We asked YOU to describe your dream boat… and Jack took the challenge straight to boot Düsseldorf 2026 – the world’s largest indoor boat show!
From your community submissions – ranging from budget trailer boats and €300k family cruisers with wheelhouses and outboards, to a steel trawler complete with an optional sauna – Jack hit the halls to hunt down real matches.
Watch him navigate the massive 16-hall exhibition, compare boats side-by-side, tackle tricky requirements, and deliver honest reactions, pros/cons, and price reality checks.
Whether you’re boat shopping, dreaming big, or just love seeing incredible craft up close, this episode is loaded with practical tips: why boat shows still have a place if you’re comparing boats side by side, what to inspect in person, hidden gems, and how budgets stretch (or snap) in real life.
If you’re hunting for your next boat, don’t miss this – it’s the closest thing to shopping with 600,000+ fellow enthusiasts! Drop your own “must-have” boat spec in the comments below – budget, size, layout, engines, anything! We might feature the best ones in a future challenge!
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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro: The Boat Buying Challenge
01:05 Challenge 1: Saxdor 400 GTC & Aiata 38
03:54 Challenge 2: Best Affordable Cabin Boats (Under 8m)
04:16 Quarken 27 Cabin
04:52 Parker 760 Quest
05:50 Jeanneau Merry Fisher 795
06:53 Viknes V10 (All-Weather Liveaboard)
09:16 Almtrawler 1650 (Steel Trawler)
11:34 Marex 440 (Best 40-60ft Cruiser)
12:58 Alternative: Nimbus 495 Fly
13:46 De Antonio D50 Open (50 Knots + Hot Tub)
15:52 Sea Ray SLX 400 (The Entertainer)
17:55 Grand Banks (Ultimate Owner-Operator Yacht)
20:58 Pearl 63 (Luxury Flybridge)
22:55 Conclusion
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43 Comments
This was absolutely wild Jack. I always enjoy your reviews but these were on another level. So much content in such short time. Loved every second
great. Hope you are able to do more videos like this.
Jack, thanks for your suggestions! The Parker was a good match for my criteria. It's been a wonder why they haven't given it a go in our American market, as like you I think they're great value. And a suggestion: You might consider doing this annually at some point during boat show season. It was good fun to watch….and looked like a a great workout for you, as well. 😎 Another great video!
Love love this, thank you
Speed shopping. Viknes wins this video, hands down.
Well done, JH, on your finding the perfect personal yacht walk-throughs.
It was quick, but very well done.
I love this concept of content, you get to see so may boats in a short time.
I think you have just proven why people should go to the show, you have demonstrated such a variety of boats, within a crazy amount of budgets.
Thank you 😊
Not one English brand here,
Great style of video thank you! I was too late to join in but will do next time!
If Jasper Marine would just build a Saxador 400 style boat with an aluminum hull we would have a hit!!!!
Well done Jack, that was entertaining! Your knowledge of M.Y's is impressive
Awesome, thanks for answering my question.
Without doubt you are the best in the business and I genuinely get excited every time you post a new video.
Pearl 63 please
Good stuff , like this format although I kind of guess your limited by what’s on show at the exhibition. Totally agree with the Pearl 63 , absolutely awesome boat for 63’ , just don’t know how the heck they get so much in to a 63 footer. The one no so much the GB 54 , for that budget and as an owner operator boat you could get an Outer Reef 70 fully kitted out to the gunwales with all the options and a custom interior with the big engine option for under €6m and you get a huge master and a full crew space with facilities and full height stand up engine room. Or… you could get a Fleming 65 a couple years old but basically new, smaller than the Outer Reef but beautifully detailed, both built in Taiwan very close to each other which is the home of these long range cruisers , would also consider something Dutch like Steeler , they are doing a really nice 65 explorer in steel a bit over budget but a really tough boat if slower than the Outer Reef or Fleming. Not knocking the GB for sure beautifully built and really probably too if it’s game but a bit compromised with that crawl around engine room and lack mid ship master , biggest thing for me and many a chum in the live aboard community is (A) engine access and proper working space (B) tons of refrigeration. (C) Pilothouse helm and dash that can take plenty of electronics and that you can sit at for hours and hours without get up and down every five minutes (D) Redundancy, redundancy. Redundancy, water pump goes and you’re stuffed , no toilets, no showers , no washing , a week offshore and no dunny is embarrassing at least and a pain in the bum using a bucket everyday . Same for macerator , fuel polisher, double and triple fuel filters, two pto’s that can operate all the hydraulics on one or on two , two independent sat receivers that can switch to independent screens if there is a failure , same for auto pilot , back up pump and GPS. Very nice thing in the Outer Reef I found was you can use either engine as an emergency trash pump , basically a 500 hp bilge pump and you can also have it reverse as a fire pump. Sorry went on there a bit , just an anorak dreaming of one day 🙂
Well done Jack, excellent selection.
I’d like to see you do a sea trial with an enclosed Aiata. Dan Jones did one and the panels are very squeaky and noisy.
great vid!
Come on Jack let's have a free yacht giveaway for your loyal supporters 💪
Hi Jack – did wonderful – except – headroom. For the Viknes, not enough headroom. I'm 6'6" or 198cm or just too tall to fit anything. I have to admit I see very little that I could stand straight in. I don't think the 6'5" person would fit. If you only just fit at 6'1" then I don't have any hope. The only boats I see with enough headroom are some trawlers. A 50 foot Nordhavn does. An 80+foot Princess. Nope. Thanks so much all the same. I love watching these videos but wouldn't consider 95% of what I see. I just wouldn't fit.
A lot of thought here, thanks Jack for the Duseldorf derby!
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i love this video and i wanna more 🙂 so if you decide to make another episode – below 59 feet, good for cold and warm climates, max amount of cabins, high-low platform, space for bike storage, side door, good for single handling, suitable for meds and great loop, and…. it needs to be quiet in the main living area, i have a dog which is scared of engine noice and vibrations
07:11 Thanks Jack, this looks amazing!
Thanks Jack the selection was perfect!
These boatshow videos are great. Good job. It's a shame the last one doesn't have AI audio translation enabled
Great selection of boats Jack 👏🏼👏🏼
Great idea for a video, I thought it was fantastic. Fun journey through the boat show.
Love the de Antonio 😊
The ALM is a very pretty boat. Love it
nice Jack!
Best. Video. Yet. Love it. And my wife actually watched the last 2/3rds of the video and also liked it !!! She didn't care for the small cheaper boats. She has green eyes and dollar signs for pupils
Brilliant loved the quick reviews the Grand Banks was my favourite
Thanks keep it up always watching 👍
Nice one Jack, you really earned your coin with this one 🎉
These European center consoles are great if you don’t mind getting soaked in seas above 3-4 feet
5 guest rooms Cunard storage power Cat w/fly bridge day head and jacuzzi main floor owners state with seakeeper give me advice Jack
Any chance you can review the Pursuit OS 355?
This was cool, and great to see some non standard brands and styles!!
I hate asymmetric layouts, sorry. 🙂
Hey Jack what do you think about Linssen SL series.
De Antonio D50 is what Americans like.
Good fun Jack. Amazing rapid-fire boat reviews. Enjoyed it very much.