Here, in a landmark first for Sea Ray, is a Hard Top sports boat for those dodgy British summers. Simon Everett takes a look . . .

Sea Ray has been building boats since 1959 and in that time it has always been associated with the setting of trends. For instance, when they started out, they were one of the first companies to embrace the new technology of fibreglass for building their boats. But now, in the form of its very first Targa Top craft, Sea Ray has followed the trend, rather than setting it. That isn’t always a bad thing of course. After all, witnessing the mistakes of others can allow you to tweak your design to avoid the same failings. My hopes for the new 305HT are therefore, justifiably high . . .

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