Boating-Sailing
Motor Boat & Yachting
A STEEP LEARNING CURVE
Lifelong sailors Cas and Dave Peace cast aside their prejudice and take the first tentative steps towards a new life afloat in the warmth and comfort of their first proper motor boat
9 min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
DALE OF A TIME
After an agonising wait, Dominic Barrett finally takes delivery of his brand new Dale 28
2 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BOAT CUISINE
Tucked away off the beaten track and with a French chef for a little added je ne sais quoi, Phil Sampson approached this Hampshire eatery with high expectations
3 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
QUICKSILVER ACTIV 675 WEEKEND
LOA 22ft 8in (6.94m) BEAM 8ft 2in (2.5m) ENGINES Single 150/175/200/225hp Mercury TOP SPEED 36 knots PRICE from £37,597 inc VAT CONTACT Barrus +44 (0)1869 363636; www.quicksilver-boats.com
1 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
ITAMA 45S
LOA 45ft 4in (13.8m) BEAM 13ft 0in (3.95m) ENGINES Twin Cummins QSB6.7 550hp TOP SPEED 34 knots PRICE from €756,400 inc VAT CONTACT Ventura +44 (0)20 7495 2330; www.itama-yacht.com
1 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
YOUR MBY
YOUR MBY
4 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SOLARIS POWER 44 OPEN
LOA 44ft 2in (13.47m) BEAM 14ft 3in (4.35m ENGINES Volvo Penta IPS500/600/650 TOP SPEED 37 knots PRICE from €667,340 inc VAT CONTACT www.solarispower.com
1 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SAXDOR 320 GTO
Writing this in early February, could it be that we’ve already found the most exciting boat of 2021? Saxdor, for such a young company, certainly isn’t resting on its laurels and has launched this new model in the wake of collecting a Highly Commended prize for its entry-level 200 Sport at the 2021 Motor Boat Awards.
2 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
GALEON 325 GTO
LOA 32ft 9in (9.99m) BEAM 10ft 11in (3.34m) ENGINES Twin 300-450hp outboards TOP SPEED 45 knots PRICE from £293,250 inc VAT CONTACT Approved Boats +44 (0)2380 456544; www.galeon.pl
1 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
CAPTAIN SLOW BUYS A BOAT
When James May decided to go shopping for a boat he made the mistake of asking MBY editor Hugo for advice. It turned out to be an expensive but ultimately very rewarding call
10 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: Surely there’s a market for some re-issue Sunseeker classics?
2 min |
April 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BENETEAU GRAN TURISMO 41
Replacing the Gran Turismo 40 has seen Beneteau take a more gentle evolutionary approach as opposed to a total rethink.
1 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE DOORS TO MY HEART
Princess V48 owner Tommy Montaigne was tired of fitting canvas covers every time the weather turned so he set about designing and fitting his own set of folding glass doors
7 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SHARING ECONOMY
Despite a tough 2020, Harry Metcalfe’s decision to put his Princess into a yacht share scheme has paid off
3 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
POCKET ROCKET
Is there more to the Saxdor 200 Sport than striking looks and a decent turn of pace? The opportunity of week-long test gave us the chance to see what this funky starter boat is like to live with
8 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
NORD STAR 31+
The Finns know a thing or two about building wheelhouse cruisers, and with the 31+ Nord Star is hoping to take the fight to its established rivals
7 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
PRECIOUS FETTLE
Having completed some niggling jobs aboard Walrus II, Richard Krause is happier than ever with his Landau
5 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
FIRST TIME LOVE
Boating newcomer Frances Marcellin takes the plunge with a family motorboat charter holiday on the Canal du Midi
10+ min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
COMITTI BREVA 35
Is there more to this eye-poppingly beautiful Italian sportscruiser than just good looks? We find out with a blustery test in the Solent
8 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
AXOPAR 22 SPYDER
It’s probably not how Axopar wanted to introduce its new baby but at a virtual launch from a train factory in Helsinki the world got the first glimpse of the 22 Spyder.
1 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: Oddly, there was something grimly satisfying about trundling up the river all alone in the pouring rain. I was the only boat out enjoying the experience however…
2 min |
February 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Tom Wiggin and his extensively refurbished Sunseeker Superhawk 50 join the Our Boats fleet
2 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SET UP A RADAR
Mention radar and most people think fog. Technically, fog starts at visibility of less than 1,000m and significantly changes your responsibilities under the collision regulations, the most pertinent being that we all move from being either a stand-on or give-way vessel to ALL being give-way vessels.
3 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
PURPLE REIGN
THE IMAGE THAT ROCKED OUR BOAT THIS MONTH
10 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
IS-THAT-REAL-WOOD
With his teak decks in need of replacement, Mike Rothery decides to tackle the job himself
5 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
HYDROLIFT X-27 SUV
From stalwart of the sea to sporty SUV, pilothouse boats are encountering something of a revolution but the X-27 may be the most extreme example yet
5 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
DELIGHTFUL DOURO
Andrew Smyth and Corinne Julius fulfil a long held ambition to cruise Portugal’s Douro River in their Broom 42 CL
10+ min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BUYING USED: FAIRLINE TARGA 48
INBUILD 2013-2019 PRICE RANGE £ 480, 000 - £800,000
5 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
ABSOLUTE NAVETTA 64
The latest addition to Absolute’s quirky Navetta family possesses all the qualities we admire in the range but with a notable trick up its sleeve
8 min |
January 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
LOCKDOWN PRINCESS
Former sailors Cindy and Ariel Poler decided to buy a motorboat which they could use as a second home in San Francisco, so how come they ended up buying a Princess F50 in Italy?
9 min |