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Torqeedo and BMW Cooperate on New Drive System
Torqeedo and BMW Cooperate on New Drive System German sailor Boris Herrmann is planning to compete for the Yacht Club de Monaco in the Vendée Globe solo around-the-world race in the yacht Malizia, and BMW and Torqeedo will be supporting Read More...
BRP Launch New Finance Deal
BRP Launch New Finance Deal Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) are launching a new spring finance promotion in conjunction with Santander Consumer Finance, offering 3.5% APR on a purchase of any model across their entire Sea-Doo PWC range, no matter the year. The promotion will Read More...
Survival of the Fittest
The well-structured, thought-provoking course had taught me new skills and increased my awareness of the many challenges of survival at sea … The course had built my confidence and had developed me into someone more likely to survive such an Read More...
Stepping Out
Fortunately, all the complications involved in designing and building a great stepped-hull boat are the boatbuilder’s to solve, not yours. Extra reinforcement is required to bridge the structural discontinuity across the steps, and stepped hulls are not as simple to Read More...
Wildlife Wonderland
The UK has an amazing array of marine wildlife. As a recreational boater, give it the respect it deserves. The more educated people are about what to do and how to operate power-driven craft near wildlife, the more it is Read More...
Ports of Call – Maryport Minimalism
Maryport struck us as a great place to station our boat to take a foray across to the Solway Firth to Scotland, and around to the Clyde … Maryport is a very convenient and nicely equipped marina, with very helpful Read More...
This Boating Life – Tales of Tagomago
Franz steered towards this non-biodegradable testament to our modern lifestyle and worrying hazard to marine wildlife. He methodically pulled all the pollution aboard with his boathook, and I helped pack it away in a sack and a large plastic bucket. Read More...
Ports of Call – Enticing Tenby
It certainly has bustle and crowds, but it was much more refined and polished than we had anticipated. It has mostly avoided brashness and the usual seaside tat. There is definitely an emerging ‘cafe society’ feel to the town, and Read More...
Marine Surveyors: How Much are they Worth?
Being a marine surveyor can be a challenging, tough and uncompromising job at times. There is no fixed price for a survey and you will find marked variations from one quote to another. A good tip and starting point is Read More...
Cornish Cream
Mousehole brims to the rafters with maritime folklore and is steeped in seafaring history.Kynance’s rock formations are a princely wonder to behold.Thatched roofs, whitewashed walls and little gardens bright with flowers contribute much to Helford village’s picture postcard beauty.Cornwall’s natural Read More...
Nimbus 370/380
What was different about driving the Nimbus compared to other semi-displacement boats was the virtually linear performance delivery. The wide scope of its appeal, encompassing both yachtsmen and motor boaters, underlines this boat’s versatility … These boats are beautifully built Read More...
Quicksilver Activ 855 Weekend
The Quicksilver Activ 855 is a well-made boat, whose finish, particularly the joinery, does not smack of compromise. It has achieved a good blend of living accommodation and practicality, which is all too important in this size and type of Read More...
Prestige 680S
Prestige 680S If you want a flybridge cruiser that feels like a coupé, Prestige’s ingenious 680S might just be the way to go. Alex Smith reports. It’s early in the morning - just a few minutes past sunrise Read More...
Mercury Marine New Engine Line-up
Mercury Marine New Engine Line-up Launched at the Miami Boat Show, Mercury’s new line-up of outboard engines looks to be setting a new benchmark for middle-capacity V6 motors in terms of power to weight. The range of outboards is based Read More...
New Honda Engines
New Honda Engines Honda have re-engineered their popular BF40, BF50, BF80 and BF100 marine outboards, making them more efficient, more durable and easier to maintain. Making their debut at the Southampton Boat Show, these new engines, though similar to their Read More...
Fjord 36 Xpress
The dash arrangement is spot on – everything in its place and there’s a place for everything. It wrestles with being a superyacht tender and a weekender, while still being an exciting and practical sports boat. With two 350hp Verados Read More...
Seaward 39
The Seaward 39 is a bespoke old-school semi-displacement boat based on a well-proven design that cuts through rough weather with ease. It is a wet boat, but that does not matter as it is built to deal with that. Read More...
Boating Brothers in New Windermere Challenge?
Boating Brothers in New Windermere Challenge? At High Noon on 8th July 2017 the three Moscrop brothers Paul, Jonathan and Mark launched from the Ferry Nab slipway, Windermere on what we think is, remarkably, a voyage never before recorded. Their Read More...
Charente Maritime
There is so much to see and so little time to see it in. A walk around the cobbled streets will show you what life must have been like in Cardinal Richelieu’s time. The French love their sailing, and it Read More...
Seaward 27
No doubt she will prove just as formidable as her previous siblings. … in keeping with the bespoke nature of this yard, there is a wide range of customisation available. Seaward 27 Greg Copp looks at the latest, traditionally built, Read More...
Garmin Striker
Garmin Striker Garmin’s new Striker ranger is a great complement to their newly launched Echomap Plus. Though it has no true chartplotting facilities as such, it is GPS enabled and provides speed over ground and chart coordinates, as well as Read More...
Suzuki DF325
If you were intending to do a lot of sea miles in this country across different locations, a DF325 could make good sense from a long-term perspective. The benefit of having two smaller-diameter propellers instead of one bigger one is Read More...
Sting 610 DC
While a great many debut brands are to some degree a speculative venture into the unknown, this new Polish-built Norwegian cuddy is a very convincing leisure package. It offers plenty of pace, considerably more quality than the market’s most affordable Read More...
Hardy 42
The helm set-up is great, offering very good visibility forward and over the beams. The Hardy 42 is a boat with a timeless design, which, like its siblings, never seems to lack in popularity … It would be fair to Read More...
Sealine C430
… even on a wet and gloomy day, with all the light that pours into the saloon, it feels warm and inviting. This coupé is safe, roomy and sociably arranged – inside and out. It’s also nippy, versatile (in the Read More...
