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No one material or construction technique has the upper hand in all departments; it simply depends on what you as…
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No one material or construction technique has the upper hand in all departments; it simply depends on what you as…

With an excellent helming experience, plenty of storage, lashings of style and a high-quality fit-out, it’s a very satisfying plaything…

If you are looking for an open-decked boat to participate in water sports, the Cap Camarat should certainly be on…

With 200 horses obediently restraining themselves, we burble out of Salterns for a 6-knot potter towards our start line ……

Its grunt and grip verge on intimidating and yet its rider interface is very reassuring and intuitive. It is massively…

RYA Reminds Boaters to Get Alarmed The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) recently published its report following an investigation into the…

Being an easily installed plug-and-play set-up, and with such affordable hardware costs, these bits of kit will prove popular. The…

Crewsaver Atacama Drysuits Crewsaver’s Atacama Pro and Atacama Sport drysuits use a three-layer breathable fabric, with comfort and style being…

It manages to pack a lot of recreational usability into its open deck, without critically compromising the performance. It handles…

Torquay Marina Honoured MDL Marinas have announced that Torquay Marina has been awarded the prestigious Five Gold Anchors by The…

The HD 240 is a broadly talented boat that does not fit in the mould of the average bowrider. It…

Bayliner Ciera 8 Alex Smith tests the first of a new line in compact sports cruisers from the pioneer of…
The space, convertibility, family-friendly layout and level of performance are of a standard that will appeal to many middle-of-the-road boating…

The Chaparral H2O is great fun to drive, quick off the mark, forgiving if you overcook it and reassuringly well…

The 190 BR is a spacious, well-equipped and user-friendly bowrider with some pleasantly distinctive detailing. It’s good to look at,…
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