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SWALLOW YACHTS 32

Small boat specialist Swallow Yachts is venturing above 30ft for a sailing boat for the first time with the new Swallow 32, and it’s also returning to its roots with woodepoxy construction.

POINTER 30

The fact that the accommodation of the Pointer is designed around a Nespresso machine, enshrined in glory, tells you a lot about this boat.

'CAUGHT WITH NO ENGINE & NOWHERE TO GO'

When Tina McLachlan was caught by a 60-knot squall in the middle of the night and the anchors dragged, a grounding was just minutes away

Discontinued gas bottle alternatives

With Calor discontinuing some of its gas cylinders, Barry Pickthall looks at the options available for boat owners with older vessels

How to choose an electric outboard

Marine electrician Jamie Marley explains what you should look out for when choosing an electric outboard for your type of cruising

Antifouling without biocide

Opting for an eco-friendly approach, Ali Wood tries silicone antifoul on the PBO Project Boat-and is impressed with the results

Working boat conversions

The basic shape of a traditional lifeboat is a long shallow keel, double ended and beamyideal for conversion into a cruising boat

Whatever floats your boat...

An improbable pioneer of personal water craft

Summer has come

After the quietness of the winter waters, it's a shock to have to share again

Don't try this at home

Nothing ventured, nothing gained... Aieeee!

How keel design affects performance

Peter Poland looks at the history of keel design and how the different types affect performance

Around the world in a 19ft boat

Adam Waugh is building a Class Globe 5.80 to race across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, Katy Stickland reports

Cruising the Northern Sporades

Popular with charter yachts in summer, Genevieve Leaper explores these Greek islands at the quieter end of the season

ITALIA YACHTS 43 VELOCE

LOA 46ft 0in (14.00m) BEAM 13ft 8in (4.15m) ENGINES IB 440-480hp IPS / OB 3 x 300hp TOP SPEED pending PRICE pending CONTACT www.italiayachtsinternational.com

PRESTIGE M8

LOA 65ft 0in (19.82m) BEAM 29ft Oin (8.85m) ENGINES 2 x Volvo Penta D8-600s TOP SPEED 20 knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.prestige-yachts.com

ARCHIPELAGO 47

Looking for a boat that fuses long-range potency with leisure boating luxuries? The imposing new Archipelago 47 should be firmly on your radar...

WALLYPOWER 58X

LOA 57ft 5in (17.50m) BEAM 16ft 5in (5.00m) ENGINES 4 x Mercury V12 600hp outboards TOP SPEED 50 + knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.wally.com

THIS MONTH'S 10

THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ

CANDELA C-8 CC

LOA 29ft 2in (8.89m) BEAM 8ft 3in (2.50m) ENGINES 75kW electric C-POD motor TOP SPEED 30 knots PRICE €330,000 CONTACT www.candela.com

EXPLORER 62

LOA 60ft 9in (18.50m) BEAM 17ft 1in (5.20m) ENGINES 2 x Volvo Penta IPS800 TOP SPEED 24 knots PRICE FROM €1.5 million ex VAT

THE HOME STRAIT

Bad weather and mechanical mishaps make their Jersey homecoming all the sweeter for UK circumnavigators Neil Cotillard and Phil Carter

CUSTOM LINE 140

LOA 139ft 10in (42.61m) BEAM 28ft Oin (8.54m) ENGINES 2 x 2,638hp MTU 16V 2000 M96Ls TOP SPEED 21.5 knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.customline-yacht.com

GOING LARGE.HOW TO BUY A BIGGER BOAT

It’s not often you get the chance to specify every imaginable detail of your new custom-built motor boat but MBY reader John Wolf is doing just that...

'SECOND-HAND: THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY'

When Simon and Sally Hardaker set out with friends to buy a boat suited to long-distance cruising they encountered a tricky second-hand market considerably changed in recent times

How to prepare for HEAVY WEATHER

It’s one thing weathering a storm offshore, but what should coastal sailors do when a big blow is imminent? Martin Thomas explains, and Theo Stocker puts it to the test

The traditional magic of inflatables

Qwerky, our lovely little yellow dinghy, is unstable when we transfer to and from the boarding platform, so we have decided to change over to an inflatable. After taking advice from a dinghy repair company we have opted for a Honwave and on inflating it in the garden I find we’re delighted with the decision.

A watery graveyard revisited

Driving Over Lemons, Chris Stewart’s book about Andalucia, is a book I have not read. But I don’t need to.

KENICHI HORIE 'I WANT TO CROSS THE PACIFIC AT 100'

His age-defying achievements are the stuff of legend, says Nic Compton, but how did this gentle, unassuming man fulfil such huge sailing ambitions?

PILOTAGE UP THE RIVER TO BARNSTAPLE

An expedition upriver to Barnstaple, on the estuary of the rivers Taw and Torridge, crosses drying banks and a dangerous harbour bar. Ken Endean updates the pilotage information on the formerly busy port

HOW TO DRY OUT ALONGSIDE

Knowing how to dry out against piles or a wall can save time and money for working on the hull