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Innovate to accumulate – Exclusive interview with Robert Eckstein, Mercury
Product Manager for Mercury’s engine portfolio across some 83 countries, Robert Eckstein is a man with a good many views on the need for even greater innovation and sustainability in the boating world. In this exclusive interview, he tells HMS Read More...
Boat Trailering Abroad – Heading South
‘Variety is the spice of life’, so the saying goes. So have you ever pondered the prospect of heading by road with your boat to the South of France? What might be involved in boat trailering abroad, how much might Read More...
The Police Marine Unit – In the Line of Duty
Sgt Alex Southgate of the Essex Police Marine Unit provides an insightful look into the work of his waterborne team, the ‘tools of their trade’, and some of the testing situations he and his fellow police colleagues have encountered in Read More...
The Ever-Changing Coastline of Dorset – RIB Adventure
HMS climbs aboard a 3.5m RIB and sets off on a mini voyage to explore the unique sights and wonders of Dorset’s ancient and ever-changing coastline. Watch our walkaround video of the Ribcraft Leisure 350 and exclusive review. There are Read More...
Manx a Peel – Isle of Man Boating Adventure
Committed ribster Jonathan Peers relates the story of a memorable day’s boating adventure from his home port of Holyhead, Anglesey, to the port of Peel on the Isle of Man’s west coast. For many, standing on the shore gazing out Read More...
Full Charge Ahead – The Candela C-8
An e-powered craft has just established a new 24-hour long-distance operating record. Gustav Hasselskog, Candela’s CEO and founder, tells PBR about the challenge and the technology that enabled it. Swedish electric boat manufacturer Candela’s latest version of their C-8 foiling Read More...
Cannes Yachting Festival 2023
The PBR team were in full force filming and live-reporting at the 2023 Cannes Yachting Festival. HMS here provides a flavour of the French Riviera’s glamorous, world-beating six-day event and describes why its unique take on the world of powerboating Read More...
Archipelago Interview – Long-Term Benefits
In this exclusive interview, HMS speaks to Stephen Weatherley, founder and CEO of WSW Marine, about hydrogen, HVO and the development of his sustainability-focused, long-distance, hybrid-powered ‘Archipelago’ catamaran. Could you provide some background to the Archipelago project and what inspired Read More...
The Price Of Power – Lithium-Ion Batteries
Is the use of lithium-ion batteries plain sailing? PBR’s Jeremy Webb investigates the pros, the cons and the technology behind the power and in the process uncovers a host of sobering, timely facts relative to everyone putting to sea. You Read More...
Alcohol Afloat – How Low Can You Go?
With the boat hire market already beginning to ban the use of alcohol afloat, non-alcoholic alternatives may increasingly need to be the ‘go-to’ picnic hamper choice for boaters. Erika Doyle, founder and CEO of Drink Dry, talks to HMS about Read More...
From The Helm – Serious Firepower
Championship racer Dorian Griffith provides an engaging, not to say lively, first-hand account of this year’s Cowes–Torquay–Cowes offshore powerboat race. Brace yourself for a rough ride aboard his 42ft Cougar thoroughbred, Blastoff! The British Powerboat Racing Club’s Cowes–Torquay–Cowes 2023 event Read More...
Yanmar Hybrid Goes to Work
An innovative hybrid drivetrain that combines Yanmar engines with electrics and a controllable pitch propeller … PBR reveals the background to Geologen and her work with the Geological Survey of Norway. A groundbreaking research vessel that is making waves as Read More...
Orkney Boats – British Made Built to Last
HMS conducts an exclusive interview with Ben Davies, MD of Orkney Boats, on the joys and challenges of building this iconic, all-British breed of craft, which celebrated its 50th year of manufacture in 2023. Tell us about the thinking behind Read More...
The Good, the Bad and the Algae – Sargassum Seaweed
As Giovanna Fasanelli, PBR’s environmental expert, reports, the truth about sargassum seaweed may be both complex and elusive, but either way, it’s certainly of interest to us all. Let’s be clear: the colossal floating gardens of sargassum seaweed that Columbus Read More...
RNLI Emergency: How to Prepare for the Worst at Sea
In this interview, we ask the RNLI to give us their tried and trusted expert advice on how to prepare for the worst, and, if a worst-case scenario does occur at sea, so let’s get stuck right in with the Read More...
Twisted’s New ‘Street Cred’
Twisted - The boutique automotive and marine brand has expanded its presence in Salcombe with a showroom and café. Residents and visitors to Salcombe can enjoy this venue for their caffeine and marine fix, thanks to Twisted Marine. The business Read More...
On The Trail Of Adventure… To Plymouth
PBR reader Phil Dargavel and his wife Jules are ardent adherents to the cause of trailer boating. Learn how the ‘open road’ is proving to be their gateway to adventure and an ‘ocean’ of possibilities … Two years ago, Jules Read More...
RNLI Inshore Lifeboats – Sixty Years and Counting
Introduced in 1963, the inshore lifeboat continues to be an invaluable asset in the RNLI’s fleet, as new figures show these craft have saved 30,778 lives to date over the last 60 years. The humble inflatable boat, a form of Read More...
Route Canal
Former leading music industry photographer and video director Steve Payne regales us with an engaging and entertaining tale of plying the French canal system aboard his Birchwood motor yacht on a mission to reach the alluring waters of the Mediterranean. Read More...
Sustainable Makeover
HMS interviews Chris Gates, founder and CEO of SETAG, a company leading the way in the refitting, customisation and ‘upcycling’ of craft in line for a sustainable makeover. What does SETAG stand for? Is it an acronym, and when and Read More...
Oceans of Healing
Giovanni Fasanelli investigates the ambitious deep-sea project Ocean Census and how it’s set to uncover a veritable ‘treasure trove’ of medicinal and other priceless resources held deep within our planet’s oceans – resources we need to save … Imagine there Read More...
Is Electric Boating Green?
Dave Marsh discusses some of the key developments in electric boating and envisages what the future might hold … We tend to think of the present-day clamour surrounding the headlong rush to electrify everything that moves, in the precipitous pursuit Read More...
Money for Old Rope
Mark Featherstone turns an unfortunate incident into a learning opportunity as he discovers that there’s a whole lot more to rope than you might think. [Lead image: Copyright Alexeys/iStockphoto] The phrase ‘money for old rope’ comes from the days when Read More...
West Coast of Ireland – Heavy Weather Sailing
HMS recounts an excerpt from his account, as published in the latest edition of the global best-seller Heavy Weather Sailing, of the occasion when on passage from Newport to Killybegs, he and a flotilla of RIBs faced a westerly gale Read More...
Independence Day
Malcolm Thomas makes a visit to his local lifeboat station on the River Hamble to find out more about this famous indie operation as well as the challenges facing our independently funded lifeboat stations across the UK … On 25th Read More...
