Why are Powercats taking over the motor yacht market? | Boat Nuts Ep.6 | Motor Boat & Yachting // TRAIN BRAIN

Why are Powercats taking over the motor yacht market? | Boat Nuts Ep.6 | Motor Boat & Yachting

In this 6th episode of the Boat Nuts Podcast, Alex Smith and Hugo Andreae discuss the impressive new Windy SR40 and talk the importance of Sunscreen - and which are the best to choose.
They also take on the big issue of the day, why are so many big companies pivoting to produce powercats?
Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
02:37 – Windy SR40
23:00 – Sunscreen
36:26 – The rise of the powercat
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