Reporting from the 2022 Southampton Boat Show, Alex Smith takes us on a full tour of the Protector 380 Targa, which was making its UK debut…
Having equipped the New Zealand coastguard with commercial work boats at all 64 of its stations, Protector is justly famous for its tough offshore RIBs.
It’s no surprise then that everything on board the new Protector 380 Targa, from the storage units to the wheelhouse bulkheads, feels massively well built.
While this UK debut model is rigged with a pair of Mercury 450R outboards for speeds in the region of 41 knots, the 380’s extraordinary strength enables you to double that power with twin or even triple 600hp outboards.
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