At Windy, it is simply part of the tradition that the sports cruisers are given a sonorous nickname. Our latest test boat, the Windy 27, was christened Solano by the shipyard. According to Wikipedia, this is a hot wind from the south or south-east that occurs in southern Spain and is similar to the Scirocco.
And although Windy comes from the far north and is great for travelling the archipelago, it is also very easy to imagine enjoying the sun and the waters of southern Europe on a sports cruiser.
Our test area, the Rhine near Worms, is located in the centre of Germany, as this is where the German dealer Allegro-Boote has its headquarters. Anyone who has often travelled on the Rhine will certainly be familiar with the choppy water, which can be really unpleasant at times with its short, sharp waves. On our test day, we had normal inland waterway traffic and therefore average waves. The Windy skips them ...
