SANDWICH TECHNOLOGY

XPCamper The First Sandwich Composite ‘Pop-Up’ Camper

After seven years of development, San Francisco-based XPCamper has launched the world’s first ‘pop-up’ camper that features a monocoque sandwich composite body.

Th e jury comprised journalists represent ingeleven of Europe’s leading yachting magazines,each of which had carried out a detailedtesting program covering all of the nominated yachts.Th e journalists were unanimous in their praise of the 372. Yachting World for examples aid, "Pleasurable and easy to sail, this performance-tweaked coastal cruiser still retains that superior level of build and fi tout and boasts a well-proportioned interior. Nimble, quick and easy to tack, she provides excellent cockpit comfort for both the crewand the helm, and is simple for a couple tomanage. A quality boat that provides fast yetcomfortable push-button sailing."

Another magazine, Yächt (Germany) said,"Th rough decades of persistence Hallberg-Rassy has become one of the most valuableand cherished trademarks in internationalboatbuilding. Th e Hallberg-Rassy 372 stilllooks much like her older siblings, but itadds one more thing to the quality, safetyand style the yard is famous for: surprisingperformance. A joy to steer she is the perfectepitome of luxury – over-achieving yourexpectations. And doing so without makingmuch fuss about it."Hallberg-Rassy AB can trace back itsboatbuilding roots to 1943 when HarryHallberg opened his own yard at Kungsvikenon the island of Orust in Sweden. Today the

HallbergRassy 372 Hallberg-Rassy's new 37 foot cruiser. For the Full report see the April 2009 issue of Yachting Monthly