Boating-Sailing
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
COCKWELLS MOTOR LAUNCH
There can be very few boats that have appeared three times at the Southampton Boat Show and been sold off the stand each time.
5 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
INSTALLING AN AUTOPILOT
Rick Channon makes solo boating simple with a Raymarine Evolution Autopilot
4 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
GOOD AS NEW
Why fit a brand new engine when Volvo Penta's remanufacturing service can rebuild you an old one to the same standard for a fraction of the price?
4 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BENETEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 54
Alex Smith heads to France's Beneteau HQ for a UK exclusive on what might just be the best Swift Trawler yet
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ΧΟ EXPLR 44
Can XO's all-new aluminium flagship really make it big in the Med?
7 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BUYING OUR FIRST CLASSIC
Instead of whiling away their retirement playing bowls, Rob and Shona Adams decided to invest their time and money in a classic Silver gentleman's yacht. Would the gamble pay off?
9 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PRINCESS S65
Torn between the V and F Class flagships? The new S65 might be the boat you've been waiting for...
7 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FERRETTI INFYNITO 90
Ferretti Yachts is diversifying into the long-range fast-displacement market. But can its debut model justify the hype?
7 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE 100 CLUB
What it's really like to buy, spec and run a brand new custom-built 96-footer
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ZEELANDER
If you like your boats exclusive to the point of almost unattainable, there's a Dutch builder that can help...
8 min |
October 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BUYING A USED...FAIRLINE PHANTOM 42
Fairline first introduced its Phantom range half a century ago with the Phantom 32.
5 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THEN THERE WAS LIGHT
Four-season boater, Gilbert Park, hunts down the perfect marine spotlight
3 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO MARK YOUR ANCHOR
Anchoring in a pretty bay is one of boating’s greatest joys but it can also be a cause of considerable angst: How much chain should I put out? What’s the seabed like? Will I get stuck? What if I drag? Many of these concerns can be solved by laying the correct amount of cable (called scope) for the depth and conditions.
2 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
RIVA GOES ELECTRIC
Riva made its name building beautiful mahogany sportboats powered by big petrol engines, but the new El-Iseo is powered by an electric motor.
4 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TREASURE ISLAND
THE IMAGE THAT ROCKED OUR BOAT THIS MONTH
10+ min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
DELPHIA 10 SEDAN
If you're happy to trade speed for serenity, Delphia has something that's likely to appeal
7 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PRESTIGE F4
Behind the wheel of a 50ft flybridge cruiser that dares to be different
7 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BOAT DECKING
In the first of o our new series of guides we discuss...
7 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
LOFOTEN OR BUST PART I
Swedish MBY reader Per Harrtoft fulfills a lifelong dream with a high-speed dash to the remote but beautiful Lofoten islands in the far north of Norway
10+ min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WEST COUNTRY GOURMET CRUISE
The promise of a gastronomic tour of the South West coast persuades Gilbert Park's reluctant sailor wife to join him on a summer cruise with a difference
7 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AXOPAR 29
To say the Axopar 28 is a tough act to follow is an understatement - can the Finnish brand's latest iteration offer genuine improvements on its super popular predecessor?
10 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNSEEKER OCEAN 182
Sunseeker's tri-deck sibling to the Ocean 90 offers exceptional living space, particularly in the new enclosed upper deck. But how does a boat with such a broad footprint perform at sea? Hugo Andreae finds out
6 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TIME FOR A KEYS CHANGE
Elliott Maurice pulls out all the stops with a Florida cruise his son will never forget
4 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SNOW PRINCESS
Charter company Lumi Yachts is named after the Finnish word for snow, but a few days on board its brand new Princess Y80 is enough to melt anyone's heart
8 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BOAT CUISINE
Phil Sampson visits an historic establishment on the banks of the Beaulieu River
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AZIMUT 50 FLYBRIDGE
Azimut's 50 Flybridge is one of those boats that really ought to come with a health warning.
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TO THE ROOT OF THE MATTER
Phil Sampson discovers that things are not always as they appear...
3 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO NAVIGATE IN FOG
Being out in any form of restricted visibility, due to heavy rain, snow, mist or fog, is a major concern to all boat users because three things immediately come into play.
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PARKER SORRENTO 100
Behind the wheel of one of this year's most outstanding new boats
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BEYOND THE HORIZON
Jasper Smith, founder of Arksen and champion for a new brand of off-grid oceanic adventure, talks to Alex Smith
5 min |