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Abersoch claims another luxury vessel as speedboat gets marooned
A second luxury boat has become stranded in the Abersoch area in a little over a day. Residents in the Gwynedd resort woke up this morning (Wednesday, August 13) to find a 27ft speedboat high up on the main beach.
It was perched on the sand in front of Abersoch's infamous beach huts, many of which are owned by people wealthy enough to afford the super sleek Saxdor 270.
Online, it was claimed the vessel drifted onto the beach last night after running out of fuel. Stranded on hard sand, with a 4.78-metre high tide at 11.26am, it was hoped the boat could be refloated this morning.
The stranding followed another embarrassing mishap on Monday afternoon, when a luxury yacht en route to Pwllheli hit rocks off St Tudwal's Island East near Abersoch. When retrieval efforts failed, the receding tide left it high and dry. There's more on this incident here.
This morning's high tide attempt to refloat the speedboat from Abersoch beach reportedly failed. Despite a rope pull from a second boat offshore, the vessel was said to have stayed resolutely on the shoreline.
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Online, one man said: 'Bagsy that if it's still there in an hour'. Another said he was too late. 'I called shotgun hours ago soz,' he insisted.
The Saxdor 270 was one of the most hotly anticipated sportsboats of 2023. A Finnish brand, the company offers sleek Scandinavian designs at mass market prices by building its boats in Poland.
Entry-level prices for the Saxdor 270 start at from £89,857, rising to more than £140,000 for extra fixtures and fittings. They're equipped with a sun lounge with twin sofas converting into a sun pad.
It's speculated the boat's owners may call in extra help and make a second attempt to refloat the vessel at the next high tide. This won't be until 11.46pm – but the water will be slightly higher at 4.95 metres.
