GO IN STYLE

摘要

I've watched Sunseeker's Predator line evolve from its original "bad-boy" image of fast, wet and a little rough around the edges into the Predator 55 Evo that I ran recently. It still had the Predator DNA-speed and racy styling-but being aboard felt like the difference between a pint and darts in a pub versus tea and crumpets at the Savoy. This yacht was polished, elegant and refined.But even with the fine leathers and impeccable woods, the 55 Evo lives up to its namesake. I grabbed a handful of throttles and put down the hammer. In no time, I was zooming along at 32 knots, thanks to the pair of 725 hp Volvo Penta Dll diesels with shaft drives. This was in lumpy Gulf Stream seas, apparently unnoticed by the deep-V hull form that the builder clearly derived from the early Don Shead designs.