Motor Boat & Yachting
FERRETTI 1000
LOA 98ft 10in (30.1m) BEAM 22ft 4in (6.8m) ENGINES MTU 16V 2,217hp – 2,638hp TOP SPEED 28 knots PRICE FROM €8,400,000 ex VAT CONTACT www.ferretti-yachts.com
1 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
AZIMUT GRANDE TRIDECK
LOA 125ft 4in (38.2m) BEAM 25ft 11in (7.9m) ENGINES Twin MTU 2,400hp-2,600hp TOP SPEED 24 knots PRICE TBA CONTACT www.azimutyachts.com
1 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
NIMBUS C11
The C11 sits at the top Nimbus’s sportsboat tree but can this twin diesel wheel house cruiser justify its hefty price tag?
7 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SUPERMARINE SPEARFISH 32
With the faultless Alan Burnard Fairey hull at its core, can this modern interpretation of a 1960s classic live up to the reputation of its iconic predecessors?
8 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
TRAILER TROUBLES
Scratched topsides get stopgap repairs while a Bluetooth-compatible stereo turns up the fun for Hugo Andreae
4 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Whale-watching in Quebec
Liveaboards Belinda Chesman and Kit McAllister mix culture with cetaceans as they cruise Canada’s great St Lawrence river
9 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Remote paddling
The simplest vessels are so often the best
3 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Mind how you go
It’s time to exorcise those mystic influences
3 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Inland innovation
Wilf Lower relives a European inland adventure
3 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Up a creek with no water to paddle
Mike Humphreys calls on his ingenuity and practical skills to rescue a family marooned on a mud bank by the falling tide
8 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Small boats, big cruising
Rupert Holmes describes a selection of very capable small boats for cruising on a budget
10+ min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
God vakt!
Marsali Taylor recalls every detail of a day aboard the tall ship Sørlandet off the coast of Norway
10+ min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Boat Electrics 101 course review
Nigel Calder and his team of marine electrics experts have hit the mark, says Rupert Holmes
2 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
How To Replace Worn Rudder Bushes
Hedley Ritchie shows how he changed the wobbly bushes on his transom-hung rudder to improve his Westerly Konsort’s steering
3 min |
September 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Viking adventure
Sam Griffiths and his dad camp out under the stars in a 12ft dinghy to enjoy the delights of an historic German waterway
10+ min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Red herring
Seaspiracy is righteous rather than right
3 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Restoring Andromeda
Clive Robertson swaps a London media career for four years in a boatyard and restores a wooden gaffer from scratch
10+ min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Steam-bending a new toe rail
Greg Manning shows you how to laminate and steam a plank so that it can be to be bent across its width
3 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
The right look
Peter Poland tests the second-hand Swedish production powerboat that just looks ‘right’ to so many ex-sailors
8 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Fleeing a volcanic eruption
Kia Koropp and family up-anchor and grab their face masks when a cloud of black ash descends on the Grenadines
6 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Make or break situation
How you can get snookered when sailing
3 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Old gaffer to Ushant
Max Liberson suffers concussion, ghostly apparitions and crew desertion on a tiring voyage to France
10 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Fitting a new water tank gauge
Measuring your boat’s water capacity is essential for any cruiser, yet is surprisingly hard to get right, discovers Roger Hughes
8 min |
Summer 2021
Practical Boat Owner
Fast track to Yachtmaster
When Covid scuppers Josh Lindley’s gap year, he takes on a demanding 5-month sailing course instead to qualify as a skipper
5 min |
Summer 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SUNSEEKER MANHATTAN 55
How do you go about improving the most successful model you have ever made? That was the task facing Sunseeker in updating the 52 – has it succeeded?
7 min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
XO 260 DSCVR
After a few years out of the spotlight, XO is back with a bullet-proof new sports boat that combines user-friendly features with laser-sharp handling
5 min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE ITALIAN JOB
Thomas and Jutta Kittel push on round the bottom of Italy’s boot from Messina in Sicily opposite the toe to Manfredonia tucked under the heel’s spur on the Adriatic coast
10+ min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
GYRO WARS
Thanks to new owners Yanmar, Smartgyro’s latest range of efficient, easy-to-install and competitively priced gyroscopic stabilisers now has the firepower to challenge market leaders Seakeeper. Let battle commence
3 min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
HOW TO USE A LIFEJACKET PROPERLY
Wearing a lifejacket is one of the most important things you can do to increase safety afloat but unless you wear and maintain it correctly, it won’t work as well as it’s meant to if and when you fall into the water. Any Personal Flotation Device (PFD) provides buoyancy that helps keep you afloat. This is measured in Newtons and for most PFDs starts at 50N. However, from 150N upwards it should be buoyant enough to turn you face up even when unconscious, greatly improving your chances of survival.
4 min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
COBRA NAUTIQUE 9.2m
As buyers go crazy for outboard-propelled sports boats where does this leave the luxury RIB market? There’s no better way to find out than testing a fully kitted out Cobra in blustery conditions
5 min |