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Frankly, Velocity’s mode of travel over such troubled water was in a different league to almost everything I have encountered…
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Frankly, Velocity’s mode of travel over such troubled water was in a different league to almost everything I have encountered…

Glomex have debuted the world’s first GPS antenna using ZigBee technology. What makes this antenna so effective is that it…

The new RAW XS light is a good example of just how quickly Exposure Lights are developing LED technology for…

Cheetah in Portugal are now celebrating two years in production at the workshops near Nazaré. There are now 10 Cheetahs…

Dockmate is a pocket-sized wireless extension of a boat’s engine controls that enables skippers to dock a boat single-handedly from…

Over the last decade we have seen a number of retro designs gracing numerous shorelines. However, the Mediterranean has proven…

Long-term sustainable battery power Whisper Power’s new Ion Power Basic is a safe lithium ion battery formulated to provide a…

All told, the MC52’s interior looks set to be a big improvement on the outgoing MC5’s. What remains to be…

This Spanish yard are hardly newcomers when it comes to building big, tough patrol vessels, but their new 138ft patrol…

For those that do not have easy access to petrol … the extra cost of the engine will be relatively…

If ‘super-RIBs’ are the next ‘big thing’, then Skipper BSK look more than set to satisfy this market. Anything to…

As a sports boat, the Q5 pretty much ticks all the boxes. It is very fast off the mark, with…

Testing the Ribcraft 9.5m Cabin is pretty much a foregone conclusion, insomuch as it is built on a renowned pedigree…

This is a boat that will have you yearning for rough weather. It is as tough as it looks, and…

… this big Scorpion Sting gives us very little not to like. … the most important underpinning of a top-flight…
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