Mayor of Falmouth Cllr Eva with Dave Cockwell and the latest Duchy 35 - Photo Credit William Bright A FILM about Falmouth’s diverse and innovative marine industry during the G7 Summit – inspired a recent visit by the mayor to boatbuilder Cockwells. Falmouth mayor Steve Eva went to the classic boatbuilder s base in Mylor Bridge following the screening of the film called Blue and Green Technologies Leading Cornwall’s Coastal Revolution. The mayor, accompanied by town clerk, Mark Williams, was taken on a tour of the purpose-built, HQ at the top of Mylor Creek. Cockwells design and build high quality, advanced engineered craft and compete at the very highest level both in the UK and across the world.
Cockwells has launched the first of its new generation Hardys after buying the brand last year. And it’s a diesel-electric hybrid version of the Hardy 42.
The hunt begins
The Seattle show was our first experience evaluating motor boats. We quickly realised that most of the boats that looked promising online would not work for us. There were three main problems:
Saloon layout: We would be spending most of our time in the saloon at the marina. We needed a saloon where we could be comfortable for hours on end, and where we could enjoy the view and entertain friends. Yet most of the saloons we saw felt sunken with humungous helm seats towering over them, and a table that would be good for a meal but not for relaxing for extended periods of time. We realised there were two aspects of the saloon that were crucial for us: opposing seating and a raised lounging area.