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NAUTICA MAGAZINE
NAVIGATION TEST

Article selected from thousand boat trials performed by Nautica in nearly 50 years

Navigation trials

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Text and photographs by Roberto Moneda

COLOMBO - ROMANCE 32

Colombo Romance 32

The Romance 32's sea trail has been performed in excellent weather conditions where this beautiful classic-styled boat, built by the Italy based Giacomo Colombo yard, has been admired in all her elegance. Designed to satisfy the demanding customer who appreciate quality craftsmanship, seakeepness and time-proofed lines, the boat feature accurate finishing throughout.

The superb mahogany deck and the innovative hydraulically-actuated cockpit awning (just like on luxury convertible car) are only two examples of this philosophy, and the same high quality construction criteria is found below deck. Here the Romance 32 offer a comfortable cabin with a spacious bed to the fore end, a living area with settee, refrigerator and lockers and a separated bathroom with standing head-room.

The particular construction technique which combine fiberglass and wood has been used by the yard, on some units of its production range, since 1972 and surely is the perfect choice for the Romance 32. The deck, stern and hull side planking are entirely built from mahogany wood, while structures (longitudinal girders and frames) are in fiberglass together with the hull bottom. The result is a low maintenance boat also thanks to the particular epoxy resin finishing applied on all wooden parts. The test has show the true elegant spirit of this boat, emphasized, if possible, by the unexpected presence on board of Enrica, the beautiful girl who is the thirteen most beautiful girl in Italy as stated by the last Miss Italy beauty contest, who has perfectly construed the first lady role on a first class boat: not by chance the tested 32 Romance has been suitably christened "Sophisticated Lady".

TECHNICAL DATA

Yard: Cantiere Nautico Giacomo Colombo & C, Via dei Cipressi, 8; 22017 Menaggio (Como, Italy) - tel. +39-0344-32176, fax +39-0344-32304
Project by: Giacomo Colombo
LOA: 10.05 mt
Max. beam: 3.05 mt
Full load displacement: 4.1 tons
Max. passengers capacity: 10 persons
Engines: 2x330 hp Mercury
Total installed power: 660 hp
Transmission: shaft line
Engines weight (reduction gear included): 2x395 kg
Top speed (declared): 40 knots
Cruise speed: 27 knots
Fuel capacity: 450 liters
Fresh water capacity: 150 liters
Berths: 2 in one cabin
Tested boat price: 395.000.000 lit. (VAT not included)

TRIAL RESULTS

SEA AND WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TRIAL TIME
wind: -
sea state: calm

OBSERVED PERFORMANCES
Planning time: 8.5 seconds
Top speed: 39.5 knots at 4200 rpm
Cruise speed: 27 knots at 3000 rpm

COMFORT AND FUNCTIONALLY EVALUATION

Construction material and detailing: hull bottom: reinforced fiberglass; hull side: mahogany planking with epoxy resin finishing and fiberglass girders; deck: mahogany.
Lockers number and place: one underneath the cockpit sole, several below deck.
Deck and cockpit: cockpit: well protected with pilot and co-pilot seats and aft three-persons sofa, central access door to the cabin, two tables, integral swimming platform with teak planking, shower and fully hidden ladder; fore deck: central stainless steel cleat, stainless steel anchor pulpit, stainless steel longitudinal fender.
Interiors: with acceptable head-room and excellent joiner work, it include: a small living area to the port side, forward double bed, separated bathroom with: stainless steel sink, shelf and fully hidden w.c. to the starboard side.
Steering station: placed to the starboard side amidship, with adjustable pilot seat, features an elegant dashboard with wooden wheel; the complete instruments set ensure an always clear reading, excellent visibility in all conditions; the windshield offer good shelter.
Standard equipment: every unit is full optional. Features include: the hydraulically-actuated cockpit awning, the swimming ladder, the telephone style swimming platform shower, the stereo system, the fully hidden cabinrefrigerator.