With renowned designer Gerard Dykstra approaching 80 years old, he was looking for a boat for himself that would fit a somewhat different use to his previous yachts. Yet at…
£468,187.00
Reviews
Shogun 43 review: High velocity cruising
How many crewmembers of high tech racing yachts have wondered whether the boat could be tweaked and tamed to create a super-fast cruising machine that’s enormous fun to sail? I…
£826,527.00
Garmin Inreach Mini 2 satellite tracking and texting across an Ocean
clipped to a small spring clip, it sits near the dash area to have constant view of the sky Garmin InReach Mini 2 I’ve been positively itching to get…
Starlink Priority Data for boating – tested and reviewed
Starlink Priority Data for Boating, Satellite Broadband Society demands we are in touch and telling our life stories round the clock. We’re contactable. The phone can ring or ping and…
Crew-Talk Plus marine Intercom review – tried and tested
Crew-Talk Plus Marine Intercom As many know, in this day and age, boats are getting larger and faster, two features which make communicating far more difficult. And with increased size…
Sena Expand Mesh review – boating like a pro in this marine intercom headset
Sena Expand Mesh Marine Intercom Specifications Bluetooth/Mesh: Mesh Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 5.2 How many can be connected: up to 24 Type of Control: Button Control Battery Life: 10 Hour Talk…
NKE NavXP chartplotter first look: NKE’s first chartplotter
NKE’s electronics have never gained much traction in the English speaking world, even though they’re almost a default choice for offshore racing and performance cruising yachts in France. Part of…
Exclusive 2 day sail on the largest Hallberg-Rassy ever built: Hallberg-Rassy 69 review
It was proper cold. An honest cold that cuts straight through us soft southerners, unused as we are to minus double digit temperatures. The docks were covered with gnarled ice,…
£4,411,725.00
Bavaria C46 review: More accommodation and better performance?
It’s often thought that yachts with wide forward sections inevitably slam uncomfortably in head seas. But that’s not always the case as, when the boat heels, the hull’s immersed section…
£466,876.00
I love my Plastimo Iris 50 hand bearing compass, over 10 years of use it’s still good as new
Plastimo Iris 50 The ubiquitous hockey puck style of hand bearing compass. It’s virtually indestructible, has zero electronics and budget friendly. I can’t find a negative point for this compass, but…
Jeanneau Yachts 55 review: Thinking outside the box
Boatbuilders rarely have the courage to launch a model that represents a radically different way of thinking. Instead, most new yachts are simply variations on established themes with incremental improvements…
£817,904.00
HH44 review: Taking fast multihull cruising to another level
A fast, fun catamaran that is safe and comfortable may once have been a pipe dream, but is now perhaps the biggest growth market in yachting. However, creating a performance…
£753,254.00
I got down and dirty with boat maintenance testing a Petzl Aria 2R headtorch
Petzl Aria 2R headtorch Specifications Functions: white light low, mid, high battery level indicator Power source: Petzl Hybrid Concept, includes: Petzl core cell (can also use 3 x AAA batteries…
I went night sailing and took the Petzl Aria 2 RGB headtorch for a test run across the English Channel
Petzl Aria 2 RGB headtorch Specifications Functions: red light, green light, blink light, blue light, white light battery level indicator Power source: Petzl Hybrid Concept, comes with 3 AAA batteries,…
XC47 review: is this the best bluewater cruiser ever?
We’re close-hauled in 7-10 knots of true wind, making 6-6.5 knots of boat speed, with the helm beautifully balanced and only a degree or two of weather helm. A gentle…
£683,139.00
Cure 55 first look: Ultimate performance catamaran?
The Cure 55 extremely lightweight Australian model is intended as the ultimate performance cruising multihull, combining spacious and well appointed accommodation with the ability to cross oceans at speed, even…
Sun Fast 30OD review: breaking the mould
The best racing I’ve ever done, whether inshore or offshore, has been in one-design fleets. However, in the offshore realm it’s been two decades since the last successful one-design class…
£146,975.00
First look: Grand Soleil 65LC
Welcome to another smoking hot new launch from Grand Soleil, the Grand Soleil 65LC. This Matteo Polli design follows in the footsteps of the 2022-launched GS72, for which it is…
First look: CNB 78 – stunning bluewater cruiser
As Nicolas Claris’ photos show, CNB has produced a sympathetic replacement to the popular 76 to mark its first yacht since its change of ownership from Groupe Beneteau to Solaris.…
First look: Swan 51 – redeveloping a classic
The Swan 51 of 1981 broke new ground as it was the first German Frers design for Swan, the spark for an incredible relationship now in its fourth decade. Nautor…