Moody debut
Windcraft will present the first Moody DS48 to arrive in the Asia-Pacific at the 2025 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show, 22 to 25 May.
05 May 2025
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The Moody DS (deck saloon) 48 embodies the captivating heritage of British seafaring while simultaneously setting new standards for modern luxury.
This voluminous deck saloon yacht combining distinctive style with catamaran-like spatial features has been making a big impression wherever it has been exhibited and it will be one of the sailing stars of the show.
The Moody DS48 presented at the show is a three cabin three-bathroom model with the protected cockpit, expansive saloon views, and luxurious touches Moody is renowned for. This DS48 also boasts a second internal helm with engine controls to escape, when required, the vagaries of the weather.
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The Moody DS48 was unveiled at last year’s boot Düsseldorf. The latest Bill Dixon Moody design is berthed at Windcraft’s Bayview head office, as a squad of trades quietly and efficiently go about working-up the DS 48’s systems and installing the extras from the factory.
Moody’s high freeboard is accentuated by solid raised bulwarks and stainless-steel life rails that run from stem to stern. The DS48’s topsides look higher than the Hanse 510’s, that itself requires a three-step boarding arrangement to get to the gunwale.
As Yachting Monthly’s Theo Stocker noted in his review: “High topsides, muscular bow sections and a formidable deck house make the Moody DS48 an imposing sight, even standing alongside her on the pontoon. Point her bows towards the open sea, set all 165-square-metres of her canvas and with 21 tonnes of boat in full motion, she becomes even more formidable.
“Most boats these days aim to be lighter, faster and more open, but that doesn’t necessarily result in better seaboats or more comfortable passage-making. Not the Moody DS48, however. From the moment you scale her boarding ladder (there are steps which fold out from the solid guardrails to help surmount her deep bulwarks), and set foot on her recessed sidedecks, this is a boat that you are in, rather than on.”
Read the full review here.
Also on show at SCIBS 2025, the Hanse 460 which is a big volume family cruiser and a step up in performance and accommodations among production boats in its class.
The Windcraft Team will be on-hand for personal tours of each boat, and to discuss any model from Dehler, Solaris, Contest and Privilège sailing ranges.
The Windcraft Stand will be located on F Arm on the Marina.
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