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Nimbus W11

Nimbus W11

HMS is tempted to begin ‘extending his weekends’ after testing the latest twin 400hp offering from Swedish builder Nimbus Boats.…

Nimbus T11

Nimbus T11

Greg Copp hops on board the T11 walk-around from Nimbus and finds a multi-tasker that soaks up the sea miles…

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Axopar 25

PBR’s Alex Whittaker flies south to the Bay of Cannes to test the latest open-cockpit, two-berth sports offering from Axopar. Unless…

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Paragon 31

Greg Copp savours the virtues of this particular Scandinavian Paragon … Making its debut at a time when the economy…

Nimbus 370/380

What was different about driving the Nimbus compared to other semi-displacement boats was the virtually linear performance delivery. The wide…

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