Our most extreme test yet | Safehaven Marine Barracuda review | Motor Boat & Yachting

Editor Hugo conducts the most extreme test that Motor Boat & Yachting has ever done. Taking on 5m rollers off the tip of southern Ireland in a fully armed military assault craft.
Read the full report in the February 2016 issue of the magazine.
Filmed and edited by Lester McCarthy - www.seascaper.com
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[@MotorBoatYachting]

Watch more extreme boat tests at: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWHFmph8f5dosMU

[@philipekeberg3737]

11:28 "The boat is absolutely fine" and we see the radar throwing itself around

[@SGspecial84]

"The boat itself was absolutely fine" *11:31** radar flies of tower*

[@AndyMatrix]

Rock solid boat , make a rock solid radar as well

[@henkprinsloo5489]

A modern-day Nautilus. The (left-hand) driver seat can be called the Captain Nemo Seat. Now for the real test. Three months on the Somali coast.

[@songsmith31a]

What a fantastic military "tool". Brilliant design creativity.

[@Spacegoat92]

I'd love one of these to go play with some Somali pirates....

[@jerrylentz9631]

Never mind. I just watched a video where its self-righting capability was tested. Very impressive!

[@NauticalPappyStu]

It would have been nice to hear about her mechanical systems, engine, steering, etc...

[@hankcuccina5260]

Perhaps it's secret squirrel stuff.

[@matduport]

So is that normal for the radar to fall off or is that an optional extra ?

[@MotorBoatYachting]

+Mat Du Port That's why they test the boats in these conditions, to rectify things like that!

[@SaveThePurpleRhino]

Don't you know. It was suppose to fall off :D

[@chris4tz]

Lol i was just about to comment 11mins 30 secs

[@jarkkoaitti287]

and at 11:32 he says "the boat itself is absolutely fine" while showing some cap (or perhaps that radar) hanging loose

[@polygamous1]

he was right the boat Was absolutely fine yes doing that speed in them waves most other boats would have probably broken in pieces a really an amazing boat

[@RomainSandt]

11:31 lost the radar... The boat was "almost" absoloutly fine.

[@trevaperes5343]

What an awesome boat! I will buy one one day!

[@ohdamnitsthatguy60]

Thank you so much for telling us about this boat, the engines are very powerful and it has such a long range, oh wait a second you did not talk about any of those things. Sorry but no sale.

[@lordeli8866]

pretty bad ass, lets see the civilian version now, better keep the rising canon though, gonna need that for those sea monster and such rot

[@eatfetus]

So glad you stared to use professional recording equipment. No more noise while somebody is talking.

[@Soldier53flyer]

You broke the radar off! Nice job!!! LOL

[@user-bs1li8lx2v]

Amazing wonderful ,very well made ,how many beaufortsis the sea?.

[@mikearlington6748]

This boat is just about ready for haulover inlet.

[@larou14]

Wouahhh...What a magnificent boat, proff against all waves ! I love it and there I would no longer be afraid even if I did not see the shore !!! ;-)

[@philbrownsey-hughes2793]

But at 200miles out at sea what are you going to do when your radarfalls off like it did at 11.30?

[@sadenuttie2234]

@@philbrownsey-hughes2793 use charts like a normal person. Radar is used for finding and avoiding other boats and other obstacles that are not charted in low visibility or over long range. Navigation is not reliant on radar

[@SuperAirwolf007]

Lovely and solid ? Apart from the radar pod on top of the mast or was ?

[@andreasgiannikas4026]

at 11:32 they lost the radar ???!!!!!

[@bobfurlong5195]

Mat Du Port.........that was HYSTERICAL!

[@Gazza61253]

wow awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[@dilbertfan1]

As fast as they're moving,what impresses me is how quiet it seems to be - they don't seem to be straining to speak loudly or struggling to hear.

[@zaharadam1710]

gonna buy this oneday

[@MrMislav]

More solid version of something like Botnia Targa 44? Volvo IPS?

[@hankcuccina5260]

Is there a head onboard?

[@brianhalim]

Was that a radar at 11:32 ?

[@HoustonBrownPhotography]

+brianhalim Looked like it to me. LOL

[@eatfetus]

+brianhalim It sure looks like it is. You can see that it was mounted on top. Now just hanging on it's wire.

[@johnfenechdoe3148]

How did you spot that?! 👍🏼

[@RomainSandt]

yep

[@RomainSandt]

it seems it got a new one... kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKWxcqaXf7-tebc

[@Jack-ll7yv]

What engine(s) does it have and hp

[@hstrinzel]

Bulletproof? That makes me feel MUCH SAFER in 5 Meter waves! Hahaha. I needed that.

[@YOM_Ten]

payton manning was that u driving??

[@desolatesurfer8651]

Our Coast Gard should have a bunch of these.

[@phatsmitty]

Motors sound delicious @ 8:30 - 8:45 or so.... twin Cat c9 mentioned @9:45 ish

[@rogersgjuk2]

Who is going to buy/put an order in for these?

[@BEARsigp229]

Coolest boat of all time!

[@jamesellsworth9673]

A civilian version of this for 'captain and crew' couple would provide a boat for liveaboard cruising/dining ashore for coastal France and close to shore cruising into the Mediterranean.

[@jong4678]

Seriously how long could anyone stand that motion with the snap at the bottom? I can practically hear vertebrae being crushed.

[@RAYTHEONGAMING]

This boat is sick

[@gerardhaubert8210]

Are there any plans for a non-stealth, unarmed commercial version?

[@nestam6844]

The problem with that is some government seeing you as an enemy and attacking you.

[@anwar19khan]

This one is just for military use, right?

[@davidcoorey8864]

Did I see the Radar dome rip off at 11:30?

[@dermotmurphy6733]

How much would a typical version cost? What range do the tanks give you, top speed in good condition?

[@scavenger4905]

SXV 20 in used condition round about 2 Million Dollar...

[@Podzzy]

I wonder how those windshield wipers can withstand the impact of the waves...

[@smhero3564]

if only luxury yachts were built this strong, I'd buy one to live on.

[@visionist7]

Would be a cool niche to tap into

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

Check out the Elling E4 and E6. They're also self righting. Maybe not as strong as this one, though.

[@morghino1497]

Is a Tank of the Sea🏴‍☠️!

[@narraandika3703]

Please do capsize test with alive human inside. Like Eling luxury yacht have done in Nederland.

[@OneTequilaTwoTequila]

*Elling

[@jerrylentz9631]

I have just one major question. Is it self-righting? Can you roll it like the old Coast Guard 44-footers?

[@edwardionescu3545]

yes

[@wilsonperalta9493]

I saw another video - with the help of a crane it would self-right.

[@jamesalders896]

+Wilson Peralta It self rights completely on its own, the crane was only to flip thhe boat in order to see if it would self right. The crane didn't help it re-right itself.

[@darthkek1953]

Is there an option for cushions to turn the bow into a sun deck?

[@mickeybuck4385]

Lol

[@poly_hexamethyl]

8:44 How come it has car/aircraft style windshield wipers, instead of those round windows that spin at high speed to fling the water off that you normally see on boats?

[@user-re9gj2zd5e]

Right? You’d expect to see that on a boat like this.

[@michaelodonoghue7464]

Good job the Radar Array was Cabled on and wasn't lost completely.

[@skrongo]

They need double walled glass or a vapor barrier or an AC to prevent fogged up windows.

[@lickalotame]

That is sweet.

[@henrywilliams8268]

can a person get one of these for search and rescue

[@johnwest7463]

I was just wondering could this boat survive a storm like the movie The perfect Storm and could have survived the killer wave that sunk the boat

[@rodg011]

seems pretty quiet, would make it great for rescue

[@ElmiTerencio]

can i order 1unit please,armored,for puerto prinsesa/aurora province,,stealth anti radar,,bankwestperth,british petroleum/Shell intl

[@renatagarciaoficial33]

Qual valor de um lancha dessas

[@MarceloFRossi]

Só faltou prender direito a antena do radar que saiu voando na última onda.

[@pietjanssen6773]

Iets voor Monique van Hout. She love it !

[@malnutritionboy]

do they make a civilian version

[@jamezz34]

put me on the waiting list

[@skrongo]

5:50 is my favorite part

[@PelenTan]

Yeah... but where are the rod holders?

[@Spacegoat92]

Completely useless isn't it??

[@thameswater2561]

Twin Stuart & Turners mmmmm great.

[@splitters2477]

what engine is in that thing? scania or volvo penta.....

[@16lydgate]

Twin C9 cat's

[@ALB437]

Could now be completed with "Combat 90" equipment

[@lcvillafan]

How much?

[@billytramp7223]

Whoops there goes the radar

[@doittoday1]

At the end of the video I noticed the radar flew off

[@SilasWilloughby]

Last time I took my drone over water I went out and chased a bunch of boats, I didn't notice till afterwards that there was a whale in my video lol, check out my latest video. That's and amazing boat btw

[@steverobbo55]

Mate 👍👍🇦🇺

[@666philipfry]

At 11:31 the ariel snaps off the top.

[@dlfendel2844]

Stingrayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Stingray!

[@jameshaury2716]

included in the price.

[@rayrandall286]

I want to buy one.

[@qmmo]

Bullet proof glass, kevlar armour plated superstructure, grp hull! Ah to be safe, sure it is, sure it is . . . . . . .

[@blackullah]

if I could afford it id buy 1!

[@piggway]

Needs outriggers and rod holders

[@puertoricanboy100]

Can I buy this and where?

[@MotorBoatYachting]

+puertoricanboy100 They're built to order in West Ireland > www.safehavenmarine.com/

[@missingremote4388]

+puertoricanboy100 Yes & also you buy me a Barracuda too. thanks

[@TheSamoht67]

+ybwtv obviously you need a geography lesson, built in Youghal on the south coast of Ireland

[@williamchristian8705]

Frank- “come on it’s only 12m” Ha Ha.

[@michaelredmond3334]

1:00 it's coming back into the harbour and there's no radar

[@rickrasmussen1011]

Radar, what radar, we have no radar, we don't need no stinking radar

[@mikewilliam4801]

Drinking game- Everytime Assclown said "Solid" or "WHoa".

[@funkygibbon7051]

Lol Mat I was just going to write the same thing. What a shit camera crew to not edit that out lmao. Sales for this boat have now gone down lmmfao

[@teufelhunden514]

I got seasick watching this.

[@JohnDoe-wy1yd]

You can buy these in Texas.

[@cgmason7568]

what can't you buy here?... legally

[@Spacegoat92]

I wish i lived in Texas...

[@bobcookston9456]

who wants Jeremy Clarkson to review this?

[@splitters2477]

now that would be funny to watch.....POWER!!!!!!! lol.....

[@argyrislygnos6103]

Bob Cookston

[@visionist7]

My superyacht tender

[@rustyguts133]

I could have fun with that boat.

[@ryanmoss385]

If this was solar you could use this to find the hidden lands they took off the old maps.

[@Dav123xyz]

where there "are" big standing waves mate not where there is big standing waves.

[@moshunit96]

No way that is stealth.

[@kevinkilpatrick2785]

Serious I like the one from Santa Claus Christmas time

[@Propellerschrauber]

Safe Haven Thunder Child are good boats, but the Grabner Mustang Class are much more better.

[@MaoRuiqi]

Frank: straight-man of the year?

[@splitters2477]

OK got the engines... cat c9 engine

[@chunkychinn]

Now that is one hell of a boat. Amazing. Now drug dealers should be afraid very afraid!

[@darthkek1953]

Have you see how much storage there is in a modern sports cruiser? You can hide millions and millions in impossible-to-find places. The only reasons yachts get busted is either (1) intelligence (informers) and (2) if they get greedy and take tons not kilos.

[@stevebarlow3154]

@@darthkek1953 I have two words for you 'sniffer dog'!

[@paullambert6485]

He couldnt catch my 1989 Searay 300 Weekender !!!!!

[@douglasvickers2975]

Could in a force 10 !

[@nicholasspencer2747]

So they blacked out a Boston whaler

[@Piranhabites]

5:50 Captain - give me 20 m waves please - its boring me.

[@apock6115]

Yo someone's gonna pay for using stupid glue on the antenna. 🤣