POWER REVIEW | AXOPAR 37 XC Whole New Ball Game... Story | Andy Adams Set aside your assumptions and expectations for a few minutes while we try to describe the new Axopar 37 XC that made its American debut at the 2020 Miami International Boat Show. This boat represents a whole new ball game in terms of design, performance, seakeeping and functionality. In fact, I'd say it takes a 'clean sheet of paper' approach to boating - it's that different. The Axopar 37 XC was featured in the Mercury Marine demonstration area at the Miami show and there was a long line of people who were keen to get a ride, so our apologies to them. We took the boat over just for Canadian Yachting magazine and with it came more than an hour of Jan-Erik Viitala's time. hiStORy Jan-Erik Viitala is one of the two co-founders and majority shareholders of Axopar. Jan-Erik's title is 'Creative and Innovations Director'. He is Finnish, his English is perfect and his fresh approach to boat design is remarkable. His title seems quite appropriate! deSign The Axopar 37 XC is a radical-looking design but it is a 'form follows function' approach. Jan-Erik's inspiration is to have the safest and best handling boats by capturing many of the design virtues of rigid hull inflatables. But he asked himself the question; how can you build a RIB without the tubes? The answer is that they have put a second chine on the Axopar hull giving secondary lift the way a RIB gets lift from its tubes. As the waves get bigger, the second chine helps to lift and move the balance forward. This is the cabin view looking forward from the entrance to the saloon. Notice the overhead glass and port and starboard side gullwing doors. 20 Can adian Ya cht i ng LayOut First though, let's talk about the actual layout and features because this boat redefines how you might go boating in the future. JUNE 2020