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You can’t go past Vintage French

Harmony Yachts arrive with Elegance

The new Harmony 42 Elegance will be launched at the Sydney Boat Show, importers B & H Marine is exclusive Australian distributor for this exciting new range of French yachts.

The Harmony 42 is a spectacular boat in the range, it sets the benchmark in terms of comfort, performance and ease of handling. She is recognized as a true cruiser racer in the over 42ft league.

The new Harmony 42 Elegance is set to take its place as the most competitively priced European production yacht in the Australian market today.

Designed with style, spaciousness and comfort, Harmony Yachts has combined these highly desirable features with excellent sailing performance at an affordable price.

The interior is refreshingly bright, modern and classically styled with cherry blond joinery, elegant upholstery and the use of modern finishes such as Corian on countertops. The over sized 200 ltr fridge is standard on all models in the range from 31’-52’. A long with a range of other luxuries you would expect from France, making it perfect for weekend or longer cruising.

The Poncin Groups objective was to develop a ‘smart cruiser’, with refined lines, spacious interior and a fast hull on all points of sale, but with easy handling and great cruising capabilities.

The small overlap genoa, lazy jack main and asymmetrical spinnaker ensure that the yacht is easily handled by the family, for charter cruising and short handed racing.

Wide deck walkways make this yacht great for family cruising, with the genoa tracks on the coach roof and shrouds attached to the chain plates on the toe rail. There is a safe fully enclosed cockpit to ensure the safety of the crew, family and especially small children can enjoy safe sailing.

However, to get the performance right, the yacht combines moderate displacement with a refined hull, long waterline length, deep keel and high sail displacement ratio for performance and handling. This results in a competitive well balanced boat for both family cruising and racing.

Steve Hobbs, Director of B & H Marine says “ Olivier Poncin who heads up Harmony in France has over 20 years’ experience in producing some stunning performance cruisers and luxury catamarans. His commitment to the Harmony range in providing a competitively priced luxury cruiser has been proven, as the range has gained huge popularity in both the charter and private market throughout Europe, the Mediterranean and Caribbean.”

“The Harmony range brings a refreshing combination of European quality and performance at a very affordable price.”

To find out more contact Harmony yachts on: 02 9997 24 22 or contact us

PHS wins for Harmony 42

‘Kick Back’, in the altered Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Race

In its first serious ocean race in Australia the Harmony 42 ‘Kick Back’ exceeded all expectations by winning the PHS Division 2 and overall PHS Division in the altered 2008 Pittwater to Coffs race.

The Harmony range of yachts was launched into Australia at the Sydney International Boat Show in August ‘07 and the Harmony 42 is considered to be a true cruiser racer. The yacht is designed to perform well offshore in heavy seas and the strong winds encountered around the Australian coast. Combining this true offshore capability with a luxurious interior makes a yacht, which is equally suited to local cruising as it is longer offshore passages.

Steve Hobbs, skipper and director of B&H Marine, importers for the Harmony range has been working hard with his crew to prepare the boat for its first category 2 race.

Steve said, “I have done the Coffs races a few times before, but this is the first time as skipper. We are absolutely ecstatic to get this result, it has made all the hard work put in by the whole crew really worth while.”

The Harmony 42, ‘Kick Back’ got off to a good start with tactician, Cliff Cunningham, director of The Cruising Club and dealer for Harmony making some good calls as they sailed into the night.

At the midnight sked ‘Kick Back’ was down to 2.5 knots as the wind dropped, Steve said, “ it was a very frustrating evening, we were tacking into a large swell and we only had around 6 knots of wind, the Harmony is an offshore boat and likes a good breeze to get her going. We won the return leg of the RMYC Port Stephens race back in October, where we saw 40-50 knots on the way back, that’s where she really comes into her own.”

As ‘Kick Back’ rounded Boondelbah Island off Port Stephens, it was clear that the Harmony had picked up more places than the crew thought overnight and spirits lifted. The breeze grew to around 20 knots apparent and with cracked sheets, the crew saw a steady 10 knots and occasional 13-14s on the log. It was just the sort of conditions that the Harmony likes and she set a number of competitors in her sights and steadily overhauled them on the day’s fetch back to Botany Bay.

With asymmetric set to get them into the Botany mark, Kick Back had a close rounding but short tacked and pointed higher than the many competitor boats. With navigator, Don Parker’s local knowledge they sailed tightly out of the bay and managed to clear the point well ahead, making for clear air to hoist the asymmetric.

Sailing at 90 deg apparent up the coast towards Barrenjoey, Kick Back was pulling some good numbers when suddenly a squall hit off of Palm Beach and the boat shot off to hit a high of 15.9 knots. Steve said, “ We’ve had the Harmony up to 14.4 knots earlier in the day and thought that logistics manager and crew member, Ray Seggie was going to keep the record for the

highest speed seen over the race, but this time she shot up onto the plane and rocketed forward at 15.9 knots overhauling two close boats in a matter of minutes as we came up onto the finish line.”

The Harmony 42 is a fast cruising boat, but this time she has proved again to be a strong performer offshore, endorsing her fast long-distance cruising capabilities. Steve said, “I was very happy with how the boat has performed, the crew worked fantastically together and our foredeck guys, Matt and James did a great job of coping with all the different calls we were making. Once the wind kicked in, we had the right conditions to really see the boat fly. We are looking forward to getting a 52’ into the country later in the year, which will be a great boat to campaign the 2009 race.”


‘Kick Back’ will be going up the coast later in the year to compete in Hamilton Island Race Week, the first Harmony yachts into the country have been sold to fractional ownership company, Yachtshare International where the owners will be able to sail The Whitsundays along with competing in Race Week if they want.

B & H Marine is exclusive importer of the range of Harmony Yachts and is based at Gibson Marina Bayview NSW. The Harmony range includes yachts from 31 -52 feet, plus the new hi-tech Harmony 16M, which will be launched at the Paris International Boat Show late 2008.

To find out more contact Harmony yachts on: 02 9997 24 22 or contact us

Press Release - July 2007

Harmony Yachts arrive with Elegance The new Harmony 42 Elegance will be launched at the Sydney Boat Show, importers B & H Marine is exclusive Australian distributor for this exciting new range of French yachts. The Harmony 42 is a spectacular boat in the range, it sets the benchmark in terms of comfort, performance and ease of handling. She is recognized as a true cruiser racer in the over 42ft league. With a lead in price of $299,000 sail away, the new Harmony 42 Elegance is set to take its place as the most competitively priced European production yacht in the Australian market today. Designed with style, spaciousness and comfort, Harmony Yachts has combined these highly desirable features with excellent sailing performance at an affordable price.

The interior is refreshingly bright, modern and classically styled with cherry blond joinery, elegant upholstery and the use of modern finishes such as Corian on countertops. The over sized 200 ltr fridge is standard on all models in the range from 31’-52’. A long with a range of other luxuries you would expect from France, making it perfect for weekend or longer cruising. The Poncin Groups objective was to develop a ‘smart cruiser’, with refined lines, spacious interior and a fast hull on all points of sale, but with easy handling and great cruising capabilities. The small overlap genoa, lazy jack main and asymmetrical spinnaker ensure that the yacht is easily handled by the family, for charter cruising and short handed racing. Wide deck walkways make this yacht great for family cruising, with the genoa tracks on the coach roof and shrouds attached to the chain plates on the toe rail. There is a safe fully enclosed cockpit to ensure the safety of the crew, family and especially small children can enjoy safe sailing.

However, to get the performance right, the yacht combines moderate displacement with a refined hull, long waterline length, deep keel and high sail displacement ratio for performance and handling. This results in a competitive well balanced boat for both family cruising and racing. Steve Hobbs, Director of B & H Marine says “ Olivier Poncin who heads up Harmony in France has over 20 years’ experience in producing some stunning performance cruisers and luxury catamarans. His commitment to the Harmony range in providing a competitively priced luxury cruiser has been proven, as the range has gained huge popularity in both the charter and private market throughout Europe, the Mediterranean and Caribbean.” “The Harmony range brings a refreshing combination of European quality and performance at a very affordable price.” For further information please contact: Maria Hobbs or Kevin Brandt on 02 9997 2422 info@harmonyyachts.com.au www.harmonyyachts.com.au New Harmony 52

Sea Trial Tests have just been completed in France - details to follow shortly.

Initial Press Release - May 2007

New Harmony Yachts Give European Performance and Quality at an Affordable Price

B&H Marine are delighted to announce their appointment as the sole importers and distributors of Harmony Yachts from France.

Over 25 million Euros have been invested in the production facility at La Rochelle, France.

Utilizing the latest technology at every step of the fully automated production process. The result is an exception build quality. The team behind Harmony has over 20 years experience in some of Europes’ biggest yacht brands including Dufour and Beneteau.

Naval architects Mortain & Mavrikios have designed a range of yachts which encompass todays racy & slim looks whilst still including comfortable living space. They deliver first class sailing performance combined with ease of use for family cruising.

The Harmony range includes a 31, 34, 38, 42, 47 & 52. All yachts are delivered ‘ready to sail’, thanks to an incredible list of standard equipment. All Harmony yachts can be further customised with inclusions from the best marine brands available.

Harmony Yachts and B&H Marine will be based at Gibsons Marina on Pittwater.

The very modern looking Harmony 42 will be shown at Sydney Boat Show

Contact: B&H Marine 02 99972422

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