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Stingher 900GT Hard Top
It would not be incorrect to say that RIBs have changed considerably over the last decade. That does not mean that conventional jockey-seated rigid inflatables have lost their following, just that the big inflatable has widened its appeal. Call it Read More...
Robalo R302 & R272
There is no denying that the sports fisher centre console market is on the rise. Over the last few years, this segment of the market has doubled, especially in America, with most American manufacturers offering a centre console, utility-style craft Read More...
Fairline Targa 43 Open
Reinventing the wheel is a sure way to get yourself noticed, but it does pose risks – one being the forfeiting of practicality in the pursuit of attention-grabbing novelty, the other being stylistic alienation, i.e. designing a product that doesn’t Read More...
Capelli 600 Top Line
Capelli have been established in the world of RIBs since 1974, and have become well known in the Mediterranean for their middleweight family boats and luxury tenders. UK-based Ideal Boat are importing the range, fitting them out with decking and Read More...
X Shore eElectric 8000 Preview
Making its debut at the Palma Boat Show last year, the Swedish-built X Shore eElectric 8000 is as distinctive as it is silent. Unusually, it is powered by dual inboard electric motors, enhancing its minimalistic uncluttered design. Each engine, a Read More...
Cranchi E26 Classic Preview
Cranchi’s take on the retro concept, though typically Italian, has a slightly different twist to its contemporaries. As its designer, Christian Grande, puts it, this boat combines both traditional and contemporary themes. He has reinterpreted the traditional concept by introducing Read More...
Agapi 800 Preview
If you read last year’s Southampton Boat Show issue, you may recall the review on the unusual yet impressive Agapi 950. Hot on the heels of the 950, Agapi have just launched the 800, which is destined for our shores Read More...
Technohull DynaStream Hull
Hull stepping can be a contentious subject. Some boatbuilders avoid it simply because of costing, some claim it produces a twitchy ride at speed – which sometimes can be the case – and others embrace the concept and do their Read More...
Paragon 31
Greg Copp savours the virtues of this particular Scandinavian Paragon … Making its debut at a time when the economy was spinning into free fall, this comparatively expensive boat could have slipped into Scandinavian obscurity. There are quite a few Read More...
The Sign of the Zodiac
Simon Everett reports from France on the rising from the ashes of the most iconic of inflatable boat brands. Zodiac are back in the game! The world’s largest inflatable boat manufacturer at the time, ‘Zodiac’ became the word for an Read More...
Stingher 800 GT Sport Custom
Greg Copp tests the Stingher 800GT Sport Custom Unless you know exactly what you want in a RIB, the rows of high powered rigid inflatable boats that adorn most boat shows often saturate your head with temptation and confusion. The Read More...
Wave Boat 525 Full Wake
Running at wide-open throttle at 50mph into a F3 posed no problems whatsoever. I never got a chance to get her fully airborne, but without a doubt the 525 is well put together. She handled the sea without complaint, helped Read More...
Targa 27.2
Targa 27.2 Alex Smith investigates the latest incarnation of Targa’s fabled 27-footer. There’s a thoroughly justified element of smugness involved in the ownership of a Targa. Designed and built in Finland, they have never been about extravagant displays of wealth Read More...
Jeanneau Cap Camarat 10.5 WA
As the flagship of the Cap Camarat range, the 10.5 WA is a bit of a rare bird to our shores, so Greg Copp went to find out more about this serious, and extremely versatile, offshore craft … At a Read More...
Sasga Menorquín 68 FB
Menorcan boatbuilders Sasga Yachts have just launched a new flagship, the Menorquín 68 FB, designed by Barracuda Yacht Design. Greg Copp gives us the details … The new flagship of Sasga Yachts, the 68 FB, has a traditional design heritage, Read More...
Expanding and Exploring to the Ends of the Earth
Following a dynamic R&D programme with the revolutionary ÖK Hull technology over the past 13 years in their Vesturvör facility in Reykjavik, Iceland – which has resulted in a broad range of explorer, coastguard, military, search and rescue, and superyacht Read More...
Beneteau Swift Trawler 47
The Swift Trawler 47 is a collaboration between Beneteau and Andreani Design. The latest in a range that has been hugely successful over a 15-year time span, this boat is likely to be as popular in UK waters as it Read More...
Agapi 950
The Agapi 950 offers a new slant on the big RIB. Greg Copp samples the delights served up on this floating Scandinavian smorgasbord … This Swedish yard might be relatively new to the game, having been around only a Read More...
Brig Eagle 6m
HMS sets foot on the water for the first time since his unfortunate high-speed encounter with an oak tree back in January. The lure? An opportunity to test the very latest edition to the Brig range, a sporty but purposeful Read More...
SEAir Foiling RIB
Dave Marsh heads for the waters of the Seine in the city of love to see whether his passions can be stirred by SEAir’s new foiling RIB … Ask the owners of planing boats what two characteristics of their speedy Read More...
Fairline Phantom 40
As Greg Copp continues to explore the used-boat market, he examines whether Fairline succeeded in maintaining the spirit of the Phantom family with the Phantom 40 … The Phantom family was designed to tempt the sports cruiser fraternity into a Read More...
Mitchell 31 mk3
Greg Copp examines a popular veteran of the seas that comes in many guises … Ageless though semi-displacement boats inevitably are, few have heritage like the Mitchell 31. This boat, designed by Alan Hill, was first launched back in 1969. Read More...
Monte Carlo 5S
Greg Copp finds himself in a Mediterranean lap of luxury as he sets out to discover whether the Monte Carlo 5S lives up to its glamorous name … It may be a new tune played on an old fiddle, but Read More...
Wellcraft Fisherman 202
… it’s a great-looking open boat with long-range cruising ability, an easy helming experience and lots of space. … the 202 could become one of the most distinctive and desirable compact crossover boats the market has to offer. Wellcraft Fisherman Read More...
Rodman Spirit 31 Outboard
The Spirit 31 is a tough boat, built in a similar vein to its larger commercial and military siblings. It does a good job of combining subtle style with functional features … … the two supercharged 200hp Verados mated to Read More...
