LinQ boats, of the Netherlands, has launched its radical CQ-6 canting keel, high performance sportsboat.

The key to the boat's performance is the electronically controlled hydraulic canting keel system, which provides massive amounts of righting moment at the touch of a button. The keel takes only 8 seconds to fully cant from one side to the other, yet is also retractable, making it possible to easily put the boat on a trailer.

Featuring twin rudders and a powerful, high aspect-ratio sail plan, high-tech materials are used throughout; including a carbon rig.

The company has just announced the introduction of two additional simplified versions of the boat: 'Sport' and 'Trainer' both with a fixed keel and with various rig configurations as their names suggest. All versions can be upgraded to the full, canting keel racing 'Regatta' spec

The boat will be exhibited at various boat shows throughout Europe and interested parties can sign up for a trial sail at one of the many demonstration events that the company has planned by logging onto the LinQ boats website.

www.linqboats.com