Boating-Sailing
Motor Boat & Yachting
SUNSEEKER 90 OCEAN
An exclusive tour around Sunseeker’s hotly anticipated Ocean 90 confirms that this innovative new range is the life and soul of the party
4 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
WINDY SR44 BLACK HAWK
Ten years after the SR52 Blackbird blew us away there is a new, smaller SR model ready to take on an ever-growing field of challengers. With a sunny Solent as our playground it was time to put the SR44 through its paces
8 min |
October 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
300MPH IN AN AEROPLANE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS QUITE MUNDANE. In a car, it's ludicrously fast. BUT IN A BOAT?
Everyone knows the story of Donald Campbell’s tragic crash on Coniston Water but few remember another all British attempt 15 years earlier. Now a new book reveals what really happened to John Cobb and his jet-powered Crusader
10+ min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
FUEL FOR THOUGHT
What better way to test the production version of the Cox CXO300 than on the brilliant Axopar 37? Is this a new dawn for diesel-fuelled outboards?
6 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
MAREX TO THE RESCUE
Monitoring Ch16 turned a routine return journey into a rescue mission for Richard Hall
3 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: Boating doesn’t have to be fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants stuff to be fun. Sometimes a chilled weekend aboard is just what the doctor ordered, as Nick attests
2 min |
September 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE ULTIMATE UPCYCLE
Why upgrade to a newer boat when you can make your current one look as good as new with the aid of a designer refit service?
7 min |
September 2021
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
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 |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURISTS
Kelston and Jackie Tobin didn’t intend to circumnavigate Britain, but after cruising from Kent to the Solent they decided to keep on going
10+ min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BUSINESS & PLEASURE
Stephen Hubbard is living proof that you can mix business with pleasure after buying a custom-built Cockwells then investing in the yard and restoring a Dunkirk Little Ship
7 min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
BLUE'S FINAL FLING
Jack Haines delivers his verdict on the Ultra anchor and prepares to bid a fond farewell to Blues Away
5 min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
A STEEP LEARNING CURVE PART 2
Having swapped their 35ft sailing boat for a twin-engined Nelson 38, motor boat newbies Cas and Dave Peace share their experience of getting to grips with their new toy and their first full year afloat
10+ min |
July 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
How To Get Into Boating - Part 2 : Owning & Running A Boat
You’ve bought a boat - now what? The second part of our series on getting into boating focuses on running and maintaining your boat
9 min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
A team of French scientists has developed a tear drop-shaped catamaran that gets more efficient the faster it goes. Could this be the future of fast boats?
7 min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
PRINCESS F45
Princess’s entry-level flybridge has some big shoes to fill in replacing the all-conquering 42 and 43. Has it been worth the wait?
8 min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
ROCK STAR
THE IMAGE THAT ROCKED OUR BOAT THIS MONTH
10+ min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
SCILLY SEASON
The Leaver family fulfill a lifelong ambition to cruise the Isles of Scilly in their 18m Dutch steel motoryacht, Duchess
10+ min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
THE ITALIAN JOB
Thomas and Jutta Kittel continue to explore Sicily’s arid landscape and historic ports before casting off for the Egadi islands and on to Malta
10 min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
EVO R6 OPEN
With more folding sections than a Swiss Army penknife, this razor sharp sportscruiser cuts a dash wherever it goes, but do its talents extend further than its expanding decks?
7 min |
June 2021
Motor Boat & Yachting
DROMEAS YACHTS 28CC
This young Turkish brand has big ambitions to challenge the likes of Axopar and Saxdor with its stylish range of fast, affordable outboard-powered craft. We take its 28ft centre console model for a spin
4 min |