Overview: Navier N30

18th March 2024|BOAT TESTS|

Navier N30 - This futuristic foiling adventure craft is a step forward for electric boating. Built from carbon fibre, the 35-knot Navier N30 appears to be the most realistic electric planing boat to date. Navier, based in California, are a venture-backed company led by a team of MIT, Berkeley and CMU graduates. All with experience in either aerospace, maritime autonomy or robotics, they have set out to create an electric boat that spends more time under power than receiving it. Their prototype vessels were developed in partnership with the America’s Cup and the Lyman-Morse boatyard in Maine – bringing

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ICOM IC-U20SR

21st February 2024|EQUIPMENT|

Tough and pocket sized, this radio keeps all crew members in the loop. This new compact radio from Icom has a broader remit than just maritime communications. The IC-U20SR is what is termed a PMR446 - a personal mobile UHF radio that transmits within the band of 446 MHz. It has sixteen predesignated channels and requires no license to use, so handing one out to every crew member poses no practical or legal problems. It can’t transmit on any marine frequency like channel 16, so has no use in a mayday situation, but considering most skippers rely on a

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Ports Of Call: River Hamble

16th February 2024|LOCATIONS|

‘No man ever steps in the same river twice’ observed Greek philosopher Heraclitus, which captures perfectly the essence of the energetic River Hamble. Mark Featherstone and Jo Moon revisit old haunts but discover new delights on a recent visit to this iconic maritime destination. The charming waters of the River Hamble rise near the medieval town of Bishop’s Waltham, gathering pace as the river passes through the numerous marinas and nature reserves scattered along its historic shore, before opening out 12 kilometres later into Southampton Water at Hamble-le-Rice. The river is renowned as a sailing mecca, but this is

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Orkney Boats – British Made Built to Last

18th March 2024|FEATURES|

HMS conducts an exclusive interview with Ben Davies, MD of Orkney Boats, on the joys and challenges of building this iconic, all-British breed of craft, which celebrated its 50th year of manufacture in 2023. Tell us about the thinking behind the new Orkney Pilothouse 25 and 27 models you’re bringing to market. What was the motivation behind the development of these two additions to the Orkney range? Orkney have always offered a larger Pilothouse model, previously the popular Pilothouse 24, which since being launched over 20 years ago, and after nearly 100 boats being built, had become a little long in the tooth and in need of an update.

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