units to deal with. The D4Y’s fuselage was a very clean design, featuring retractable landing gear and an internal bomb bay, both features lacking from the preceding D3A Type 99.

Early dive bombing tests revealed flaws in the construction which resulted in cracks in the wings, so initially the aircraft was used only in the reconnaissance role. Two of the five D4Y prototypes were converted into D4Y1-C reconnaissance models and assigned to the carrier Soryu just before she departed for the Battle of Midway. These flew a few sorties before the carrier was sunk and both aircraft were lost. Further production was slow and through to March 1943 only 25 aircraft had been delivered.

At this time improvements to the wing spars had finally resulted in a usable dive bomber, and the type slowly began to replace the D3A Type 99 in front-line service. At about the same time the D4Y was re-engined, the inline Atsuta engine proving difficult for maintenance units to manage. The Mitsubishi Kinsei, a well-known quantity in the fleet, proved a suitable replacement and all late model Suisei bombers were so equipped.

Unfortunately the D4Y design attained true maturity just as the Americans were beginning to dominate the naval air war in the Pacific. At the Battle of the Philippine Sea, scores of D4Ys were lost to American fighters directed by ship-borne radar, and off the Philippines and Okinawa even more of the bombers were lost in futile attacks on the US Navy. The greatest success of the D4Y came in March 1945. Over two days D4Ys attacked American carriers operating off the Home Islands, damaging the Enterprise, Yorktown, Wasp and Franklin, the latter so badly that she had to retire to the United States for repairs and did not return to service until the war had ended.

Facing relentless bombing attacks by B-29 bombers which began to attack Jaanese cities in force in the spring of 1945, the Japanese began to convert several aircraft into night fighters. Amongst these were later variants of the D4Y, which had relatively good performance and stood a chance of challenging the enormous Boeing bombers. Several were fitted with upward-firing cannons that in theory allowed D4Ys to sneak underneath the American bomber streams and shoot down B-29s, but in practice this was a difficult manoeuvre and aircraft so fitted had little appreciable effect on the waves of bombers.

In 1943 the Allied Air Intelligence Unit assigned the Suisei the codename “Judy”.

Specifications:

D4Y1

D4Y1-C

Yokosuka D4Y1 Type 2 Dive bomberRoleDive bomberCrew2: Pilot, gunnerPowerplant1x Aichi Atsuta AEIA 12, 1,010hpSpeed343mph (max)Ceiling32,480ftRange978 milesArmament2x 7.7mm machine guns, 1x 7.92mm machine gunOrdnanceDimensions33ft 6in (length) 37ft 9in (wingspan) 12ft 3in (height)Wing Area254 sq.ft.Weight5,379lb (empty) 8,047lb (gross) Number produced660In service withIJN

Yokosuka D4Y1-C Type 2 Carrier ReconnaissanceRoleCarrier ReconnaissanceCrew2: Pilot, gunnerPowerplant1x Aichi Atsuta AEIA 12, 1,010hpSpeed332mph (max)Ceiling29,500ftRange944 milesArmament2x 7.7mm machine guns, 1x 7.92mm machine gunOrdnanceDimensions33ft 6in (length) 37ft 9in (wingspan) 12ft 3in (height)Wing Area254 sq.ft.Weight5,379lb (empty) 8,047lb (gross) In service withIJN

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Saffier SE37 Lounge test: A veritable supercar of the seas

How does the bold cockpit layout of this dazzling new ‘lounge’ daysailer design work? Toby Hodges sails the Saffier SE37

We sailed the Saffier SE37 Lounge in 6-18 knots offshore breeze off IJmuiden. All photos: Bertel Kolthof

Looking for a pair of trainers for fashion, road and cross-country running? They don’t exist. Or a bilge keeler that will take to the ground, sleep eight and go to windward like a witch? No chance. We have to make compromises when buying new products. If we expect them to do all things we end up with something only partially fit for our needs.

Fully appreciating how you spend your time afloat is crucial in determining the type of boat that will best suit your needs. Saffier has cornered the daysailing market with its attractive, easy-to-handle and well-built small yachts, perfectly fit for their purpose.

This new SE37 Lounge, a veritable supercar of the sea, is an uncompromising luxury daysailer. By that I mean it is not pretending to do all things for all sailors. There are no cabins and there is no accommodation abaft the companionway. It is purely and simply a daysailer, and it offers space, comfort and performance in an innovative design that remains easy for one person to sail fast.

The powder-coated black stainless steel stanchions and Dyneema lifelines combine form and function

When the Hennevanger brothers began to branch out their father’s IJmuiden-based boatbuilding business to include pretty little dayboats in the 1990s, little could they have imagined that, by 2018, they would be the world’s biggest daysailer brand and that they’d be launching a 37ft luxury model.

Despite its rise in popularity, Saffier still only expected to sell a couple of SE37s a year – yet six have already been sold since its January show debut.

For a real appreciation of the SE37 you need to see how it is built, the processes, investment and fresh mentality the yard has put in place to ensure quality control. More on that later – first, I was itching to find out if the performance matched the flashy, novel design.

What’s a Lounge?

Have you spotted the design irregularity? The central position of the twin wheels is a first at this size and suggests this is a boat that is all about the enjoyment on the helm. To my eye, using a combination of a fixed windscreen with the wheels just behind it also gives the Saffier an exciting, sporty roadster look.

The SE37 has much more of a performance shape than past Saffier models, with a particularly flat run to its aft sections. The beam is carried all the way aft to help generate enormous cockpit space. It’s called a ‘Lounge’ because a ‘cockpit’ is not the right word for an area this large and free of lines, says Dennis Hennevanger.

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European Yacht of the Year 2019: Special yachts

This category assembles a varying mix of interesting craft, many of which we might otherwise not have had the chance…

Eagle 54 – an immaculately clean-decked daysailer from Hoek and Dutch builder Leonardo Yachts

Leonardo Yachts’ co-founder Melle Boersma sent us these first sailing pictures of their new Eagle 54. When I first saw…

Hennevanger’s confidence in his boats is infectious. He is always ready and willing to go sailing and will take his boats out in anything, especially in the high winds and waves typically found around the entrance to IJmuiden.

In 2014, during European Yacht of the Year trials in Italy, the SE33 was the only boat to leave the harbour in big breeze and swell, despite being among a fleet of much larger cruising yachts. The gennaker still went up and although we had a lively time trying to clock top speeds, it was yet another demonstration of the robust build quality and ease of sailing a Saffier.

The SE37 sails beautifully and is very well balanced

A quick blast

Hennevanger is an action man, Mr Energetic. He had cast off and started hoisting the main in the marina before I’d had a chance to finish stowing my bag below. It was the start of a commanding demonstration of how quick and easy it is to take these boats out for a short spin.

Our haste to get into open water was rewarded with ideal sailing conditions to suit this type of boat, with flat water and 8-16 knots of offshore breeze for our morning sail. And there was even some swell around the harbour entrance, enough to feel the boat’s motion going into the waves, and to help us surf into double figures. Saffiers have always been easy to sail solo, but would that still be the case at this size, I wondered?

Four discreet buttons on the coamings control the two reversible Harken winches. Together with a bank of six clutches each side, this makes it simple to control the boat single-handedly from the helm – once you have figured out which button does what and which winch best suits the main and jib sheets. It takes a bit of getting used to, but would soon become second nature.

Sailing from amidships on this size of boat is unusual. The only other boats steered from this far forward are keelboats with tiller extensions, centre-cockpit cruisers and multihulls. Yet this wheel-driven performance yacht cannot be compared to any of those.

Despite the length of steering connection needed, it still provides fingertip response. The sensation on the helm is more akin to sailing a compact sports yacht, with only 20ft or so of boat in view ahead. I was quickly hooked.

During our first fetch towards the long stretch of beach south of IJmuiden, we clocked 8.5-9 knots in 10 knots true using the Code 0 furling gennaker. When the breeze picked up another few knots, this increased to a very respectable 9.5 knots.

Under-deck sheets exit directly in front of clutches and winch

The ease with which sails can be changed encourages you to do so. As we sailed up and down past the lines of sand dunes, we frequently swapped gennaker for jib and vice versa. In just 30 seconds, Hennevanger had doused the jib and launched the kite solo. I soon understood how he had already beaten a fully crewed First 40 team during Wednesday evening racing while sailing the SE37 solo (which must feel pretty cool)!

Manoeuvres rarely called for anything other than a line to be clutched-off and another to be set around a winch. One downside of the helm position is that you can’t see the main properly when sitting to leeward. I also think the tail locker openings should be larger, or a second locker be made each side so the tail ends can be divided neatly. On a boat of this aesthetic calibre, there is no place for an untidy mess.

The SE37 was designed by Dean Hennevanger and Satellite Yacht Design

Addictive helming

The Saffier SE37 really is a fun boat to sail in both directions. We averaged 7 knots upwind at around 35°, half a knot more when freed off a little in the puffs. The self-tacking jib made short-tacking back into harbour a delight.

Sailing against the tide, we ‘slam dunked’ it through the tacks to ensure the mainsail’s roach crossed the backstay. The wind switched to a sea breeze in the afternoon, which allowed for some memorable gennaker rides going with a slight swell.

It was notable how much difference the movement of our weight made. We had been sitting at 9.5 knots, but when the 6ft 2in Hennevanger moved from the aft sunbed to the rail, speed rose regularly over 10 knots, with surfs up to 10.9 knots in around 12 knots true.

Throughout all the manoeuvres the Saffier SE37 felt sporty and stiff. Following early sea trials, Hennevanger modified the keel, reducing the ballast and rudder profile because he felt the boat was too stiff. It can still carry a serious amount of canvas however, including a gennaker up to 115m2 (our Code 0 was 90m2).

I gybed the boat single-handed using only the reversible winches – taking it slowly through the gybe, while unwinding one and pulling in on the new working sheet. Together with one hand on the wheel and some close monitoring it really is a simple two-fingered operation – and it’s a technique Hennevanger swears is just as easy to carry out in 20+ knots.

The Saffier SE37 is a boat that makes you reluctant to stop sailing. I happily hogged the helm, sailing right into the tight marina, before dropping the main and reversing 150m into the finger berth. My first day aboard and I’d gained absolute confidence in the boat and its handling.

The clean, uncluttered twin helm positions

Lounge design

The space and comfort of the cockpit cannot be overstated – there is room enough for ten people at a time. The aft deck is a proper relaxation zone, a cushioned terrace on the water, completely clear of sailing systems. It’s a real selling point for those looking to take family or friends out to enjoy the simple pleasure of being afloat.

The forward helm position means there is little need for walkthrough cockpit access while under sail; hence a fixed table is a sensible solution that provides a central brace for those seated on the benches. There are also relatively deep cockpit bench lockers, plus an optional fridge drawer and grill below the benches. The side decks have hidden magnetic strips incorporated, which allow backrests to stay in place and be slid forward or aft to suit seated guests.

Light oak finishes and indirect lighting create an airy feel

The shallow aft lockers give access to the steering gear, a Jefa system that uses a mix of rod, chain and wire. My worry was that the length of gear needed might lead to the type of disconnection in sensation typical of centre-cockpit boats. Thankfully, this was not the case with the SE37.

A ten-year old Saffier 26 in the berth next to us was a testament to why all Saffier owners, or over 300 in the last decade, choose the optional Esthec composite decking – it still looked immaculate. A €25,000 upgrade on the SE37 it does, however, get a little hot under bare feet.

There were around €100,000 of extras in total fitted on the test boat, including electric winches, carbon mast and laminate sails, which pushed the price up to a hefty €330,000. That said, pricing is still 20-30% less than Tofinou – for the same quality declares Hennevanger. “I’m not saying we’re cheap, but I do think it’s fair pricing for what we give.”

It may be ‘just’ a daysailer, but SE 37 includes a galley, plenty of storage space and a separate heads

Business class lounge

The extra-wide companionway helps connect inside and out, with little height difference between the two. The use of carbon reinforcement in the deck also allows Saffier to do away with a central bulkhead, resulting in one long open cabin space, or yet more ‘lounge’, forward of the companionway.

The tidy ‘galley’ is in keeping with the luxury daysailer approach, particularly the coffee area complete with slide-out espresso machine and individual pod holders. A double electric hob, drawer-fridge and shallow composite sink complete an area suitable for rustling up light lunches at anchor.

A small switchboard is mounted further outboard and I like the way you can perch on the top companionway step to access this or use the tap. The companionway steps can be removed for access to a compact engine space and there is washboard stowage to one side.

A proper heads is a critical feature for a daysailer of this type to allow all aboard to enjoy full days afloat in comfort. The Saffier SE37 has that, albeit without standing headroom, and also includes practical stowage and a wet hanging area aft.

The rest of the interior is largely given over to yet more lounge space. The leather-style stitching to the upholstery – the same waterproof material as in the cockpit – is an example of the detailing. The indirect lighting running behind the seating accentuates the length of the boat, while the light oak veneer complements the walnut soles and table.

It is seated headroom only in the saloon, but again this area is designed in a way that is bang-on trend for the purpose of the boat. This means that you could certainly spend a night or two aboard in pleasant weather. And an owner might just do that if they wanted to avoid heading back to their berth for the night. But the main purpose is much more likely to be a chill-out area, with a big vee-berth sofa area and TV on the forward bulkhead, for some downtime or a siesta while at anchor.

An adjustable helm foot brace hinges up from the cockpit sole

Roots of quality

Saffier is owned and run by brothers Dennis and Dean Hennevanger. Their father Richard, who previously owned a yard in Australia in the 1960s, started the firm in IJmuiden to build fishing boats. The Saffier name was adopted in the mid-1990s after the launch of its first 6.5m daysailer.

With its projections of building 58 yachts this year, Saffier can now justly claim to be the world’s largest daysailer brand. A hull delivery once a week calls for an efficient build process and Saffier’s is one of the very best I have seen.

It stems from the Hennevangers’ unwavering desire to do things properly. When he wanted to learn how to do quality vacuum infusion builds in 2011, Dennis Hennevanger built his own 36ft IRC race boat, Nitro. He employed a Kiwi expert to teach his key builders.

Hennevanger, a former Commodores’ Cup skipper, has regularly and successfully competed in Nitro at IRC events and the vacuum infusion knowledge gained is employed on the larger Saffier models (SE33 and SE37).

Since then the yard has trebled in size and become an impressively systematic set-up. It is a particularly clean, tidy and efficient workspace. A proper assembly line has been introduced, which also makes it intelligible for any potential owner who wants to see the processes involved in putting the boat together.

All lamination is now done at another site an hour inland. “We try to pre-fab as much as possible so there are not boats sitting around,” Hennevanger explains. Preparing all the electrics/interiors before the hull arrives at the IJmuiden fit- out yard saves money and the quality is better and more consistent, he maintains.

The pre-fab hall contains rows and rows of shelving with everything ready to go for each boat, down to all metal and woodwork and even wiring looms pre-measured and cut. The result is, logically, a much more consistent quality. One person is used as a runner to fetch everything that is not to hand and any parts can be ordered from the pre-fab hall using a tablet on the wall.

Even the psychology of the workers is considered, with staff cleaning their areas first thing in the morning rather than last thing in the afternoon. “It’s a different mentality, aimed at starting the day fresh,” Hennevanger explains.

Our verdict

The Saffier SE37 is a real sports car of the sea, with the top-end looks and quality, and the luxury detailing you’d expect to find on a Bugatti or an Aston Martin. It’s a properly modern daysailer that will offer a similar reward to the driver.

Feel on the helm is akin to that of a compact sports yacht despite forward position

More than that, it’s a yacht that is ideal for its purpose. Don’t expect to go cruising for a week or eat meals with your family around the saloon table.

But for time-poor folk seeking a short blast of premium-quality sailing, or for couples or larger parties looking to maximise pure sailing pleasure in stylish comfort, this design is hard to beat. It’s a reassuringly expensive toy that celebrates easy, delightful daysailing.

A playful, responsive yacht, the Saffier SE37 quickly fills you with confidence. The more you sail it, the more you get it and the more you love it.

Specification

LOA: 11.00m (36ft 1in) LWL: 10.00m (32ft 10in) Beam (max): 3.45m (11ft 4in) Draught: 2.10m (6ft 11in) Displacement (lightship): 4,800kg (10,582lb) Ballast: 2,050kg (4,519lb) Engine: 21hp Yanmar saildrive Fuel capacity: 80lt (18gal) Water capacity: 120lt (26gal) Sail area (100% foretriangle): 67.6m2 (728ft2) Sail Area to displacement ratio: 24.2 Displacement to LWL ratio: 134 Price ex VAT: €209,500 Designer: Dean Heenevanger / Satellite Yacht Design

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