ORYX 36 OPEN Sports-Cruiser : Here Comes The Future of Boating in India

GLIDE THE WATERS WITH YOUR NEW ORYX 36 OPEN...



While evolution usually seems to be the name of the game, the team at India’s most-loved boat manufacturer - Gulf Craft has rolled their sleeves up and made the Oryx 36 Open a force to be reckoned with...

One look at this beauty, and you would be convinced that the future of boating has arrived in India. The blend of form and functionality on this sports-cruiser, is designed just right for the new wave of interested boat owners flocking the harbor in India.

The Oryx 36 Open Sports-cruiser is the ideal offering for owners who are looking at spending more time with their family on the waters, as well as a boat that moonlights as a large (more passengers in more comfort) and fast mode of getting to your villa on the other side of the harbor.

She even comes loaded with the best of both worlds…and the list can include:

• 2 spacious, comfortable and very usable CABINS.
• The cabins are accompanied by a HEAD (MARINE TOILET) & SHOWER SYSTEMS with fresh and water supply.
• Galley, Microwave, Stove, Basin, Fridge – a complete KITCHENETTE.
• AIR-CONDITIONING/ GENSETS – Specially designed for the warm and humid Indian climate
• LCD TV, DVD – Entertainment for this size of boat doesn’t get better.
• GPS & FISH-FINDER - When you wish to put this baby’s range and sea-faring capability to the test, these ensure that you don’t get lost in all the excitement.
• The ELECTRIC WINDLASS ANCHOR allows you the privilege of anchoring at any location close to shore of your wish.
• The SEARCH LIGHT makes getting along-side safe when there is not enough light.
• A big-sized L –SHAPED SOFA that makes the comfort of larger yachts look inferior.
• HARD-TOP, a wonderful option to have for owners who like to spend a lot of time on-board.
• SUN-BED, for days when the sun is being friendly.

Her optimum length and width of 36 feet and 11 feet allow a very vast and open design layout that aids comfortable movement for family and friends on this boat. She seems to sit very tall, and this gives an impression of being ‘on-top-of-the-world’ while you drive her at the helm.

The ‘comfort zone’ ie. salon opens a whole new possibility of living on-board with optimum space utilization and fabulous levels of fit and finish. Equipment and detailing allow guests on-board to feel at home in the Oryx 36. Gulf Craft yet happens to be the only manufacturer to offer a decent level of customization for this size of boats for its valued customers – and the same holds true for this boat as well.

The build-quality gives an effect that this boat is one that will serve you for many years to come – a fact proven by the many Gulf Craft offerings that have served their owners in our harbors for years.

Ideally, the minimum recommended engines are a pair of 250HP out-board motors are the best match for her hull – these are cost-effective and you would do a maximum speed of 32 knots per hour.

For speed-loving owners who would like to ‘get there’ as fast as possible - a set of twin 300 horsepower out-board motors on the boat is what is required. These give the power and the control required for a boat of this size. Cruising at speeds of above 30 knots per hour…and the speedo touching 40 at Wide-Open Throttle makes it one of the fastest cruisers around.

Another highlight of this sports-cruiser boat is the 750 litre tank that it comes with – giving it an endurance of 7 hours with the twin-300HP out-board motors. Translating that in to the common man’s language it means that you could either go to the favorite boating destination of Murud-Janjira or Ganpati Phule, and if you like to go up north of the coast, to Daman – and come back from any of these with-OUT refueling. This range is only common to many of the bigger yachts in the harbor. The twin-250HP OBMs are designed to consume less fuel per hour – and hence the endurance increases to 9 hours – more time out on waters to have fun!

To add to that, the design of this boat facilitates harnessing a 3-metre tender on the front (albeit at the expense of the sun-bed), which would be an advantage incase you would like to venture out and anchor her off in an area without any way of getting to shore.

Contemporary design, great quality, refined power and amazing cruising characteristics – she is surely a package that encourages you get out, cruise and explore our coastline beyond the harbor. And she will happily get your family (plus friends!) and you across the harbor whenever needed also. All this at a price that is unbelievable and unbeatable!

With interest for this boat already creating a buzz, she is likely to be the new favorite of the harbor – and the fact that she comes from the same stable as 75% of India’s pleasure-boat – the future of boating in India is definitely here...