Experience Report SR25+23 -Yachtline- Croatia / Italy

23 Yachtline

In the summer of 2016 we were on vacation with our Bayliner on the beautiful island of Rab in Croatia. It was there that we first heard about Öchsner-boote GmbH & Co. KG. In September 2016, we visited the Öchsner-Boote booth at Interboot and took a closer look at the 23 Yachtline. After a short evaluation, we decided on this model from the Yachtline series on Lake Constance.

The waiting time began until we finally took delivery of our new boat.
On May 12, 2017, the time had finally come and we welcomed our new baby into the world 🙂 After a super friendly briefing by Mr. Küffner, we moved on to the practical part with Mr. Öchsner. In the best weather conditions, we started our training trip for our boat, which we named “LIVE”. Mr. Florian Öchsner was by our side with words and deeds and explained everything to us perfectly.

It was time to move away from the boats, things were being packed and moved to Croatia.
A day later we drove to Malinska-Dubašnica, the starting point of our 2 1/2 week round trip to the island of Krk and our life on board.

Travel route: Malinska-Dubašnica -> Krk -> Rab -> Novalja -> Novalja -> Zadar -> Murter -> Sibenik -> Skradin -> Murter -> Kornati -> Sali -> Premuda -> Mali Lośinj -> Cres -> Malinska- Dubašnica

We had all weather conditions, from mirrorless lake to heavy rain and bora, but our “LIVE” mastered every wave with ease. Most importantly because of the unique WIDE-BEAM hull which provides a lot of lateral stability and smoothness. In September 2017 we started our second annual vacation and went back to Croatia to the island of Rab, This time we had planned only a few day trips and short excursions, we visited Mali Lośinj, Cres, Krk, Novalij etc. Countless hours of sunshine in our comfortable Sunbathing area.

SR25 Yachtline

When we brought our 23 YACHTLINE to customer service in October 25, we took this opportunity to take a closer look at the brand new SR23 Yachtline. We really liked the technology, the better comfort, the many small details, the glass cockpit, the “mandatory meter more”, the great swim platform or the super hood and of course the 40HP more power. And finally we swapped boats ;).

The anticipation increased …
On May 5, 2018 the time came and we were able to take delivery of the new SR25 -Yachtline- in the best weather and sunshine. After a casual chat we went for a test drive on Main – 1000 more people thanks to the whole team!

Four days later we set off for Bella Italia, Marina Punta Gabbiani. The boat can be transported without any problems with the SR25 trailer. During our 2 1/2 week vacation we made many trips with the new “VIVIAN”, for example Trieste – Venice – Grado – Precenicco – Muggia – Piran or Umag. Thanks to the numerous stowage options, a comfortable life on board with two people was no problem. Above all, the padded lying area in the bow can be used for countless hours of sunshine. The large bathing platform with integrated water seat provided for cooling. But the practical awning also provides shade when the temperature is too hot. This wonderful vacation with our new boat also ended at some point.

We are now looking forward to sailing again. Many thanks to the entire Öchsner team for the excellent advice and support.

Many greetings P. & DE