LOST IN FRANCE

A water shortage threatens to knock Don and Marjorie Walker off course as they continue their voyage through Nancy and the upper Saône

FOLLOW A ROUTE ON YOUR PLOTTER

Having completed your plotter set-up (MBY Oct) and planned and entered your route (MBY Nov), now comes the part that all that preparation was for – actually running the route.

LOCK DOWN SLOW DOWN

Gilbert Park takes to the slow lane aboard his Jeanneau Merry Fisher during a West Country cruise

SEALED FOR LIFE

A new type of ultra-tough ceramic coating claims to protect your boat against everything from salt and sunlight to bird poo and red wine. Hugo Andreae puts it to the test

A True Sense Of Freedom

This young couple sold their home to live aboard a Nordhavn 43. Now, they plan to cruise around the world

EDITOR VS JETSKI

Hugo takes his first ride on the latest Kawasaki stand-up jet Ski to see if this pumped up speed machine really is the next big thing in Motoryacht toys

SANLORENZO SX112

The 112 is the new flagship of the inventive SX range

BERING 145

The 145 will be the largest yacht Bering has ever built

SEA LINE S430

The S430’s open cockpit lends itself to fun in the sun

REALISATION OF A DREAM

A boyhood dream comes to life as Dominic Barratt specs his dream Dale 28

PEARL 62

With four double cabins, sprawling deck spaces and a stunning Kelly Hoppen interior, the Pearl 62 is looking to shake up the 60ft flybridge market

MY FANTASY FLEET

Fred Haines – current boat: Beneteau Swift Trawler 34 & Jeanneau Cap Camarat 625WA

FROM WRECK TO RACER

Restoration of the world’s last remaining Bertram 31 ‘Competition’

LONE SURVIVOR

Dorian is one of the few surviving boats to have served in both world wars, now after a decade-long renovation she’s ready to serve again as a comfortable family motor yacht

LOST IN FRANCE

In the first part of a new series on the waterways of France, Don and Marjorie Walker set their sights on the Canal du Rhone au Rhin following its spectacular route through the Jura to the Swiss/German border

The 10 Key Boating Stories You Need To Read

This month's 10

THE GREATEST SUNSEEKERS EVER

We asked Sunseeker International Sales Director Sean Robertson to select the 10 most iconic past models and help explain why. Editor Hugo takes up the story...

THE BOATAHOLIC

Nick Burnham: I don’t regret my ridiculous car or my expensive boat

SHETLAND ADVENTURE

A bold plan to cruise 130nm from Largs on the west coast of Scotland to the Shetland Isles in his 25ft Finnmaster shows that size is no limit to adventure for kayaker Andrew Morton

READY FOR LAUNCH

Nick Burnham’s Jeanneau Leader enjoys some TLC during a winter ashore

FLY ELECTRIC

The extraordinary story behind the world’s first 100% electric foiling sportsboat

MOVING TO THE DARK SIDE

Former yachties Beryl Chalmers and Simon Palmer explain why they sold their beloved sailing yacht in favour of a spacious Dutch steel motor boat

BOAT CUISINE

For boaters venturing to Scotland’s Western Isles, a culinary feast awaits. Phil Sampson reports

THE GREAT WHO DUNNIT

Unexplained scratches on the underside of his Karnic 2250 meant it was time for Hugo to play detective

AZIMUT S6

Superlative handling and performance coupled with generous lower-deck accommodation – has Azimut rewritten the rulebook again?

AXOPAR 37

The latest version of the award-winning Axopar 37 is here and we managed to grab an early drive of the prototype before the lockdown restrictions kicked in

GRAND TOUR PART 3

A ten-hour passage across the Balearic Sea leads Azura and crew to mainland Europe, first stop Barcelona...

BOAT CUISINE

In a new series, we abandon the galley to check out eateries for boaters ashore. For starters, Phil Sampson gets his claws into Bembridge’s smartest shellfish

Turkish Delight

It’s the end of a chapter in more ways than one for Fiona and Frank as they finish their tour of Turkey and bid farewell to their beloved boat, Zaffina

Part Two - A Small Boat Round Britain

After a rash idea to circumnavigate the whole of Britain in a 27ft Rhea 850, Phil and Nigel find themselves plugging up the windswept East Coast