Cockwells will reveal the Duchy Sport, a wakesurfing and family day boat concept for up to nine, at Southampton International Boat Show, 10 to 19 September 2021; hull number one is already sold.
A Duchy built for wakesurfing is not something I expected to be writing about. Yet that is the news from Cornwall this week: Cockwells will pull the covers off a concept it is calling the Duchy Sport when the Southampton International Boat Show opens at Mayflower Park on Friday 10 September. The show runs until the 19th, and Cockwells is on berths M101 to M103.
Duchy Motor Launches have built their reputation on the look of the gentleman’s launch and on their behaviour in a seaway, and the range now spans roughly 6.4 to 18.3 metres (21 to 60 feet). Each is a semi-production boat finished to the owner’s specification. The Sport shares the family name and the standard of finish but, by Cockwells’ own account, is a departure from the rest of the line.
The brief: the best wakesurfing boat around
Henry Ward, Cockwells’ Design Director, says the project began with a single instruction – build the best boat going for wake surfing – and grew from there into a day boat for a party of up to nine. The intent is a hull that throws a clean, surfable wave behind it and still looks after the people who would rather lie in the sun than ride it.
If you are looking for the ultimate family fun boat that is perfect for active watersports enthusiasts, relaxed sunbathers and everyone in between, then the Duchy Sport is for you.
Henry Ward, Design Director, Cockwells
What the concept includes
- A large bimini for shade, with removable awnings and clear plexiglass panels that close it in when the weather turns
- Adjustable sunbeds aft that double as seating around the dining table, or as a raised perch to watch the action behind the boat
- A wet bar
- A forward cabin fitted with a day heads
- Steps down aft to a swim platform and a big swim ladder
- Stowage planned around water toys
Hull number one is already sold and is under construction at the yard’s Mylor Creek boatyard, so this is a concept with a customer rather than a rendering in search of one.
Also on the Cockwells berths: Duchy 27, Duchy 35 and a new Hardy line-up
Alongside the concept, visitors can step aboard a Duchy 27 and a Duchy 35, the two Duchys most buyers know, and the Hardy 42 Hybrid. The Hardy is the secondary story of the week and worth a paragraph. It is the 31st Hardy 42 built but the first finished by Cockwells, the first Hardy launched in Cornish waters, and the first in the Andrew Wolstenholme-designed range to carry hybrid propulsion. Digital switching runs the boat’s systems from 16-inch Raymarine screens at the flybridge helm as well as in the wheelhouse. Motor Boat & Yachting has called the 42 ‘the serious cruiser’s choice’, and it keeps its sea manners above 25 knots.
Cockwells is also releasing specifications at the show for the Hardy 45 and Hardy 53, developed with Wolstenholme, and says the wider line-up now takes in the 65DS, 50DS, 40DS, 36AD and 32. If a Hardy is more your size of boat, the Hardy Motor Yachts page has the range.
Whatever kind of vessel for coastal cruising or ocean voyaging you seek, we can design and build a Hardy or a Duchy to match your precise requirements, mirror your personality and chime with your lifestyle.
Dave Cockwell, Managing Director, Cockwells
What the Duchy Sport means for buyers in Australia and New Zealand
A wakesurf boat with a Cockwells finish is a fair match for how Sydney people use the water: a morning of towing, then lunch at anchor with nine aboard and shade overhead. Davis Marine Brokerage is the exclusive Australian and New Zealand dealer for Duchy Motor Launches, so the Duchy Sport can be specified and ordered through us for delivery to Sydney, with the import, delivery and commissioning handled here. The same applies to the Duchy 27 and Duchy 35 on show this week. We are at Fergusons Marina, The Spit, Mosman; call 0408 864 111 or send an enquiry. For the background on why these boats are built the way they are, start with the Duchy difference.
Cockwells’ show announcement is on the builder’s website.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Duchy Sport?
A new concept from Cockwells, the builder of Duchy Motor Launches, developed from a brief to produce the best wakesurfing boat and extended into a family day boat for up to nine people. It has a large bimini, adjustable aft sunbeds, a wet bar, a forward cabin and day heads, and a swim platform. The first hull is sold and in build.
Where can I see the Duchy Sport?
The concept is being revealed at the Southampton International Boat Show, Mayflower Park, from 10 to 19 September 2021, on Cockwells’ berths M101 to M103, alongside a Duchy 27, a Duchy 35 and the Hardy 42 Hybrid. In Australia and New Zealand, Davis Marine Brokerage takes enquiries and orders for the Duchy Sport.
Can I order a Duchy Sport in Australia?
Yes. Davis Marine Brokerage is the exclusive dealer for Duchy Motor Launches in Australia and New Zealand, and the Duchy Sport can be ordered through DMB for delivery to Sydney. DMB handles the import, delivery and commissioning. Call Sam Davis on 0408 864 111 to discuss specification and timing.
What is new in the Hardy range?
Cockwells is showing the Hardy 42 Hybrid, the first Hardy it has completed and the first with hybrid propulsion, and releasing specifications for the new Hardy 45 and Hardy 53 drawn with Andrew Wolstenholme. The line-up also includes the 65DS, 50DS, 40DS, 36AD and 32. Davis Marine Brokerage is the Australian and New Zealand dealer for Hardy.
Davis Marine Brokerage is the exclusive Australian and New Zealand dealer for Duchy Motor Launches, Hardy Motor Yachts and Cockwells SuperYacht Tenders. To talk about a new build, a demonstration on Sydney Harbour or a pre-owned Duchy, call Sam Davis on 0408 864 111 or send an enquiry.
About the author
Sam Davis is the Director and Lead Broker at Davis Marine Brokerage, Fergusons Marina, Mosman. Brokering on Sydney Harbour for over a decade, he is a NSW State Councillor of the Boating Industry Association and the Australian and New Zealand dealer for Duchy, Hardy and Cockwells SuperYacht Tenders.
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