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Stingher 10m
The Stingher 10m has one horsepower for every 1.4 cm of its considerable length. If a six-foot man were so blessed, he would possess no fewer than 260hp. Nice thought. Alex Smith reports.
I remember travelling to Plymouth to carry out a mid-winter review of an open boat. At nine in the morning,...
COBRA 8.0
With the emergence of the new Cobra 8.0, the epic Yamaha F350 adds another willing transom to the club. Mike Pullen gets predictably excited . . . From the moment it was introduced, the Yamaha V8 350hp outboard has caused a surge throughout the industry. In America the tournament fishing boats were...
Read More...Mastercraft 300
Who would have guessed it? MasterCraft, famous for its inboard waterski and wakeboard boats, has built a 34-foot day yacht. Zenon Bilas heads to Florida to grab the UK exclusive . . . Even for a boat of more than 33 feet in length, an 11-foot beam is astonishingly broad. In fact when you recall how...
Read More...Valiant V620
On a gorgeous, misty, muddy Essex morning, Alex Smith heads for the new waterfront premises at IBS International for a look at the Valiant 620 Cruiser. Â Read More...
UK debut - Bryant 233
There is a new sports boat brand clamouring for your attention. Alex Smith gets a British exclusive with the first UK test of the Bryant 233 . . . Â ...
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Once upon a time, we all grew immensely excited by a touchscreen interface from Apple so marvellously slick, we all felt like the intrepid pioneers of a brave new future. We had done away with the antiquainted dinosaur that was the button and left it on the scrap-heap...
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You still see a lot of people on the water without lifejackets and while some cite discomfort as a reason to leave them in the locker, the most recent examples make such feeble excuses entirely obsolete. Take the Kru Sport Pro waistcoat from Ocean Safety . . . It...
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British company and British Marine Federation (BMF) member Henri Lloyd was honoured at METS in Amsterdam for its commitment to environmentally friendly products. The prestigious DAME –Design Awards METS also awarded special mentions to three other BMF members,...
Read More...Advice
And so we arrive at the point of kitting out your boat. Whether you want to mess around in your local area or embark on more extended offshore trips, your budget once again may be the driving force. The list of stuff for a full-house electronic navigation suite...
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The better equipped you are the more relaxed your boating will be. A good skipper prepares for the worst case scenario, whether it be a fire, a man overboard or even a sinking boat. Prevention is obviously better than cure but if an emergency does happen, the right...
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Once you have a fully insured boat, kitted out with the necessary gizmos, you're pretty much ready to go. All you need now is some basic knowledge about emergency procedure to protect yourself and your crew if things go wrong. Boating is fun, plain and simple....
Read More...Events News
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All aboard for Birmingham This year’s Boat & Caravan Show from 23 to 28 February at the...
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RIB Rally 2010 good to go Planning and final routing gathers pace for the great British RIB...
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