Boating-Sailing
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WEST COUNTRY GOURMET CRUISE
The promise of a gastronomic tour of the South West coast persuades Gilbert Park's reluctant sailor wife to join him on a summer cruise with a difference
7 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AXOPAR 29
To say the Axopar 28 is a tough act to follow is an understatement - can the Finnish brand's latest iteration offer genuine improvements on its super popular predecessor?
10 min |
July 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNSEEKER OCEAN 182
Sunseeker's tri-deck sibling to the Ocean 90 offers exceptional living space, particularly in the new enclosed upper deck. But how does a boat with such a broad footprint perform at sea? Hugo Andreae finds out
6 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TIME FOR A KEYS CHANGE
Elliott Maurice pulls out all the stops with a Florida cruise his son will never forget
4 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SNOW PRINCESS
Charter company Lumi Yachts is named after the Finnish word for snow, but a few days on board its brand new Princess Y80 is enough to melt anyone's heart
8 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BOAT CUISINE
Phil Sampson visits an historic establishment on the banks of the Beaulieu River
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AZIMUT 50 FLYBRIDGE
Azimut's 50 Flybridge is one of those boats that really ought to come with a health warning.
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
TO THE ROOT OF THE MATTER
Phil Sampson discovers that things are not always as they appear...
3 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO NAVIGATE IN FOG
Being out in any form of restricted visibility, due to heavy rain, snow, mist or fog, is a major concern to all boat users because three things immediately come into play.
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
PARKER SORRENTO 100
Behind the wheel of one of this year's most outstanding new boats
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BEYOND THE HORIZON
Jasper Smith, founder of Arksen and champion for a new brand of off-grid oceanic adventure, talks to Alex Smith
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
RIVA 82 DIVA
Riva's aptly named 82 Diva is sharply dressed and highly sought after but does it also deliver a suitably memorable performance?
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
CUSTOM YACHTING
A LIFE LESS ORDINARY Exceptional yachts from around the world
5 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham: It's worth taking at least a shallow dive into the boating budget, as current running costs are always interesting
2 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FUEL OF THE FUTURE
Archipelago Yachts is convinced that methanol is the key to a cleaner, greener future and has designed a long-range power catamaran to prove it, reports Hugo Andreae
8 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN
How a brief holiday RIB rental led from an RYA training course to a share of a Med-based Princess 61 in three short steps
10 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
FAIRLINE TARGA 40
Fairline makes a powerful play for compact cruiser supremacy
7 min |
June 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO NAVIGATE OVERFALLS
Overfalls are areas of broken or rougher water caused by tidal currents flowing past or over geographic features.
2 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SLEIPNER'S NEW FINS
If you're looking for extra comfort at sea Sleipner's electric-powered radically curved Vector Fins could be a game-changer
6 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SIRENA 48
The Sirena 68 won last year's award for flybridges over 60ft. Can its new entry-level 48 repeat that success?
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
24-YEAR ITCH
It took 14 years to find one, and another 10 to rebuild, but when boatbuilder Will Squibb first fell in love with a Levi Corsair, he knew he had to have one
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
WALLYWHY 150
A new launch from Wally is always going to cause a splash, but will the latest addition to the Wally why range create the same ripples as its larger predecessor?
5 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
THE TRUE COST OF RUNNING A SUPERYACHT
Everyone loves the idea of owning a superyacht but what does it actually cost to run one? The owners of a Sunseeker 105 charter yacht reveal all...
6 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SUNSEEKER 100 YACHT BOAT TEST
A breezy delivery trip from Southampton to Poole provided the perfect conditions for sea trialling Sunseeker's latest big boat sensation
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AZIMUT 48
Is it a party platform? A sportsboat? A weekender? Whatever it is, this American-style Azimut has plenty to recommend it...
7 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
BIG TRIP SMALL BOAT [PART 2]
Having made it from Runswick Bay, Yorkshire, to Harwich, Essex, in just one day, Ian Furby continues his attempt to circumnavigate Britain in his 18ft Nordkapp speedboat
10+ min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUADOR 300 НТ
Alex Smith tests one of the most exciting new compact cruisers money can buy
6 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
AQUAHOLIC
Nick Burnham - His very last boat trip before he died was a final cruise up his beloved River Dart with my mother and I aboard my own boat
2 min |
February 2024
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
SEASICKNESS SOLUTION
Gilbert Park tackles a wallowing boat with a set of Humphree Lightning trim tabs
4 min |
December 2023
Motor Boat & Yachting UK
HOW TO MANEUVRE A SHAFT-DRIVE BOAT
One of the joys of boating is the wide variety of different craft on offer. Whereas the vast majority of cars have four wheels and one engine and therefore drive in roughly the same way, boats are much more varied in terms of size, style, hull design and means of propulsion. As a result they tend to handle very differently too, so making the switch from something like a single-engined planing sports-boat to a twin-engined semi-displacement cruiser requires a certain amount of readjustment from the skipper too. So how do you go about doing that? For me, having a clear understanding of what’s happening when and why is vital to grasping what steering and throttle inputs are needed.
3 min |