Starting Out Boating
RYA’s powerboat trainer Paul Glatzel gives valuable advice on buying your first boat and getting on the water safely ……
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RYA’s powerboat trainer Paul Glatzel gives valuable advice on buying your first boat and getting on the water safely ……

Humber RIBs have long been respected for their seakeeping attributes in the demanding conditions found around the coasts of northern…

HMS reviews the Green Tech Boat Show, held last month at MDL’s Queen Anne’s Battery marina complex in Plymouth –…

Alex Whittaker examines some key decisions we must make when choosing a new boat to buy.

HMS discusses the benefits of trailer ownership, reviews the Vanclaes Excelleron GYRO 3500 – 13” – 950 3-axle boat trailer…

Greg Copp considers the reborn 31 Flybridge from Paragon Yachts ‒ an exclusive boat that beckons to be driven hard…

Baltic Lifejackets Sweden have announced the launch of a new special-edition children’s life jacket ‒ Bamse! The popular Baltic life…

Greg Copp reports on this spacious middleweight cruiser built in the Baltic and designed for all climates … Grandezza are…

Members-only boat club the British Boat Club has unveiled its new RIB Club, which complements the British Boat Club’s motor boating and…

MDL Marinas have produced a ‘Green List’ of holiday destinations designed to optimise staycation breaks this year. First on the…

Recently launched, the Evo V8 is the new flagship of the Evo Yachts fleet, the brand owned by the Mercuri…
Neyland Marina is a great cruising base. It is such a pleasant place to just be. … over and over…

PBR investigates the ever-present threat of collision with foreign objects at sea – a danger particularly associated with boating in…

MDL’s Green Tech Boat Show is coming on apace and will be launching with its inaugural show on the dates…

Premier Marinas have announced details of their upcoming boat shows at Swanwick and Chichester, with the 2021 British Motor Yacht…
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