Linssen 500GS Sedan first look: Dutch yard launches largest open cockpit yacht yet

The Linssen 500GS Sedan, which shares a hull with the AC Variotop, is the largest open cockpit model that this famous Dutch yard has ever built and there can be few finer ways to drift around the inland waterways of Europe.

Linssen insists that despite this being the largest Sedan in its range it is well suited to smaller waterways thanks to its shallow air draught of 10ft 8in (3.3m) with an optional reduction to 9ft 0in (2.75m), ease of control with proportional bow and stern thrusters and sliding doors on either side of the saloon so the person at the helm can quickly head on deck and help with lines inside locks.

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