Boating-Sailing
Motor Boat & Yachting
USE THE RIGHT KNOT
Unlike our sailing cousins, as a motorboater we don’t need to know dozens of different knots. However, there are four essential knots that you really do need to know how to tie and when to use: a bowline, a clove hitch, a round turn and two half hitches, and a sheet bend.
3 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
CRUISE IN COMPANY
The first post-lockdown cruise proves to be one of the most rewarding Richard Hall has experienced
2 min |
September 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
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
9 min |
August 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
NO ORDINARY DELIVERY!
A straightforward Mediterranean delivery turned into an epic cruise from Tunisia to Scotland as the crew battled the elements and the lockdown to get her home
10+ min |
August 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
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
8 min |
August 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
The 10 Key Boating Stories You Need To Read
This month's 10
10+ min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
ZERO-CARBON DIESEL
A new kind of renewable diesel claims to offer all the performance of a fossil-fuelled boat without the carbon footprint. Is this the holy grail we’ve all been searching for?
4 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
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...
6 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE BOATAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: I don’t regret my ridiculous car or my expensive boat
3 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SIRENA 88
With its flagship, Sirena is taking on the semi-custom big boys. The 88 boasts presence, volume and a master suite to die for but is this enough in an arena packed with top-end talent?
7 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
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
10+ min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
READY FOR LAUNCH
Nick Burnham’s Jeanneau Leader enjoys some TLC during a winter ashore
4 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
FLY ELECTRIC
The extraordinary story behind the world’s first 100% electric foiling sportsboat
5 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
BUYING A USED...PRINCESS 56
IN BUILD 2012 - 2017 PRICE RANGE £650,000 - £1,000,000
8 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
BOAT CUISINE
A stylish restaurant for a stylish river. Phil Sampson visited the upper reaches of the River Thames pre-lockdown for a memorable Sunday brunch
2 min |
July 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
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
9 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
BOAT CUISINE
For boaters venturing to Scotland’s Western Isles, a culinary feast awaits. Phil Sampson reports
2 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
PART SEVEN A SMALL BOAT ROUND BRITAIN
After 1,500 miles cruising around the UK in their 27ft Rhea 850, our plucky pair tackle the final leg home from Cornwall to Gosport
10 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
VICEM CRUISER 67
LOA 70ft 9in (21.57m) BEAM 18ft 1in (5.5m) ENGINES Twin Volvo Penta 1,000hp TOP SPEED 25 knots PRICE FROM $3.5m ex VAT CONTACT www.vicemyachts.com
1 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
TOP OF THE PROPS
Hugo Andreae takes a look at a revolutionary new propeller said to be faster and more efficient than rivals
4 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
STAR QUALITY
When Martin Hughes lost his wife he found solace in restoring a rare 1957 Bates Star Craft 40 that he’d bought sight unseen for £15,000
6 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE GREAT WHO DUNNIT
Unexplained scratches on the underside of his Karnic 2250 meant it was time for Hugo to play detective
3 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
LEAVE A BERTH IN A SINGLE-ENGINE BOAT
Single-engine craft are making a comeback, boosted by lower prices, reduced servicing costs and better fuel economy. However, manoeuvring a single-engine craft takes practice. On the plus side it does simplify the question of which engine to use!
3 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
AZIMUT S6
Superlative handling and performance coupled with generous lower-deck accommodation – has Azimut rewritten the rulebook again?
7 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
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
5 min |
June 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
YOUR MBY
HAVE YOUR SAY IN PRINT AND ONLINE
4 min |
April 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE BOATAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: “The drop bolster seat cossets you, the view down the foredeck arouses you, and under your right palm, three shifters and three throttles”
2 min |
April 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
SUNSEEKER PREDATOR 60 EVO
How do you follow the success of the award-winning Predator 57? We put the replacement through its paces to find out
7 min |
April 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
NEW BEGINNINGS
A new berth in Preveza sets up Venture II and her owners for a summer of exploration in Greece
3 min |
April 2020
Motor Boat & Yachting
MOVING TO MALTA
In a move written in the stars, Clive Hook and partner Anna haul anchor and set sail for sunnier climes
9 min |