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5 EXPERT TIPS

ROBERT STANJEK ON TACKING

CITY OF WATER

PHIL AND ROXY JOHNSON ENJOY A MEMORABLE CRUISE TO VENICE, EXPLORING THE ‘CITY OF LOVE’ BY BOAT

VOYAGE OF THE AEGRE

A YOUNG COUPLE SURVIVES A SEEMINGLY HOPELESS SITUATION WHEN THEIR 21FT CLINKER YACHT IS ROLLED MID-PACIFIC

CALLING THE SHOTS

TERRY HUTCHINSON IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST TACTICIANS, BUT HE'S YET TO ACHIEVE HIS ULTIMATE AMBITION. SEAN MCNEILL FINDS OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO CALL THE SHOTS AT THE TOP

MAKING A BREAK FOR IT

WANT TO SAIL AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT RETIRING? MAX GOODMAN AND CHARLOTTE BRANNSTROM ON HOW THEY ACHIEVED THEIR DREAM AS ‘CAREER BREAK’ CRUISERS

A modern take on the traditional proa

Ali Wood finds out more about visionary designer Rob Denney

How NOT to start the sailing season

It's like the boat-launching Olympics for Greg Manning as he leaps hurdles and avoids cutting corners to cover 1,920 miles back and forth in 15 days to get his yacht safely afloat

Cruising through mountainous Wales

Charles Beddingfield takes a nostalgic tour of Milford Haven and the Pembrokeshire coast

It's the voices

When you can’t do right for doing wrong, doing wrong Is the right thing to do

Hull design HOW IT IMPACTS PERFORMANCE

Peter Poland explains how hull design has evolved over the years and how this affects boat handling and accommodation

Frank and Margaret Dye

Roger Barnes reflects on the legacy of small-boat sailors Frank and Margaret Dye

FRAUSCHER DEMON 1414

If looks could kill, then Frauscher's super-cool weekender would slay everything in its wake. But is its performance as deadly? We take it for an early-morning spin in Palma to find out...

FAIRLINE TARGA 43

It’s not often we feature two models from one manufacturer, and especially not from the same model line but this Targa 43 shows just how far Fairline had progressed the Targa line by 1997, when this model launched. Whilst keeping the open cockpit ethos (now lost on the latest Targas – every current model comes with a hard top) this is a larger, more sophisticated boat than its forebears.

THE FUTURE IS HYBRID

When Volvo Penta and the Beneteau Group team up on a quest to make sustainable powerboating a reality, it's time to sit up and take notice...

SOLARIS POWER 52 OPEN

Having launched two new smaller models in the wake of its original 48ft Open, Solaris Power is now working its way up the range, starting with this new 52 Open.

BOAT CUISINE

Phil Sampson witnesses the rebirth of one of the Isle of Wight's most charismatic restaurants

AEGEAN ADVENTURE

MBY regulars Thomas and Jutta Kittel continue their annual Mediterranean cruise this time heading towards Albania and Greece from Montenegro

Lost at sea

Cruising pioneer Peter Tangvald's son, Thomas, disappeared after sailing from South America in 2014. Kathy Catton recalls her memories of him

THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ

This Month's TOP 10

HOLTERMAN XTREME-60

Dutch shipyard Holterman is adding a new 60-footer to its Xtreme range of multi-purpose motoryachts.

EVO R4 XT

When we stepped on board the Evo Yachts R4 XT at the Palma International Boat Show, its chief feature was immediately evident. While it exhibits all the lovely day boating cleanliness of form you would expect, this XT (extended) variant adds a custom aft platform designed specifically for Evo by Besenzoni.

Safe mast climbing

Most of us prefer to climb the mast when safely alongside, but what if you have to climb it at sea? Pip Hare shares tips and techniques

e-Cat conversion

Michael Sanatani’s electrification of a British fishing catamaran into a Canadian family cruiser

SEALINE S390

Is this crossover day boat' the finest to emerge from the modern Sealine stable? Alex Smith suspects it might be exactly that...

TREASURE ISLANDS

A long-held dream to visit the Isles of Scilly in their own boat finally came good for Matt and Jillie Dale but it wasn't without its challenges

THE MAREX FACTOR

Richard Hall organises an owners' trip to the Marex factory in Lithuania

WILLIAMS EVOJET 70

The largest and most sophisticated Williams jet boat to date looks every inch the superyacht tender but does it still possess that special magic that makes its smaller craft such a blast to drive?

HORIZON YACHTS V74

Prolific Asian shipyard, Horizon Yachts, builds everything from power cats and large displacement luxury motoryachts to expedition platforms and authentic superyachts.

Dreamboats

Travels among the Great Unlaunched

ΜΟΟΝ POWER 60

Is Moon Yacht's first ever powercat good enough to make an impact in the multihull market? We head to St Katharine Docks to find out...