In 2013 the founder of the company Karl Rai Rand had a clear vision and that is to create aesthetic user-friendly motorboats that are respectful of nature. RAND Boats use only half of the material when producing boats.
This means that the foam kernel is made of recycled plastic bottles and in the same way the deck and tables are made from sustainable forestry wood.
The hull of the boat is made in Copenhagen, then it goes to the shipyard in Croatia for its highly personalized interior customization to suit each owner’s style.
Although the RAND brand is primarily known about its electric advances in the boating industry it has a vast range of boats and motors. You can choose from a small 18-foot picnic that is perfect for a day excursion on a lake with your friends and spreading to 40 feet yacht series that is the ultimate luxury for a leisure day boat.
Today we are doing a review of Privilege Series Leisure 28 with an inboard motor.
At first glance, you can see why Danish design and architecture is famous for its clean and timeless style. If you are a fan of simplistic design, this is the boat for you. A combination of exceptionally low construction weight and hydrodynamically optimize hull design allows RAND Boats to reach new heights of fuel efficiency and performance. It has powerful lines; a boat that will place most others of her size firmly in the shade.
Hull dimension of 844cm of length, 259cm width, and 35cm draft seem more than good for a comfortable day ride even on the choppy sea.
Metallic gray color gives it a luxurious James Bond look. This boat is like when you are walking with a supermodel under your arm, and everybody is staring at you and for a good
LEGO is one of Denmark’s biggest brands, but in RAND Boats you can see the resemblance. Every single piece fits perfectly in its place and has a logic why it is there. Again with the simple design space flows from stern to bow effortlessly. I’m a big advocate that every inch of boat interior has to have a function and we have that here.
So let’s begin with the interior starting from the stern. It begins with an extra-large teak covered swim platform that gives an open invitation so you can do some cool jumps from it and it’s big enough to hold more than a few people at one time.
One thing you can’t ignore even if you are blind is a huge sun lounge that encourages you to suntan or just chill with companionship. If you don’t want to lay there is always an option of adjusting a backrest that creates a comfortable seating area.
Going along the starboard side is a sitting area that can easily fit nine people plus adjustable lounge area around a large fold-out teak table made to enjoy a great meal or late-night cocktails. You have the option to remove the table and create one large area for when the dancing mood strikes.
On the other side, you have a full function kitchen & bar covered with teak wood. It includes a full-size refrigerator, lockers, sinks with pressure water, and stove with the grill. Everything you need to invite friends and family and let the dinner party night at sea begin.
Next to the bar is the two-door split head, which is a must-have on a day boat.
Coming back to the starboard side there are two flip back captain seats, which, you adjust depending on if you want to stand or sit. The steering console design is inspired by the automotive – industry and lends comparison, especially to modern sports cars with informative dials and touch screen displays mounted in carbon panel. Soft padded leather and a stainless steel steering wheel that feels and reacts excellently. On the left side of the steering wheel are two cup holders and next to them is a bow thruster switch. On the right wheel side is electric throttle which is a bit sensitive.
The teak upper deck is easily accessed through a user-friendly three-step flight and grey tinted window hatch. An upper deck is a perfect place for relaxing and sunbathing when you are anchored. The anchor is connected to the automatic winch controlled from the captain seat.
Luxury cabin made of queen size bed is more than enough for day boat if you want to spend the night after partying all day or just to take a quick nap. It easily fits two people.
The next topic is the engine. Rand has a vast range of motors, but today we are talking about this model we are on. All other engines you can check on the RANDS web site that will be linked at the end.
The engine is a hybrid, electric, gasoline inboard Mercury 6.2 liters 350HP with a max range of 400NM, and a top speed of 46 KNOTS. High cruise speed is 36 KNOTS and low cruise speed is 16 KNOTS. It has six batteries of 240KW which are more than enough for all your electronic usage, especially for banger stereo sound the gasoline usage is 0.8L/NM economy.
One quick note: if you want the same inboard model, but with the full electric engine it will cost you 31 000€ more.
When drive performance is in question one of the factors have to be a state of the sea roughness and wind speed. The sea was calm and there was no wind. When we set off it took a short time to gain a maximum speed of 46KN. Because of the flexible Sterndrive engine, it was easy to adjust the boat to glide on the water. The windshield is high enough so that the wind is not going into your eye, but you still have the wind in your hair. Maneuvers are easy, even when you are going top speed, the boat reacts really well. We drove over our waves just to get some feel for rougher sea and boat design came through there brilliantly.
Stainless steel frame equipped with practical round grab – rail feels perfectly safe and gives enjoyable experience for 12 passengers.
After a quick ride, we came back to the dock, and the docking maneuver was pretty easy, again because of the flexible Sterndrive engine and if you need more help there is also always helpful bow thruster.
This model price: 126 000€
You have to encounter all the factors when you do Final Ruling and that is what I’m about to do. I always tried to be stern but fair, and this will be no exception.
I love this boat, and you can see that RAND Leisure brings a new kind of day – cruise to the market. From utilizing advanced, proven technology and build techniques that are combined with simple lines that define luxury at sea there are only words of praise for RAND brand and tested LEISURE 28 model that was reviewed. There is one factor that you can’t put on paper and that is the way you’re feeling when you drive it. You feel like creme de la crème of society.
This is a perfect boat for your LEISURE time.
Features:
Model: Rand Leisure 28 Max crew: 12 persons
Hull length: 844cm Engine: 350 HP
Hull wind: 259cm Max speed: 46KN
Draft: 35cm Max range: 400NM
Weight ex. Engine: From 1650kg Brand awareness: Great
For more information about RAND go to https://randboats.com/about/