Flying Shark 5.7 Classic

What you are choosing between

VTS Boats' Flying Shark 5.7 Classic and the Bowrider are the same 6.1 m hull with different deck layouts, separated by €600. The Classic keeps a closed foredeck: less passenger seating, but a drier boat, better stowage and a cleaner working area for anchoring and mooring. If you mostly go out as a couple or a small family and value the practicality, the Classic is the more sensible of the two; if the boat's job is to carry six people comfortably, pay the €600.

The drivetrain is the entry package

Six kilowatts and 8 kWh define this boat far more than the hull does. At continuous full output the pack lasts around eighty minutes, and rather longer at an easy cruise — enough for an afternoon on a lake, not enough for a full day without a charge. The six-hour charge time implies an ordinary domestic supply, which is fine overnight at a lakeside house and awkward if you want to go out twice in a day. VTS also sells this platform with much larger electric drives, so if you want performance from it, this is not the specification to buy.

Caveats

Speed and endurance are published in kilometres per hour and hours only, so no knots or nautical miles figure appears here — that is the builder's choice, not a gap in our data. At €41,150 for 6 kW this is expensive per kilowatt, and the price is likely net of VAT; confirm that, and confirm what the standard equipment list includes, before comparing it with anything else.