Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUANAUT DRIFTER 1350 AK
They like quality, the Dutch, so it comes as no surprise to learn that when the ISO 9001 quality standard was introduced back in 1987, firms the length and breadth of Holland began champing at the bit to gain accreditation.
5 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
APREAMARE MAESTRO
Since the Maestro 82 was launched in 2008 - when the brand was still part of the ever-expanding Ferretti Group - we haven't seen a new flagship Apreamare.
1 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUMMER ON THE THAMES
The River Thames transitions through the city's hustle and bustle to the birdsong and weeping willows of its rural reaches - Beryl Chalmers explores it all
6 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
JOIN THE CLUB
Is participation more important than possession? We explore the rise in popularity of pay-to-play boat clubs
10+ min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
GREENLINE 45 FLY HYBRID
Alex Smith spends the night on board Greenline's latest generation hybrid cruiser...
8 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNSEEKER OCEAN 156
With spectacular internal accommodation on all three decks, Sunseeker has pulled off a packaging masterpiece with its all-new 82ft superyacht
8 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PERSHING GTX70
This most compact model in the GTX line of ‘Sport Utility Yachts’ attempts to combine effortless beauty (inside and out) with lots of deck space and easy liveability.
1 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WELLCRAFT 38 T TOP
Wellcraft has followed up on its successful “Explorer” line yachts with what looks very much like an open variant of the Explorer 38.
2 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WINDY SR40
Making its world debut at this year’s Palma Boat Show is Windy’s new SR40.
2 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
DOMETIC ENTERS GYRO WARS
Dometic’s new DG3 claims to offer all the advantages of a compact gyro stabiliser without the drawbacks. Hugo Andreae takes a closer look
3 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUNBURN [ AND HOW TO AVOID IT ]
What causes sunburn?
5 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PEARL 63
Drawing on the success of the multi-award-winning Pearl 62, this smallest of the four boats in the modern Pearl fleet exhibits some very welcome upgrades.
2 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FERRETTI INFYNITO 80
Can the sector's prettiest 80-footer live up to its looks?
8 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
ZEE LAN DER
One of the world's most exclusive brands has a new flagship...
8 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNREEF ULTIMA 111
This new flagship model from Sunreef's Ultima line of luxury powercats looks like an extraordinary piece of work.
1 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE IRON EXPLORER
Per Harrtoft seeks out extra adventure with an Iron Boats 827 Coupé
4 min |
June 2025
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SCILLY SEASON
Simon Ellis's plan to visit every bay, harbour and anchorage en route from Poole to the Isles of Scilly gets off to an inauspicious start
9 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
St Katharine Docks marina to host Christopher Columbus flagship replica
St Katharine Docks Marina in London is excited to welcome the Nao Santa Maria, a replica of the 93ft galleon sailed by Christopher Columbus, which will be open to the public from 29 May to 8 June.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
DRYING OUT TO...ACCESS ALL ANCHORAGES
Ken Endean describes how standing your boat on its own two (or three) feet can open up a whole host of anchorages and harbours otherwise out of reach
10+ min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
CRUISING DOUBLE DUTCH
Haarlem and Hoorn are attractive alternatives to visiting Amsterdam by boat. A visit to the city is just an easy train ride away
5 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Largest ever Little Ships fleet to mark 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo
The largest ever fleet of Dunkirk Little Ships are sailing from Ramsgate to Dunkirk over the May Bank Holiday weekend, 21-26 May, to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo, when military, service vessels and many privately owned vessels – the Little Ships – set out to rescue Allied forces surrounded by German troops.
2 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
What I wouldn't give to be dry at last
Shuddering our way through the latest cold front, accompanied by dank spring drizzle, it seems fitting to talk of the glory of dryness.
3 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
What keeps you safe at sea?
Inside an old jewellery box sits a yellowing fang set in a gold mount. It is the triangular molar wrenched from a shark jaw trolled for somewhere in the South Atlantic at the turn of the 19th century.
3 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Ancient dreams and modern headaches – the Corinth Canal
Alex Hartley has transited the Corinth Canal more than 30 times in a season but every time it is still an awe-inspiring experience
3 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
YM's Jon Amtrup joins SeaKeepers project
Yachting Monthly columnist, environmentalist and high-latitude expert sailor Jon Amtrup has joined a growing number of sailors carrying out marine citizen science projects.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
RNLI, RYA, HM Coastguard urge sailors to 'boost skills' with new checklists
The RNLI has teamed up with the RYA, HM Coastguard and Irish Sailing to produce checklists to boost boat users’ skills and help them prepare their vessels for the new season.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Lymington Town Sailing Club celebrates first lady commodore
Lymington Town Sailing Club (LTSC) has voted in Heather Chipperfield, the first lady commodore in the club's 79-year history.
1 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
'THE ATLANTIC WAS TOUGH, BUT BEING PREPARED SAW US ACROSS
Experienced sailor James Kenning set off across the Atlantic with the ARC rally in November 2024, but a shredded sail, sargassum weed and a cracked rudder made him realise that only by being fully prepared can you prevent an issue from becoming a disaster
5 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
CHARITY OF THE MONTH THE MISSION TO SEAFARERS
Almost everything we own and use travels to us by ship. Yachtsmen, crossing the shipping lanes, wonder who is on watch as a VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) or ULCS (Ultra Large Container Ship) proceeds in its apparently inexorable way.
2 min |
June 2025
Yachting Monthly UK
Morayshire couple receive RYA award
Husband and wife Richard and Helen Jenner have been awarded an RYA Scotland Impact Award in recognition of their longstanding contributions at Chanonry Sailing Club on the Moray Firth, north-east Scotland.
1 min |