Azimut, Benetti, Ferretti, Princess, and Sunseeker all regularly specify Williams Jet Tenders craft as standard offerings in their tender garages. Plenty of owners of all different yachts choose them, too, for their waterjet propulsion and resulting good maneuverability. The company’s newest models, the Sportjet 345 and 395, are for owners whose yachts have limited space, yet who still want to pursue wet and wild watersports or poke around shorelines while cruising.
Measuring 11’3” (3.45 meters), the Sportjet 345 is for five passengers. The 12’10” (3.95-meter) Sportjet 395 is for six. Otherwise they share the same specs: a beam of 5’7” (1.75 meters), and a 90-hp BRP Rotax Ace 903 engine. They also each put the helm front and center, to free up space aft for you and your friends. In fact, both the Sportjet 345 and 395 can carry more passengers than the same-size models in Williams’ Turbojet range.
“Our ambition with the latest additions to our range was to create a boat that wasn’t just a functional load carrier, but enhances the yacht-ownership experience on every level,” explains Matthew Hornsby, the company’s sales director. For instance, if you’ve ever tried boarding a tender from your yacht’s swim platform, you realize it can be awkward. Both the Sportjet 345 and 395 solve the issue via an optional removable boarding pole, standing chest height. When the tenders are zipping along, guests in the rear-facing seats aft of the helm can brace their feet against a flip-up footrest. It doubles as a wake deflector, too.
The Sportjet 345 and 395 further let you add a sound system to support the soundtrack to your shoreline fact-finding missions or wakeboarding excursions.
Look for the two new models to debut at next week’s Cannes Yachting Festival. You can take them out for a spin, too.
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