Practical Boat Owner
A modern take on the traditional proa
Ali Wood finds out more about visionary designer Rob Denney
4 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
How NOT to start the sailing season
It's like the boat-launching Olympics for Greg Manning as he leaps hurdles and avoids cutting corners to cover 1,920 miles back and forth in 15 days to get his yacht safely afloat
7 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Cruising through mountainous Wales
Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast
8 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
It's the voices
When you can’t do right for doing wrong, doing wrong Is the right thing to do
3 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Frank and Margaret Dye
Roger Barnes reflects on the legacy of small-boat sailors Frank and Margaret Dye
7 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AEGEAN ADVENTURE
MBY regulars Thomas and Jutta Kittel continue their annual Mediterranean cruise this time heading towards Albania and Greece from Montenegro
8 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SOLARIS POWER 52 OPEN
Having launched two new smaller models in the wake of its original 48ft Open, Solaris Power is now working its way up the range, starting with this new 52 Open.
1 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BOAT CUISINE
Phil Sampson witnesses the rebirth of one of the Isle of Wight's most charismatic restaurants
2 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FRAUSCHER DEMON 1414
If looks could kill, then Frauscher's super-cool weekender would slay everything in its wake. But is its performance as deadly? We take it for an early-morning spin in Palma to find out...
8 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FAIRLINE TARGA 43
It’s not often we feature two models from one manufacturer, and especially not from the same model line but this Targa 43 shows just how far Fairline had progressed the Targa line by 1997, when this model launched. Whilst keeping the open cockpit ethos (now lost on the latest Targas – every current model comes with a hard top) this is a larger, more sophisticated boat than its forebears.
1 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE FUTURE IS HYBRID
When Volvo Penta and the Beneteau Group team up on a quest to make sustainable powerboating a reality, it's time to sit up and take notice...
6 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Lost at sea
Cruising pioneer Peter Tangvald's son, Thomas, disappeared after sailing from South America in 2014. Kathy Catton recalls her memories of him
5 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WILLIAMS EVOJET 70
The largest and most sophisticated Williams jet boat to date looks every inch the superyacht tender but does it still possess that special magic that makes its smaller craft such a blast to drive?
5 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HORIZON YACHTS V74
Prolific Asian shipyard, Horizon Yachts, builds everything from power cats and large displacement luxury motoryachts to expedition platforms and authentic superyachts.
2 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Safe mast climbing
Most of us prefer to climb the mast when safely alongside, but what if you have to climb it at sea? Pip Hare shares tips and techniques
3 min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
e-Cat conversion
Michael Sanatani’s electrification of a British fishing catamaran into a Canadian family cruiser
6 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOLTERMAN XTREME-60
Dutch shipyard Holterman is adding a new 60-footer to its Xtreme range of multi-purpose motoryachts.
1 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
EVO R4 XT
When we stepped on board the Evo Yachts R4 XT at the Palma International Boat Show, its chief feature was immediately evident. While it exhibits all the lovely day boating cleanliness of form you would expect, this XT (extended) variant adds a custom aft platform designed specifically for Evo by Besenzoni.
1 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE MAREX FACTOR
Richard Hall organises an owners' trip to the Marex factory in Lithuania
2 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ΜΟΟΝ POWER 60
Is Moon Yacht's first ever powercat good enough to make an impact in the multihull market? We head to St Katharine Docks to find out...
7 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ
This Month's TOP 10
10+ min |
August 2023
Practical Boat Owner
Dreamboats
Travels among the Great Unlaunched
3 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TREASURE ISLANDS
A long-held dream to visit the Isles of Scilly in their own boat finally came good for Matt and Jillie Dale but it wasn't without its challenges
7 min |
August 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SEALINE S390
Is this crossover day boat' the finest to emerge from the modern Sealine stable? Alex Smith suspects it might be exactly that...
7 min |
August 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
TECHNICAL WATERPROOF FABRICS
Exciting advances in textile design are leading to drier, warmer and lighter marine clothing. Sam Fortescue explains the benefits, and the science
9 min |
Summer 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
NAVIGATE YOUR WAY HOME WITHOUT POWER
Electrical failure can put you in the dark when your instruments go down. A few traditional skills, and a good tool kit, can see you safely home
10+ min |
Summer 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
My first Biscay crossing
Kate Fraser’s first overnight sail was both testing and exhilarating in equal measure
3 min |
Summer 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
PETE GOSS DESIGNING OUR PERFECT BOAT
The legendary offshore yachtsman talks us through the design of his latest boat
10 min |
Summer 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
Magic of the Moray Firth
This leg of Mark Ashley-Miller’s epic Harbour Master challenge takes in northeast Scotland’s varied coastline
4 min |
Summer 2023
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING CATS
Catamarans are becoming ever more popular with private owners, especially for blue-water adventures. Theo Stocker takes a look at two new models
4 min |