Aboard a new 37ft Ovni built for offshore cruising and exploring
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Ovni 370: how modern hull shape allows a 37ft aluminium centre-boarder to offer spacious ocean-going potential.
Note: the LOA is wrong in the specs at the end. Hull length 11.95m 39ft 2in.
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I just love the fact this is small enough to manage and tough enough to take anywhere you may choose. BTW you did an incredible job putting together a really informative video especially considering you only had a couple of hours with the boat!
Thank you Paul!
We are sailing an Ovni 32 and if one day we safe enough money to upgrade, this boat would be our choice. With just under 12m, it’s a perfect size for shorthanded, comfortable and wallet-friendly sailing. After 30 years, our boat has aged very well, in particular the interior wooden furniture is still in excellent condition, and Alubat is known for quality welding and great after-sale customer care. Last but not least, there is a well organised online community of Ovni owners, ready to help finding solutions to any problems you might encounter. Btw, you did an excellent job with this video, really enjoyed it 👍 Merry Christmas to all!
Thank you. And totally agree, Ovni/Alubat have had a very good name for aluminium centreboarders for decades now
Hi there ! How much can cost a OVNI 450 (estimative price of course) and between that one and a Garcia 45 which one would you choose? Best regards and thanks for your opinion
Is it possible to circum navigate in the omni 32 if not, what is the minimum size omni you would need to circumnavigate?
Awesome thing does away with the stuffy down-in-the-cave feel of more traditional sailboats. Love the separation of head and shower. Really great!
in terms of the dimensions, practicality, sturdiness, comfort and price one of the best I have ever seen. well-done really.
Ovni makes a superb boat. This 37 footer is perfect.
What an absolutely sensible boat. I tire of seeing one-after-another that are built for the racing crowd; no offense intended; when many adore the cruise and care less about speed. Now all I have to do is start life over and setup a special savings account. Modern boats don't really call to me, but this one is almost screaming my name. Not often that you see such superior utilization of the available volume, and the construction makes me think of a seagoing tank that's going to get you back, from way out there. Congratulations to the designers and hope the builders make a marina full.
I too wish I can start life over with dedicated accounts. One for a boat like this.
@@KingLuis1985 Yes, indeed, Mr. Luis, then we would both be Kings in this miserable world. Oh well, . . .
Merci beaucoup :)
@@hrahmou You are welcome, Sir.
Thanks a lot for your nice and detailed comment !
J'ai toujours été un admirateur des ovnis et ce nouveau 37 est tout simplement génial... J'irai aussi bien étudier la fiche technique. Félicitations au chantier naval et à vous qui l'avez examiné. Merci!
Love it! One of the most exciting boats over the last couple of years! 😍
solid small expedition boat with clever details and a good price. well done!
This looks intended for real cruising, i like the concept
Ive been critical of YW for presenting boats for only suitable for millionaires, this is a very welcome review so I just have to credit YW
this boat s fantastic, the interior volume is more reminiscent of 40ft+ boats,
my own Pearson 365 while very near this length offers nothing like this accommodation at the same price to dock
The most sensible design I've seen so far in an accessable price range!
At around 320.000€ is not a cheap boat either....
Vielen Dank für die tolle Präsentation - wundervolle Yacht 😃👍
Very sensible, practical design that seems to have a lot of space and storage. Should be a good cruiser.
This speaks to me... Stunning design. Thanks for posting.
What a brilliant design, love it all that within 37 feet.
At first glance if you don't mind the tip of the bow and Stern she reminds me of an old Chris Craft motor yacht. The height of the cabin really makes a nice salon. This boat is a heck of a bargain and plenty for 2 or 3 to be comfortable.
I just love practical cruising yachts like the Ovni’s!
I like the eye level concept of the Sirius yachts much better. If only they were built in aluminium.
That pilot's berth in the starboard saloon is a chef's kiss. I also love that there isn't 15k of electronics hanging off the helm binnacles to go bad after 2 sailing seasons. Great boat and really well thought out - reminds me a bit of Sirius, which are marvelous yachts.
Great tour, clever boat, thanks
It is telling that this day and age a well placed handrail to get onto the foredeck is worth spending 20 seconds on. I suppose one can be (somewhat) hopeful that sailing does not succumb to getting drunk on a dock in the marina. It is good that some boatbuilders still make sailboats, not party platforms.
It costs extra
Thanks Toby. Super choice of boats you are presenting to us.. please keep going on!
Amazing boat for its size and price point, well done..
Built like a tank. This is a sailing machine that will hold its value well.
Wow this is awesome, most interesting one ive seen so far on Yachtworld
Very very good design... very good review👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you!
I've watched this atleast 100 times.
😳
Boat breaths practicality. And fun to sail!
Stunning yacht. Very well put together. Would like to see more hand holds through the vessel especially on deck forward.
You really don't need to be there, when the boat is sailing. Also if you are sailing, you would have a harness on. Have a nice day
Interesting set up.
I'm impressed with the exterior design and the unpainted aluminum hull, internally some improvements are needed but for a first vessel I quite like it, small, efficient and robust.
Sure does look a lot like a Garcia yachts exploration 45 design
Looks like a very promising design. Advertised as a 37' boat, though it is really 39' and yet the specs on this video show it as 54.75' boat, which has to be a typo. That bowsprit is no more than 4', if that (though very sturdy looking). The aft swim platform may add another 3' or maybe a meter - if that...
So this could be very similar to a Garcia 45'. I like the variable keel design, though it appears the twin rudders have no skeg ... though I am sure that could be a bit tricky - depending on the steering setup - it would seem even the twin rudders are the Achilles heelof this boat.
The simple head and separate shower/locker room is a great idea too... and the technical area/pilot birth (maybe - though having to go through he head maybe makes it not a pilot birth.
Looks like a very versatile 39' boat!
@@drx1xym154 the twin rudders of the Ovnis are very robust, they are even made to stand the boat on them when you fall dry
@@drx1xym154 Very astute observations. I like attention to numbers. The Achilles heel may not be as bad as you think. If you loose a rudder, you always use the other one. Try that if an Orca bites a mono spade rudder off. We have two and can beach our boat standing on them. I also sail on boats with one rudder, and most of the time you would not be able to tell the difference. Unless you try reversing with the board up.
@@thegoodwood.71 It's half the boat of a Garcia, at half the price. I know which one I'd buy!
Still a number of years out from long term cruising but this one defiantly is on the short list!
Great layout. I might have gone for two wet heads rather than separate head and shower. Very cool.
I like the separate head and shower very much. For a cruising couple, this makes a lot of sense since the two functions are very different.
Great job! Very interesting mix of the best features. Great video, thank you :)
Hey it's a mini Garcia Exploration 😍
she is a sweet little number toby.merry xmas to all the yachting world team and a happy and healthy newyear.;)
Many thanks Stephen - and wishing the same to you!
The looks remind me of an old pt boat. The fact you can sail it, brilliant.
Terrific video. I really enjoy them. Being a bit of an old busy body and old photographer for a minute.....
For shots through glass like the down the keel compartment, get a piece of black cloth probably 2m x 2m would work. If you use rip stop nylon it would be super compact and lightweight ( You would need to hem the edges.) Then you just drape it over your head, maybe tape down a corner or two. I think you'd be surprised how quick, easy and useful it would be. (I've done this for many years as a photographer. In a pinch just about anything will work.) If you have some kind of a collapsible pole and can sew a slot along one edge you can have someone hold it up. Make the slot fit a boat hook - there'll always be one of those onboard. (Or just tape the fabric to the ceiling) for shots out of the portholes. (I always have a slit in the center of my panels that I'd poke the lens through, then I and my camera won't reflect- at worst will just be a small dark circle of the lens. I keep the slit from hanging open with just a piece of gaffer tape. (What's the difference between gaffer tape and duct tape? It won't pull off the paint if you stick it to a wall. To carry small amounts I just roll it around a pen or marker that I'd carry anyway. You'll never need more than about 2-4' on a boat inspection.) They also make 'pop-up' panels (like auto windscreen shades), reflective on one side and black on the other. I've had reflectors like this but never a black one. Unless you need a reflector (fill light - not really needed with digital) Personally I'd go with just a piece of black rip-stop.
All of the comments saying how much this is just like a scaled-down Garcia 45 or just pretty ignorant. Garcia 45 is just a scaled-up ovni.
It's true. This design is a natural evolution for Alubat. The hull shape and layout have MUCH less to do with Garcia then where modern yacht design is going in general. The short sightedness of and general ignorance of commenters on youtube should not be a surprise; it's the rule. Most of the Garcia fanboys had never even heard of Ovni/Alubat until this video and have not a clue of the history or innovation of the brand.
When you can't decide between a Sirius 40 and a Sitius 35 you should choose the Ovni 37.
buy 40 doter
That would be my boat, if it was available in Brazil (and I had the $). Flawless!
¡Tremendo barco! ❤
EPIC! Please review the Sirius 40DS to see a most practical, creative yacht. Be happy, be safe
I spoke to a Swiss gentleman in Kirkwall who had a new Sirius. My friend has lusted after one and intends to buy one on his retirement. The guy asked me for his phone number so he could dissuade my friend. He told me he had so many issues since buying her new several months earlier. It appears it doesn’t matter how much you spend on a new boat you will have problems, even expensive ones like the Sirius
buy it
Clean design. I may of opted for a few handrails, just in case things got choppy.
It sure is interesting. I'd like to hear anyone's more experienced opinions on the (apparent) tradeoff of the flat bottom vertical side hull shape and the uncomfortable pounding that comes with that in choppy conditions or the 2 -4 meter seas as found week after week in trade winds. I've found in my limited experience that maintaining a 15 - 25 degree heel reduced the pounding because the angled edge of the hull is entering the water, not the flat bottom (That was a Hanse 505 - terrible pounding). But of course with the heel comes another set of discomforts. So with my slight knowledge, flat bottom and ocean cruiser don't mix well. Or are there aspects of this Ovni's hull design that reduce this issue?
Alubat pounds, I think
I would think those very hard chines would allow you to really use the power of the rig to lean into heavy seas with a strong heel. We used to have a small racing snipe and it always made you feel confident with the hard chines on it in heavy winds that you could lean into a heel that would make you think you'd broach it but it never did.
Wow. Looks a lot like the layout of a certain Warrior 38 documented here on TH-cam.
A quite spiffy Warrior 38!
a bit to late for a Christmas present - but it would have made the perfect one! love all about this new Ovni a pure Alubat :)
Never heard Ovni - thanks.
stow age the reason I love this dude
It might only be speedier than a floating bathtub, but it is fit for the purpose. Cruising in a safe one. Thanks for the review!
Imagine using space this way in a 57FT boat... It could have 5 rooms... office, steam room, etc. lol... Beautiful use of space!!! Very smart.
Many thanks! Offshore single handed old old sailor, I love the interior layout, it's perfect to my taste & experience, but I'm not a fan of chine sailboats... Give me the same layout in a round-bottom hull ... thanks😄😄😄
The design reminds me of Sirius yachts.
at 06.33 "..designed to go ocean cruising, even at this size". Love that comment. Robin Knox-Johnston won the first solo round the world yacht race in a 32ft family weekender.
Incredible boat, love the design, and the pricetag is hard to believe in today's world, this time meant as positive: a base price of 280k Euro, even though is a roomy 38 feet monohul, but build in highgrade marine aluminum, mind you, that is a very good deal!
Beautifull boat, and I love the overall design, but I am really unsure about everything beeing controlled by an Ipad regarding lighting, I still prefer having buttons as it is much easier to fix when it will fail, it is just a question about time. based on landbased experience Smart lighting systems do bring a lot of challenges. but overall it is a very well designed boat!
Hi Henrik ! The iPad is an option ; a quite practical one if you ask me, as you can control everything from the steering wheel if you wanted to, and also from miles away on your phone (so you could check the mooring, the engine, if someone got in, start up the heating in advance, etc...). But of course you can still have a fully traditional system. Also, with the Power Rail system (the iPad), everything is redundant : you get an emergency re-wire system under the seat of the chart table, and a more traditional electric board with switches at the chart table.
@@ninakarlseder9677 - good to know, thx for the info!
Interesting concept. I'm a little confused by the loa listed at the end of the video, 16.67 m / 54 ft 8 in
Very nice, clean , enjoy nice holidays
So... what IS the hull shape? Multiple options? Twin keels? Interesting boat with new ideas for interior design... I especially like the deck-salon feature with lots of light and outward views! Thanks for the video. EDIT: daggerboard shoal keel... I think it would be cool with twin keels... the aluminum hull would be very durable for beaching or anchoring in shallow water.
That beam makes it very comfortable…
Love it!
nice one, would be my dream boat to become a nomad
Really nice boat and good value. Not sure the step down next to cooker is a good idea mind 🤔
Tolles Schiff/Konzept. Ist für mich ganz oben auf der Liste. Was mich noch etwas mehr interessieren würde sind die "Amwind" Eigenschaften. Ich persönlich würde es mit ganz einfachen Schaltern haben wollen. Die Ipad Lösung passt hier nicht so. Aber ich denke das kann man individuell gestalten. Ich spare...
Gorgeous.
Don’t understand the dual aft steering stations. Why not a single forward under a hard dodger ala the latest Amel designs? Love the concept of this boat!
Same, why keeping those "pseudo race" design even vendee-globe guys don't use for 15 years. We are exposed to elements.
I've been through a F7 sea in 2029 in a Dufour aft steering like all the production, and it was a nightmare.
The sprayhood protects quite nothing. Perhaps just a small steering wheel under the hood could do the job, like in the old beneteau Evasion
I suppose it depends on the use case, but for a cruiser, I think you're right that better protection would be better.
Alternatively many cruisers actually steer from inside the cabin with autopilot if the weather gets bad enough. If so, the aft helms may simply not get used during bad conditions.
One tiller with the extendable arm would be perfect. Takes up less space, is mechanically less complicated, and provides better steering using less energy, and I am sure is a lot less expensive to install. Once out of the harbor most people are going to autopilot anyways. Big fan of the hard dodger too with auto pilot steering.
Very nice yacht!!! Looks very strong!! Even her design underlines it!
Her bow looks like of 19th century warship)
She has very interesting and well-designed interior and exterior. Would add more round corners in interior design, more user-friendly for cases of contact. Also would add some cover or door or hatch to entrance from store room to steering compartment, to avoid any unexpected "visit" of a spare equipment to steering room. Also, one more question - are the hatches/doors of extreme stern lockers, where gas cylinders located, strong enough to meet chasing waves?
When i see most modern 35-45' boats I usually think "wow they got a lot of boat in there." But when I see boats 55-60' I'm left thinking "...thats it?"
Clever little 37 sailboat... No non sense layout and functionality. If only they provided with more helms protection for cold wet conditions. ☝️😎
This video shows you can live large on a $1200 per month Social Security income ... Well done ... please show us more ...
Great value
Verry nice ⛵ love it
I love the boat. When it says exploring on the video name, how do people sail these boats in very cold weather?
For that reason, I tend to look at pilothouse boats even though I admire this company's boats a lot.
Very tempting design, not many alternatives really
The LOA is 54', that's a substantial increase over the whole length of 39 some odd feet.
the specifications are incorrect
Le top 👍⛵🤩
Twin spade rudders are not what I would consider "robust". I understand that the wide beam aft is the new hotness, and twin rudders are almost a prerequisite for such a design, but they sacrifice a lot of durability.
Unfortunately, with this design, the twin rudders aren't protected from impact by the keel. Although, I have read that modern twin rudders are designed to work independently in the case one gets disabled or ripped off.
I suppose if they both get disabled you arent any worse off than if you had one disabled rudder. Having two of anything is good for redundancy but I think it balances out if you have to put your two rudders in a more vulnerable position.
All compromises I suppose
One of the other comments mentioned the rudders being very sturdy and that the boat can stand on them.
@@LoanwordEggcorn Standing on them, and running into a rock at 6 knots are not comparable. One introduces a compression load at a gradual rate (as the tide is going out), the other introduces a transitory spike load in shear.
@@operator0 Agree. Nonetheless they may be stronger than some other rudder types.
280K Eurps base price is great, what is the out the door price for this particular boat ?
I'm very interested in that galley saloon layout, the weird table in the middle of the cockpit I'm thinking I could live without same for helm it is too far aft,but other than that simple stuff it's a brilliant boat, kind of setup like a catamaran
LOVE THIS. Only thing I noticed that I would be concerned about is the winch drums seem a little on the small side for a blue water boat. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
Hallo, erst einmal danke für den tollen Einblick in dieses tolle Konzept.
Ist eine schöne Yacht mit paar tollen und nicht so tollen Dingen. Für eine solche Yacht sind mir zu viele Ecken und Kanten verbaut und die Verletzungsgefahr bei schwerem Wetter ist zu hoch. Ob Pentry oder vorne in der Vorschiffkabine. Aber so wie ich es verstanden habe ist es wohl ein Prototyp und wenn man einige Kinderkrankheiten noch beseitigt ist es, vor allem für den Preis echt ein unschlagbares tolles Schiff. Wenn es dazu noch verschiedene Kiele angeboten gibt dann ist es fast Perfekt.
Hallo Sven ! If you agree, I'll go ahead in English, as my German is very much conversational and I need to improve my technical vocabulary. As you said, this is the prototype and she needs some improvements,, but there are two versions of interior fittings, meaning the more traditional one would maybe fit your likings if you find this one to have too many corners. As for the different keels, the lifting keel (allowing the ship to safely land on sand and to go cruising in very shallow waters) is a big part of the Ovni range's DNA, so that won't be an option.
@@ninakarlseder9677
Hi Thank you for the quick and great answer. it's a great boat. as is so often the case, there is always something to improve. this keel takes getting used to but plausible. thank you again and good luck for the future lg
Of course OVNI are famous for their somewhat confusing numbering of their boats, this one is in fact 11.95m according to their website, ie over 41 feet overall, waterline length of 11.4m still over 37 feet! Having owned a 385 I count myself lucky to have enjoyed sailing such a great, solidly built centreboard boat.
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Out of curiosity, what washer/dryer did you have in mind to fit the wet locker storage in the shower area?
Daewoo CV801 mini 3 KG
@@hrahmou I figured so, awesome little unit. I was kind of hoping you'd mention one I haven't heard of yet, the market is a little thin for very small washer dryer units. Thanks for the response!
@@PheelTheJoy Avec plaisir / You're welcome :)
Splendide makes a small washer/dryer as well
The landrover of the sea continues to be so. But with possibly more reliability than a landrover.
The Wharram cats have been dubbed with this description, and are a tenth the price of an Ovni!
my favourite boat tour yours is still the swan 48.
buy that bóàt
I would like to add a comment regarding the perceived interior space modern sailboats have over older boats. While it is true modern boat shape affords greater volume. Many modern boats especially production ones have lots of interior space to the detrement of storage space. We have previously owned a Jeanneau 54DS with swathes of living space, but with a quarter of the storage space of our IP 420. Very important if you want to spend time away from inhabited coastal areas.
This particular boat seemed to have very much storage space very easily accessible. Agree?
Has a retro look to it
Shades of the Garcia 45 Exploration
So the Exploration 37 is a shade of wich one ?
Sure...but Ovni have been at this a long time. Garcia learned from Ovni too.
A little confused, are the specs for a 370 or 379, and is it really 16.67m LOA?
Hi Toby, great to see an Alubat reviewed by YW! I wrote to you many years ago to suggest you review the Cigale 16, you replied positively but wanted to do it when you could do a full look at a wide range of aluminium boats - well, I think more recently you have been including a lot more aluminium which is brilliant - so how about the Cigale next?? How about - Cigale, then OvniCat, then ExploCat - and maybe a dutch alu one to complete the set?! Certainly a piece on the environmental benefits of Alu vs GRP would be super-interesting? Happy Xmas to all at YW, cheers.
Thanks. Still waiting for my Cigale ride, but there is a new one in build, so maybe next year! The Explocat my colleague did a full report on in the mag, but no video alas. We've also done Boreal and Bestaevers in the mag too. Happy xmas to you too!
Aluminum is much more environmentally friendly than plastic composites. Highly recyclable and corrosion resistant too.
@@LoanwordEggcorn As long as you avoid electrolysis.
@@Toob41 Yes, for dissimilar metals in the same boat. But the Aluminum itself tends to form a passivation layer by itself, which helps it resist corrosion.
Thanks for the video. Would there be a corrosion risk given the steel anchor is in contact w/ the aluminum on the locker? I wonder how Alubat isolates the connection points between the different metal parts (davits, rail posts, etc) and the aluminum hull.
the "steel" anchor is likely a marine grade stainless ... unless I missed something. Sometimes the OEM will put in an OK anchor depending. At around $300K USD, this is not an inexpensive boat, though she looks tough and well put together.
There is likely some corrosion resistance in the aluminum as well - or it could have a strong epoxy coat (several probably) to help with corrosion, though AL is fairly corrosion resistant, I forget how it handles ocean salt/water/weather over time.
My guess is a cheap anchor would be galvanized steel, which may not last very long - depending on how often you are on the hook or anchor. Heavy anchors are great - some designs are better and setting or resetting and may handle different terrain better or worse...
Good questions. Galvanic corrosion can be a big issue on metal boats!
@@drx1xym154 Thanks for the reply. Happy 2022!
@@drx1xym154 Aluminum alone won't corrode much, but Aluminum plus any other metal that has different galvanic potential in seawater (including stainless steel) will corrode. However Aluminum boat builders like Alubat have tons of experience working with these materials and should have corrosion protection systems engineered in and a maintenance schedule for it.
I'm seeing a lot of Garcia exploration 45' here, nice size boat and a good heritage, I can't help thinking Garcia can't be that happy.
Same builder, different class (like Audi and Volkswagen)
@@koborkutya7338 I'm sorry but no, not the same builder :) Some of the architects who worked on this Ovni 370 worked for Garcia though.
@@ninakarlseder9677 You are right I mixed Alubat with the Allures who share location and tooling with Garcia as far as I know
Alubat have building boats like this for longer than Garcia. A lot of the design that they have incorporated into this model have been incorporated into all kinds of boats not just the Garcia. It's just how new boats of this type look. Some of these features on this boat they have been doing for longer than Garcia.
Looks like a Garcia, anyway, amazing yacht.
Thanks
Гарсия в гробу перевернулась, посмотрев этот ролик. )))
Ovni/alubat have been doing it longer.
@@smaarmy yeah, that's why I didn't expect it like this, but with Ovni style
@@Zato76 this is ovni style.
Nice 👌
Better start buying those lotto tickets again!
VALUE, I want one!
I wonder what the headroom in different areas of the boat is??
Why two unprotected rudders ? Why would any ocean going boat, or a high latitude boat have exposed rudders?
To each their own.