AXOPAR 37

The latest version of the award-winning Axopar 37 is here and we managed to grab an early drive of the prototype before the lockdown restrictions kicked in

- Jack Haines

There had to have been some head scratching when the Axopar team decided to create the 37 2.0. To say the original was successful is quite the understatement; it sold in its thousands, scooped up armfuls of awards and delighted pretty much every journo who had a go behind the wheel.

How on earth do you improve on that? By talking to the people who already have one, of course. It was discussions with existing owners and the global dealer network that had a major influence on the genesis of the 37; these focussed on two key points. One was that access to the lower deck could be improved and the levels of natural light boosted to make it a more pleasant place to sit, and the other, as co-founder Jan-Erik Viitala points out, was that owners use their boats to supplement other hobbies. “We have found more and more that owners are using their boats to help them enjoy other forms of adventure,” he explains, “It might be paddle boarding or diving but it could also be land-based activities such as mountain biking or skiing, for example.”