Yachting Monthly
10 Best Cruising Destinations For Wildlife Watching
One of the great pleasures of cruising the waters of the British Isles is wildlife encounters. The diversity of species around the coastline means there is a plethora of flora and fauna to see.
10+ min |
June 2021
Yachting Monthly
Adventure An Italian Summer
Cruising Italy is spectacular, yet in summer it can be crowded, hot and expensive. Floris van Hees and Ivar Smits went looking for solutions
9 min |
June 2021
Yachting Monthly
Essential Upgrades To Get Your New Boat Up To Scratch
However good and well maintained the boat you have bought is, there will always be jobs that need doing and upgrades you’ll want to make, says Miranda Delmar-Morgan
8 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 |
June 2021
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
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
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL: THE ELECTRIC DEBATE
Would you switch to electric propulsion? We asked two sailors who have looked at how the real-world numbers stack up but have reached different conclusions
5 min |
April 2021
Yachting Monthly
‘Towing risks damage, so plan the process carefully'
Ken Endean advises ‘Consider, Communicate and Connect’ when towing, particularly when under sail, and reflects on lessons learned from six incidents
9 min |
April 2021
Yachting Monthly
The dirty truth about teak
Teak is beloved by boat owners and shipyards for decking and yacht building, but any claims that it is sustainably or even legally sourced are questionable, says Jessie Rogers
8 min |
April 2021
Yachting Monthly
TECHNICAL: NOVEL GREEN POWER
Sam Fortescue looks at the latest technology for renewable energy afloat
10+ min |
April 2021
Yachting Monthly
ADVENTURE: BACK TO BASICS
Simon van Dam relies on celestial navigation to sail to the remote South Atlantic island of Tristan da Cunha
7 min |
April 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
Yachting Monthly
Technical: What's The Future For Derelict Boats?
With 9,000 fibreglass boats abandoned in Europe each year, finding disposal solutions isn’t easy. Could new technologies be the answer? Nic Compton finds out
7 min |
April 2021
Yachting Monthly
Adventure Shakedown In Winter
Amanda Hourston and Daniel Wakeham learn about their new 27ft yacht on a four-month cruise from Oslo into the Arctic Circle
8 min |
April 2021
Yachting Monthly
Home Waters Fair Flows The Tide
Jonty Pearce tries to get his timings right as he crosses the lower Bristol Channel from South Wales to North Devon
9 min |