It was a beautiful day, about a week ago. Port Ginesta, Castelldefels. Not far from Barcelona. I walk back to my hotel room, barefoot. The sand is warm, so is the ocean that frequently gently floods my feet. Behind me the tips of the riggings become smaller and smaller, inside my head I try to sort my impressions: Having arrived two days ago, Just yesterday I have sailed with the new Pure 42 aluminum yacht. Today I briefly returned to take some more shots, ask questions, focus on details.

Walking home. It was a perfect sailing day!

To be honest: I am a bit confused. Usually you jump off a boat, mostly excited of course and really touched, maybe overwhelmed but usually convinced that it all works out just as fine. But usually too, you will have a more or less substantial list in your head with things which don´t pay off, work out just as fine or you find plain out wrong. Well. Not with this boat. It seems that the Pure 42 is a perfect 42-footer. Really. As hard as I try, I just cannot come up with a “they should fix these things”-list. Very unusual.

What I forgot to mention in the first place …

If you have read the first article of the sea trial-series of this new aluminum sailing yacht, you should have gained a more or less detailed overview on what this boat is capable of under sails. It was a day of very low wind speeds, which wasn´t as much fun as I had thought, but very good to determine sailing capabilities of the yacht. Sure: In strong winds, any boat will sail. You only get to see real sailing properties, when puffs die down.

Seadek fitted on the Pure42

Nevertheless I think I forgot to mention some of the details in this article, so I´d love to start this walkthrough flick, which should mostly focus on the inner qualities, layout and joinery handcraft quality, by adding a few exterior details I forgot to mention in the first place. Sorry for that: It´s just that this yacht seemingly blew my mind completely. So let´s start: Did I mention that the deck of the Pure 42 is covered in SeaDek flooring material?

Only highest quality fittings: Lopolight

I have all but praise for this product and the brand as well. Having tried out EVA-foam on my old boat as well, I fell for cheap lookalike-rip off, before ordering the real stuff from SeaDek, which then worked out perfectly. As for the Pure 42, as an owner, you may choose whatever color and design you´ll like: On TOM KYLE they went for plain black, which fits beautifully. Simple. Also simple is the material choice for the different fittings – no compromise here as well. It comes with a nice side-effect too: When its cold, it will act as a surplus insulator but won´t become as hot even in direct sunlight.

Ball bearing Ronstan fittings: Everywhere!

There´s Lopolight navigation lights (best brand, I also use their products for my own new yacht) even down to the running rigging: Gottifredi Maffioli is a matter of course, as well as blocks and other fittings by Ronstan. Only upper shelf products. Why? Because this is a yacht that should last, not sell in masses. There´s not the usual options list-game, scamming you into high-priced upgrades. Most of this stuff is part of the ordinary basic equipment: Pure 42´s price list is very short, almost everything is included in the base price. This, of course, is not a bargain for sure.

Where you will spend most of the time: The Pure 42 cockpit

Although I´ve written a bit about the cockpit, here are some more comfort-oriented details. If you seek information on the layout for the helmsman, check the sea trial-article, please. Usually, on sailing trips, you will spend most of the time when underway up here in the open, considering the fact that the Pure 42 is a “go anywhere” yacht, maybe even more when moored or at anchor.

Simple: Pure 42 cockpit

That said, the cockpit layout is pretty simple: Two seating benches facing each other, a very simple folding cockpit table in the middle. That´s it. No frills. There´s no cockpit fridge, so widely common on modern vacational cruising boats nowadays, just plain and simple seating options and table tops. What else would you need in your cockpit, right?

Unobstructed walkaround to the side deck

There won´t be any lines into which you or your guests could get entangled with because all of the running rigging is diverted aft to the helm stations. This is done underdeck, which makes for a clean cockpit and deck view. Jammers and winches are a bit lowered on the cockpit´s backrest so that the looks are even cleaner. I like this. What I also like is the “walkaround” behind the steering wheels with two steps up to get on the side decks. This eases the way to the front of the boat and circulation on board.

Andersen winches – what else?

That way, coamings are very high and thus protective against foul weather, violent spray and even harsh winds, but at the same time the deck level is kept considerably low over the waterline. This also eases the entrance into the deck salon. It´s all in harmony, very well thought through during construction phase by the designer. By the way, Andersen winches are of course standard fitting for the Pure 42, no question.

Maybe a bit too simple …

The only thing I would improve, if TOM KYLE was my boat, would be the cockpit cushions. As much as I hate the cushion hustle and seemingly frantic overkill of pillows, matrasses and sunlounges on some modern cruisers, I´d go for a bit thicker seat upholstery and above all, nice and cozy backrests. This would mean to come up with a solution for the very practical recesses in the coamings for stowing away winch handles, sunglasses and you usual cockpit stuff. Anyway, this way the cockpit would become a little bit more comfortable.

Stowage for the very long sailing trip

Talking about stowage, a common misconception when looking at these type of yachts is the notion of aft cabins. Neither the Pure 42 nor her bigger sisters do have those. All cabins are located forward of the cockpit, behind the deck salon and underneath the cockpit deck there´s just the engine compartment (of which I am shocked forgot to take a picture, but will deliver later) and … stowage. That´s a huge pro because this way everything that is potentially stinking, oily, blackwatery or fuming is kept out of the living compartment of the yacht. The boat has a collision bulkhead in the front, everything is well insulated so that down here the Diesel engine is just but a faint humming.

Cockpit stowage portside

The biggest of which is entered by opening the extra-large cockpit locker lid of the portside bench. It reveals a nice look onto the aluminum construction of the rigid metal hull. Apart from the fact that this looks absolutely amazing and beautiful, it always instills such a confidence and trust in me – it´s the best material to build a boat with that should last “forever” and moreover, go anywhere, unimpressed by whatever mighty nature will throw at you.

Exemplary: Electrics & electronics installations

The locker-volume underneath is huge, considering the fact the back here no cabin is fitted. It´s a great access to the steering and autopilot-area right before the transom, adjoining the deck salon bulkhead, a watertight compartment with glass hatches (very beautiful!) can be seen where all the charging and converting electronics and other equipment, like circuit breakers and such, are cleanly and beautifully installed. Access for maintenance and repairs is exemplary, I really like this. Bonus: In here, all fenders and much more will fit just nicely.

It´s a deck saloon yacht!

As for the bigger picture, the Pure 42 is a deck saloon sailing yacht, of course. This way she is fit for long haul travel and spending weeks and months in a row aboard. Other than boats designed for winning races or occasional cruising, most efforts when conceiving her general layout went into solving exactly this question: How can we make this yacht long distance-ready?

Worth a detailed look: The composite roof

The solution is to raise the saloon of the yacht so that at least the socializing area (dinette), preferably also the cooking area (galley) become part of the “up”, and not the dark “down”. That´s the deck saloon: Easily accessible from the cockpit, light suffused, high up over the water line with a 360 degree-view. Deciding detail for the Pure 42 is the coachroof – glossy painted in orange for TOM KYLE.

Color & solar of choice

This roof is a lightweight sandwich composite which is made utilizing very elaborate production steps, I will make a follow-up detailed article on this roof alone in a few weeks time. That said, as customer ordering a Pure 42, you get to decide which color the coachroof will be painted: Apple green, signal red, pitch black or maybe a distinguished white? Your choice of color will determine greatly the looks and general style of your yacht.

High grade Solbian solar panels

Such a vast flat area naturally cries for solar, of course. On TOM KYLE they´ve installed a staggering 2.000 Watts peak photovoltaic current generation factory. Again, much efforts went into a nice design of the panels with rounded edges, a shape that blends in just nicely: Most companies would just fit rectangular shapes. Cheap and fast. Solbian is an Italian manufacturer with good reputations, I utilized their products on my last boat as well as these guys are specialized in custom made and custom-shaped solar panels.

Let´s go inside!

That said, these are the last exterior details I wanted to show you, which I forget to mention in the sailing article. I think it´s a cool “warm up” and appetizer to finally do what we came here to do – checking out the Pure 42 interiors. That said, entering the deck saloon is done through a big door. It´s a rigid Goiot glass-hatch that slides down, disappearing below the cockpit.

Rigid sliding entrance to the saloon

This sliding hatch can be partially closed in a multitude of fixing points. So there´s no “either open or closed”-option, but many of them. You may close it and leave a slit for ventilation, close it half or partially. I´ve mentioned the good visibility over the deck house when steering, you´ve probably read it: This is achieved by keeping the deck house´s roof as low as possible. A fine balance between internal standing height and external best view.

Nice 360 degree view!

To enter the saloon, there´s a kind of lowered “trough” just outside and in front of the entrance so that you won´t hit hour head on the composite roof. Nice little detail: The roof at this location has a nice little “hood”, which adds to the dynamic design of the boat but more importantly makes for 2, 3 centimeters more headroom when entering or exiting the saloon. Taller people will have much praise for this.

The advantages of a deck saloon sailing yacht

Standing in the front door, looking inside the deck saloon, we first gain a general overview: The deck house features two areas. First there´s the dinette to portside, which is on the same level as the deck of the cockpit and then there´s the galley to starboard side, lowered so that the ship´s cook may stand up fully while preparing the crew´s food, enjoying a breathtaking full view out of the large windows.

Two levels in the saloon

For TOM KYLE´s sister ships, starting with upcoming hull #002, the windows will be changed to full glass tapered windows, as this prototype utilizes acrylic window-material. Making your firsts steps inside, you can decide to either go up one step to sit down in the dinette or go down a step into the galley area, which then further leads to the front area where the cabins are located. Instead of just fitting a simple staircase, they went for a nicely designed angular shape, a bit “disguising” the steps. I like it!

Raised dinette and low galley

From this angle (picture above) you can see the dimensions of the interior volume of the deck house. What looks so sleek and slim from the outside, reveals its true volume inside. Full standing height, a wide and open design with not visual obstruction nor any unnecessary design-bling bling. The windows grant for a full all around panoramic view, which floods the interior with so much natural light. I am sure that even in bad weather you´ll never get the impression most ordinary yachts convey: That of being down in the dark basement. That´s the true comfort plus of a deck saloon yacht.

A closer look onto the Pure 42 ship´s galley

Apart from the captain, the ship´s cook is the second most important crew member. And of course, when underway, decent nutrition and tasty food is a staple for an accomplished vacation and nice trip. Even more so if you think of the Pure 42 as a long haul boat that offers true live-aboard-qualities for a sailing couple. So, let´s look at the galley first.

Enjoy a nice view while cooking …

The designer decided to fit it to starboard side, which is a bit against the galley-on-portside-tradition, but doesn´t have any repercussions for real life. It´s a longitudinal galley covering the whole length of the deck house. As for TOM KYLE, the shipyard had installed a liquefied gas cooker with three flames and an oven, gimbaled right in the center of the worktop. To its righthand side a two-stove induction cooking plate is fitted as an extra. There are three floorboards in the galley which can be opened: The stowage here is huge with some 2.5 to 3 cubic meters this area will become very important on long cruises.

Lots and lots of stowage …

The galley offers plenty of stowage, both in form or drawers or larger compartments. Again, you may decide together with the team what to fit where, how many fridges and freezers and auxiliary machinery you´ll need for your version of this yacht. What I like was the exploitation of seemingly every single volume available, like these two easy and simple opening to get rid of trash right from the worktop.

Nice little details

The joinery material is interesting too: Hardened foam core will be laminated and laquered in any color you choose. It´s even possible to laminate wooden veneers or synthetic veneers onto the furniture. This way, you can either choose the color in which the furniture fronts will be painted and even come up with a “wooden” interior if you like. The Pure 42 may then appear more classic or more modern, just according to your taste.

Everything makes perfect sense

No matter the looks, what remains is the lightweight material approach and the general design, of course. You may check a previous article about the Pure 42 in the building shed – this reveals how the deck house is made. Because essentially, the bare aluminum hull is flat out empty. The basic deck level, the dinette and the galley are inserted using a large composite part: Very interesting!

The main switch panel

Right on the forward bulkhead, next to the steps which lead further down to the cabins, the galley features the main switch panel. At first glance it may seem an awkward location, but it really makes sense: This way you have easy access to the switches when coming from outside as well as after getting up in the morning, entering up into the deck house to prepare your first coffee.

Pure 42 dinette: Raised, light suffused and cozy

If weather is bad or it´s too cold outside, you surely will enjoy this first morning coffee in the dinette, at which we will take a thorough look now. What hits your eyes at an instant – and will follow suit throughout the whole yacht as a “main theme” shape-wise is the angular rhomb. The design team went for 45 degree-angles and rounded edges where ever possible: The “staircase” from the entrance down, the shape of the dinner table, the shape of the galley.

Good for 5 (or 6)

It gives the whole boat a modern look and offers a good balance between best possible freedom of movement in the boat in relation to most surface area of internal volume. That said, I take a seat behind the large main desk at the dinette. When the tabletop is folded down, an inlay that is stored behind the backrest can be used to transform the sofa into a berth. This way, on long night watches in empty sailing areas, you may stretch out for a few minutes or a second watchman can take a nap while being as nearest as possible to the helm.

Clever individual solutions

I like this little detail: A part of the table top is a cutout that can be taken off. Underneath an induction loading port if revealed, which is also a safe stand for your laptop. It´s custom made so you can adapt it to your personal computer (or just leave it out). In any case, this points towards a very important feature: Boat office and earning money while underway.

Perfect boat office!

The Pure 42 is a boat that is not only capable of taking you anywhere you want in a very safe manner, she is also predestined to serve as a mobile office for remote working. 42 feet is a big yacht in my world, certainly right for a sailing couple or a small family with one or two kids discovering the world during a sailing sabbatical for example. A small feat like this workstation in the saloon points to a whole folder of possibilities with this boat. All you´d need is a Starlink (or) or other forms of connectivity – and off you go!

Nice handcrafted joinery

The Pure 42 can thus be equipped with additional battery power and secondary means of power generation. You´ve already seen the solar-option (which I wouldn´t choose), there´s certainly room for a generator, a wind turbine, a hydro-generator and one of these interesting fuel cell packages, I fancy for my own yacht too. The guys in the shipyard will be happy to come up with an individual solution that fits the needs of your sailing program for sure. What I also like about this yacht – and it slowly sinks in the more I touch her joinery and nicely crafted parts – is the rigid quality of the woodworks. Where possible and needed, they utilize modern composite-craft and materials, where necessary it´s massive wooden parts, like the grab rail along the dinner table´s edge.

Every available space utilized

And of course: Stowage, stowage, stowage. You can´t have enough of it, right? Where possible and useful, a drawer or box is integrated, like in the base of the dinner table. Quick side note: The material for the floor boards is called Altro Transflor Artis. It comes in a variety of designs, but features very interesting properties: Highly durable and permanently slip-resistant, virtually indestructible and non-abrasive. You will enjoy its design for a long time. Again, the guys went for a dark sprinkled design for TOM KYLE, but Transflor is also available in wooden-grain of many forms and a multitude of colors.

The interior layout and cabins aboard the Pure 42 aluminum yacht

Standing at the fore end of the alleyway, two steps down this alleyway is prolonged. It´s slightly offset a bit to starboard side from the midship axis to bypass the central lifting keel-housing and creating more volume for the cabins on portside. Speaking of the lifting keel housing, its covered by a composite part and is very nicely integrated so that you barely notice it.

Looking down the main alleyway

Check out my article about the final spurt of TOM KYLE in the shipyard where you can see both the bare aluminum housing and the laminated cover in production. The Pure 42 is a 2-cabin-only yacht. Meaning you´ll get a front cabin and a master/guest-cabin along with a master bathroom with a large shower and a daybath with a toilet. Later more on these. On the picture above you may already spotted a third “cabin” or berth to starboard side, which is one of the more interesting facts – again, later more on this. First, let´s solve a little riddle.

Master or guest cabin? It´s both …

Because, I can´t figure out which one of the fore or the midship-cabin is the master or owner´s cabin and which is for guests or kids. Because, both are inviting, cozy and surprisingly big! Going along the alleyway, the door to the midship-cabin opens up first to portside. Its inception is very clever, because the already mentioned composite deck part of the raised saloon/dinette is in fact the ceiling of the cabin underneath.

It´s huge!

Just check out the picture above and you´ll surely notice the sheer size of this bed! I didn´t had a ruler with me, but it is so big that you can either sleep along the central axis of the yacht, either facing the sailing direction or face abaft, or you sleep crosswise to the sailing direction. This is awesome, and I know personally very well why! Depending on the sea state, but more over on the tack you´re sailing (hence, the level of heel as well), you can sleep with your head “up” – the master cabin´s beds of the Excess 11 catamaran are used the same way, which adds significantly to the underway-comfort.

Lots of natural light …

The cabin is blessed with lots of natural light which floods the room entering from the hull window and from above. Here, as you can see in the picture, a nice skylight lets in light coming through the front windows of the deck house. There´s a nice blind porthole installed as well that will let in fresh air from the side deck, cleverly draining possible water and preventing further ingress. This solution also creates an area in front of the bed where even tall people can stand upright get dressed/undressed unhindered and have a safe grab when the boat is moving more violently. Again, this is all very nicely integrated into the overall concept of the yacht – you barely notice sitting in the dinette from above what´s there underneath. Elegant!

… thanks to this skylight.

Back in the cabin, two little racks with trays go along the front side, framing a large hanging locker. Here you can place your clothing. With TOM KYLE, it is designed as a hanging locker only, I am sure you can have some trays and shelves if you want. This is the only stowage provided in this cabin and at first glance it appears to be a bit scant, but remember, this is not a charter boat, so owners can and will put their stuff all around in the boat. There´s no need to fill up the nice volume in the cabins with storage-cubicles.

A large hanging locker

What I also like about this boat, and this is true for the whole boat, is that even less frequented and usually hidden areas are made in a way that they look clean, nice and neat when opened: The backside of the locker for example features rigid blinds, covers up the view onto the bowels of the ship. Simple shapes, clean cut and nicely fitted; these still remain openable for inspection and repair when necessary. It´s not just a nice backdrop, it is indeed nice even behind the façade. This is how you do it!

Changing the original concept: Pure 42´s bathrooms

As for the bathroom(s) aboard the Pure 42, there is a little story. Initially it was planned to have just one single bathroom, featuring both the toilet and the usual amenities like a large, separable shower, the sink and some stowage for sanitary products. This would have left open the whole starboard side-part of the ship with a certainly breathtaking view from the (then open) galley down into the ship. But …

The WC to starboard side

… instead of this, the guys decided to move the toilet out of the bathroom and shift it starboard side, hence creating a new little chamber but also eliminating the originally planned grand open view from the deck saloon downward. Why? Because as the story goes, when checking usability, dimensions and how everything works out in their 1:1 life sized mock-up of the Pure 42 it became clear that what looked good in the drawings wasn´t feasable.

Really nicely done!

The toilet felt like being placed “in the middle of the room”, forcing you to dance around it when wanting to get into the shower or to the sink. Likewise, when sitting on it, it felt awkward imagining the boat making its way through heavy waves – the bathroom is indeed large, so where to grab a safe hold? So it was decided – not lightheartedly – to move out the toilet and sacrifice the open starboard area by fitting a little daybath. This is how the starboard-side toilet came into being.

Entering the main bathroom

I would have loved to see the Pure 42 in her original first configuration with the open free view inside: It´s a bit like I did with my Omega 42, where I decided to remove all cabin doors and shrink bulkheads to their minimum required width to achieve an unobstructed full view all through the boat, or as I have seen the Bestevaer 54 – but TOM KYLE is “only” a 42-footer and, as Urs Kohler puts it: “The function is our prime concern, design has to follow.”

Big shower, bigger sink

So, vis-a-vis the daybath on portside, the now toilet-less shower-bathroom adjoins the master-cabin (I am sure now, this is “my” cabin) to the front. When entering for the first time, I immediately understand why they had to remove the WC: There would have been enough space to fit it right in front of the entrance at the ship´s side, but where to put the sink and the cabinet? This way it´s surely more practical: Enough space to get dressed/undressed or dry after showering, a nice large mirror for getting a decent shave and an extra-large shower.

Seacocks are above waterline!

Interesting side note, further fostering my impression of the building quality but also a very thought-through construction of the whole yacht – all seacocks are placed in risers/standpipes to be well above waterline. Even if the valves fail, water ingress won´t happen or be minimal at last. Notice also that no cheap brass valves are mounted. Reassuring!

Keeping the idea of modularity

When speaking about the idea of earning money underway in your boat office at the beginning of this article I emphasized that there will be more. And here we are: On the right hand side of the alleyway, just opposite the shower-bathroom and adjoining the daybath, a pilot berth is fitted. This is the area where you as a customer and owner can choose from many options: For once, you may go for this pilot/kid´s berth with lots of additional stowage underneath. With 1.95 m length and 90 centimeters of width this berth will fit an adult.

The modular space

Other than that, the shipyard offers a second version where you can fit a boat office in here. This comes very handy and is interesting for the mentioned sailing remote workers who regularly need to work. Down here, there´s enough natural light but surely enough space to fit a desk, a nice stool and some bureau-stowage for computer, printer and documents. You may as well order a “workshop” with a shopboard and tools for repairs for example. But it can also be transformed into something luxurious, like …

Lots of stowage again

… like something interesting for people who fancy a nice intimate sip of Cherry: Just as it is one of the staples and signature features of a Hallberg-Rassy, the Pure 42 can have two lounge-like Captain´s Chairs with a classy Cherry-rack in between down here. Maybe with a flatscreen mounted in front of these, this area can be turned into a little secluded and protected, very personal and intimate space. You may even prolong the daybath and turn it into a full-fledged second bathroom with a shower, if you like. That´s the beauty of semi-custom yachts. As for me personally, I´d love to see the office version in real life.

Optical illusion? The front cabin …

Elaborating more on my theory – or let´s call it, me being puzzled – of which cabin is the owner´s and which is for the guests, we proceed to the last point on my list: The front cabin. Now here´s the catch: This is only the second article I am publishing with pictures taken with my new smartphone. After six years being a glowing fan of the indestructible Huawei P30 pro, which takes excellent pictures, I had to switch to Samsung now. These are also great pics, but as you may see: Especially the front cabin looks much, much (!) smaller than it is in reality.

Don´t be fooled: It´s huge as well!

So don´t be fooled, it´s huge! The shipyard fitted a V-shaped that is as wide as 2.5 meters and 2.10 meters long. This butterfly-configuration for the bed is especially fancied by experienced long haul sailors, but you can have a full triangle as well with the recess filled as well. The size of each single berth is staggering, which sadly cannot be transmitted by the pictures. Also, the width of each berth is more than sufficient. So, in the shown setup this cabin may well be used by one or two guests or serve as your kid´s cabin. If you want to utilize the interior volume for your own pleasure, you may choose a full bed. In any case: Standing height and a nice load of natural light coming through hull porthole windows and the large skylight hatch. Of course, when sailing, this is the cabin with the most movement, so I guess the shown configuration as a guest cabin makes most sense.

Front cabin, view aft

There are two cabinets for putting away your clothes, one large hanging locker to starboard side and a rack with push trays to port side. The color concept of TOM KYLE is best conceivable here, with a dominating white for all vertical surfaces, the corresponding dark contrast of the almost black floorboards and the modern, silk painted silver of the furniture, that appears light blue in certain angles of light reflexion. It´s a very friendly, contemporary but also maritime color code which, as I said, can be changed according to your personal preferences for your boat.

Stowage, stowage, stowage …

It is also worth noticing that the Pure 42 comes with 300 liters of fresh water, two 200 liters each fuel tanks providing Diesel for the 56 horse power Yanmar on a mini-skeg protected saildrive. Holding tank capacity for black water is 120 liters: All of which are installed well within reach – but also well outside of view. The Pure 42 masters beautifully to hide her inner workings, structural elements and all of her machinery. She is indeed a true luxury vessel, where nothing distracts you from spending the best time of your life. That said, I thought that it just cannot be that I do not discover anything that bothers me!

Absolutely fantastic handcraft & building quality …

… even more so for a hull number one and made under pressure! It is just incredible to acknowledge the level of handcrafted parts and their beauty, knowing just how much work there still has been when I saw this yacht the last time. I mean, check out my article about the final spurt of TOM KYLE in the shipyard – back then it was seven weeks to go until the yacht was scheduled to have her grand premiere here in Port Ginesta.

Really nicely done!

But this pressure wasn´t there not only because of any random date, but for nothing less than taking part in the competition for “European Yacht of the Year”! This is the meticulous survey and examination of each nominee under the scrutinizing sharp eyes of the editors-in-chiefs of the 12 major sailing magazines of Europe! So, hats off to the craftsmen back in the shipyard in Kiel, getting ready this yacht in 7 weeks and doing so in such a quality, is really nothing short of a miracle indeed.

Light concept & roofing exemplary

And believe me, I really tried hard to discover details where you would see that the crew may had been working under intense pressure. But I simply didn´t found any. Just look at the roofing panels or the linings, the facings of the saloon struts … it´s perfectly done! And I know from my own boatbuilding experience, how hard it is to make roofing panels! The clearance of every single part is minimal and exact. Really guys, hats off!

I bow down to you guys …

I don´t know if such a special boat like the Pure 42 can win in such a broad challenge like the “EYOTY”, but I would really appreciate and not to begrudge the Pure-team if they´d win this acknowledged prize! The determination they have shown, setting up a whole new shipyard back in Germany, the balls (or level of craziness?) it needs to launch a new high-priced aluminum boat brand and last not least the level of quality delivered with TOM KYLE, is nothing short of being awe-inspiring!

Is this the current pinnacle and role model go-anywhere cruising yacht?

So, as I finally walk back from my final visit to the yacht along the warm sandy beach of Castelldefels, I recollect my impressions and try to come up with a concept and tone fpr the articles you can read now. I am puzzled, excited and a bit in love, I must say. You know how much biased I am when it comes to aluminum yacht, especially those designed by Martin Menzer. The boat I got to see and sail, truly and honestly, is the current pinnacle of available 40-something-footers of alloy go anywhere-yachts. She is definitely a role model for design, performance and craftsmanship.

So, what´s hindering you?!

I absolutely cross all fingers I have at my disposal for TOM KYLE so that she may be getting the much sought-after blue sticker of “European Yacht of the Year Winner of 2026” in the upcoming Boot Duesseldorf boat show, where she will be on display from January 17th till 25th next year! If you want to check if my enthusiasm is justified and whether this yacht could be your next boat, you should definitely book a flight (and more important, a hotel room) now and see her personally. Or, much better, book a flight now to Hamburg, take a car or the train to the City of Kiel and set sails yourself: With the first winter depressions arriving, TOM KYLE will certainly show off her exquisite sailing capabilities in a nice strong wind.

 

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