This Princess 56 marine survey on the Hamble River at RK Marine would have been a pleasure for any marine surveyor. The design by Bernard Olesinski was perhaps one of his best and the handling and performance of the Princess 56, as well as the internal layout is flawless. With a beautifully designed saloon with newly covered circular seating facing a cherry veneered joinery cabinet, a separate dining area, a master cabin, two guest cabins with twin bunks and crew quarters aft in the lazarette the accommodation would cater for most eventualities. The construction of these Princess 56 motor yachts by Marine Projects in Plymouth has stood the test of time, the single skin GRP (monolithic construction) to the hull below waterline and in the topsides was pretty much as when she was new, and with a recent hull polish she certainly did not appear to be nearly 20 years old. As is often the case with a marine survey on a boat like this, the few recommendations in the survey report related to ancillary systems such as fire extinguishers and safety gear, the structure of the vessel being sound.