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HMS interviews the renowned South African naturalist and adventuring environmentalist Grant Spooner, who has many a tale to tell about…

Peter Dredge explains how Vector, Jaguar and Williams Advanced Engineering turned an electric record idea into an 88mph Coniston success.

The well-structured, thought-provoking course had taught me new skills and increased my awareness of the many challenges of survival at…

Bilge diving and sorting out some odd jobs – Alex Whittaker is living the dream … Once again, I am…

Fortunately, all the complications involved in designing and building a great stepped-hull boat are the boatbuilder’s to solve, not yours.…

‘Today we stand on the edge of an exciting future.’ ‘It’s taken many years for us to filter through suppliers…

Remember that any boat/trailer combination over 750kg must have brakes fitted. While carrying out your checks, be sure to ‘feel’…

… they move slowly and basically spend their days eating, sleeping, taking mud baths and having sex when the mood…

Franz steered towards this non-biodegradable testament to our modern lifestyle and worrying hazard to marine wildlife. He methodically pulled all…

… The appeal of PVC tubes is straightforward; their price advantage is spectacular. … PU is the uncontested Arnold Schwarzenegger…

Being a marine surveyor can be a challenging, tough and uncompromising job at times. There is no fixed price for…

As Scott-Paine once said, his boats could take more punishment than their crews. Luckily, unlike many of her counterparts that…

Mousehole brims to the rafters with maritime folklore and is steeped in seafaring history. Kynance’s rock formations are a princely…

The British leg of the flagship series of single-seater inshore circuit Formula 1 powerboat racing – the UIM F1H2O World…

Little has changed since she was commissioned in 1956, except for the addition of the elegant wood-panelled living accommodation, which…