With solar power on the roof, the new Greenline 42 offers silent 48-hour anchoring without needing a noisy generator
Having now seen the new Greenline 42 at the Düsseldorf show, we can confirm that it isn’t just usefully bigger and more stylish than the current 40, it’s also much more versatile. Its efficient planing hull design means the standard 250hp Yanmar diesels give it a faster top…
We take a look at the Sunseeker Manhattan 56 during its debut at the Düsseldorf boat show to see if the new changes work well
Sunseeker wasn’t giving away any details of the new Manhattan 56 prior to the Düsseldorf show so we weren’t sure how different it was going to be from the 55 until the wraps came off it on the opening day. In the end, it was more tinkering around the edges than…
Forget the price tag; it’s about the escape. From cuddies to cruisers, here are 4 boats under £50k that offer pure joy on the water
I know I’ve done the new car prices analogy to death, but seriously, £50,000 no longer even buys you a top of the range Honda Civic! Yet that’s where I’ve set the price cap this month for a collection of entry-level boats that just might tempt you onto the…
Low, slick and largely open, this is a great looking sportscruiser
We found that the attractive new Beneteau Gran Turismo 50 at Düsseldorf has classic sportscruiser features rather than inflating in size
Our prize for the prettiest new boat at the Dusseldorf show goes to this, the flagship of the new Gran Turismo range. Instead of following the herd and building an even bigger, more bloated…
Blending military grit with superyacht style, the Tykun X is a 55-knot custom chase boat that’s as practical as it is high-performance
Here’s a boat that treads a lovely line between the rugged and the refined. Designed on the basis of extensive experience in the military sector from Italian parent company, MED Group, the Tykun X is a custom-built 10m chase boat with serious performance. In…
Following a successful 38-footer, Aiata’s new 50ft flagship brings "aircraft carrier" proportions and a unique approach to midships storage
The first boat from new Turkish brand, Aiata, was a 38-footer that came both as an open boat (Sunfinder) and a pilothouse variant (Wayfinder) – and here at Düsseldorf, it was back with a new 50ft Sunfinder flagship that exhibits many of the same…
Master the art of the ascent with Jon Mendez’s expert guide to navigating locks safely and smoothly on your next inland boating adventure
Inland boating has an additional hazard which isn’t nearly as prevalent as on coastal passages – locks. A lock is simply a way of enabling boats to ‘climb’ up or down a sudden change of water height, whether that’s on a man-made canal traversing hilly…
From Sunseeker curves to Sealine’s game-changing flybridge stairs, we look at 4 used boat buys that defined a decade of British design
The 1990s was a big period of change in the boating industry. You might think this was due to emerging technology or new construction methods. But interestingly, it was actually led by far more prosaic reasons, simply the need to survive. The 1980s boom, all…
Photo: Duncan Fergusson
When Duncan and Sophie Fergusson set out to buy their first motor yacht, neither could have predicted where it would lead them…
Two years ago we started looking for our first motor yacht. Little did we know then how long that journey would take and how difficult the decisions would be, but given the money involved, we wanted to take our time, do the research and make…
Astondoa’s new coupé pairs radical Spanish style with a 44-knot punch. Luxury meets grit in this bold, triple-V12-powered offshore master
This new high-performance coupé is every bit as different as you would expect of Spanish builder, Astondoa, and its radical styling fully embodies that. With its plumb bow, fine entry, aggressive spray rails and long tinted windows, all set off by…
**Finnish sportsboat brand Saxdor Yachts has been sold to US company Malibu Boats Inc in a deal reported to be worth around €150 million.
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Founded by serial entrepreneur Sakari Mattila in 2019, Saxdor Yachts is currently Europe’s fastest growing boat brand. Its range of fast, outboard powered day boats and weekenders are known for their cutting edge design, innovative features and impressive…
Slim, powerful and wickedly fast, the Wider 42 appears anything but “wide” at first glance
Wider is an Italian manufacturer of superyachts with a fleet of 150 – 200ft craft. Although a very innovative brand (the Wider 165 has a float-in tender garage that converts to an indoor swimming pool, and generators under the foredeck that power electric pod drives instead of engines), it’s not…
Photo: Colin le Conte
Colin and Linda complete their Brittany adventure, exploring Vannes, Quiberon, Concarneau, Camaret and Roscoff en route back to Guernsey
Our cruise from Guernsey to the Morbihan aboard our Princess V50 Echo Beach had all gone very smoothly. The V50’s joystick, coupled with the IPS drives and the powerful bow thruster, definitely helped. Now we had our friends David and…
The new Mercan Petra SF-39 is a 40-footer claiming to redefine what a family sportsfisher is with extra outdoor space
This new 40-footer is claiming to redefine what we expect from the family sportsfisher. Designed and built by Turkish company, Mercan Yachting, which is better known for its work in the light commercial sector, the first and most obvious difference is the deck arrangement.…
Born from a chilling reef collision in Greece, WATCHIT uses AI to ensure your day on the water doesn't end with a call to the coastguard
Lawrence Nathan, the co-founder of WATCHIT, can recall in chilling detail the moment when the boat he was a guest on crashed into a reef. He’d been invited for a couple of days’ cruising around the Greek islands on board an Azimut flybridge he’d sold to a…
Mastering inland waterways requires a unique approach. Jon Mendez gives his expert tips for navigating locks, bridges, and currents on rivers and canals
Boating inland on rivers and canals brings its own special set of circumstances that need extra consideration when afloat. Canals are generally man-made and have little or no water flow, as any level changes are done with locks. Rivers…
Meet Maxim’s new 60-knot flagship the impressive walkaround manages to blend extreme speed with a clever, party-ready 10-person layout
This new Maxim flagship is the fastest walkaround ever built by the Spanish shipyard. With the option of triple Mercury Verado V10 400s or 450hp Yamaha XTOs, a top speed of 60 knots should be well within reach. But the unusual layout, with an open transom and…
Our resident boating expert, Jon Mendez takes us through his six point advice to fully understand how to use bouyage
Understanding buoyage and how to use it is crucial for safe navigation. Most countries use an inland and coastal system. Inland is usually from above the first sea lock. Coastal systems are further split into IALA A and B. The main difference is the colour of the marks as the…
Looking a the market for motor yachts up to £100,000 gives plenty of scope for options from older luxury yachts to more modern examples
A ton up, 100 bags of sand, a brick, 100K, call it what you will, £100,000 is a chunk of money to spend on a used boat even if, these days, it barely buys an outboard powered sportscuddy on the new boat market. Fortunately, it still buys you an awful lot of…
Expansive beach club is one of the LPC 300’s many attractions
Lazzara’s new 70ft power catamaran challenges design norms with a bridge deck so deep it rivals the 100ft monohull space
Lazzara may not be the first yard to build a power catamaran with a deep enough bridge deck to house cabins across the full width of the lower deck but it is the most extreme iteration yet. That’s partly…
Solaris Power is renowned for crafting some of the most striking vessels on the water, and their latest 60 Coupe might be their most beautiful work yet. Hugo Andreae takes us on a tour and sea trial of this latest stunner
Solaris Power has a reputation for building the most beautiful boats on the water, and the Solaris Power 60 Coupé is their latest masterstroke. Blending the sleek lines of…
With an electric folding mast, the Nimbus 495 Coupé offers a realistic solution for exploring European and America’s Great Loop inland waterways
According to Jonas Göthberg, Commercial Director at Nimbus, a coupé owner wants no part in the maintenance, exposure and immodesty of a flybridge. Instead, they want extended time on board – weeks rather than weekends–- alongside comfy interior…
Voluptuous styling adds a touch of superyacht glamour to the flagship of the range
The new Windy SR77 will be the largest Windy model to date, and it even has a Transformers-style stern platform for bathing
Windy has started work on its biggest and most extreme model yet. Called the Windy SR77, it’s the closest thing yet to a Windy superyacht with the looks, performance and luxury to…
Combining a chic explorer aesthetic with a retractable infinity pool, this new Sanlorenzo standout is the ultimate blend of luxury and utility
The Sanlorenzo SX120 certainly gets our vote for the coolest new boat launched at last year’s Cannes Boat show. With its chic explorer aesthetic, vast folding side terraces and retractable infinity pool hidden under a pair of sunpads, it’s the perfect…
Tall vertical bow maximises space on all three decks
The Arcadia A80 redefines space offering 90-foot volume in a clever 24m package designed for new rules in the Mediterranean
New rules restricting where yachts over 24m are allowed to anchor in some popular Mediterranean destinations helped shape this new model from Arcadia. Unlike the 24m load line length threshold for safety regulations,…
Competitive pricing meets high-end Dutch design. Majesty’s new 100 Terrace proves you don't need a legacy name to deliver pure luxury
here’s a lot of competition in the 100ft sector but Majesty Yacht’s new 100 Terrace has a lot going for it. The clue’s in the name, not just because of the two large folding terraces on either side of the cockpit but also the rather wonderful covered bow…
A full-beam hardtop and ultra-long terraces transform the day space
Following its Cannes debut, the first model from Forte Yachts, the Forte 47, is nearing completion, offering a high-performance aluminium weekender experience.
Following its conceptual unveiling in Cannes, the first model from new high-end Italian yacht brand, Forte Yachts, is now approaching completion. Built entirely from…
With a 10,000nm range and a hull built for global swells, Wind Horse is the ultimate 83ft aluminum explorer designed to never stop moving
We’ve debated on these pages before what makes a boat cool. History, filmography and style can all make a boat cool, but so can a single-minded (and successful) pursuit of a specific performance – it might be speed, it might be range or it might, as in…
Imagine docking your boat from the bow using a handheld remote. Yamaha’s new Helm Master EX makes 'impossible' manoeuvres look like child’s play.
The idea of a joystick control is nothing new, everyone from Volvo Penta to Mercury has been doing it for years, but Yamaha has taken it one step further; its latest Helm Master EX system is available with a wireless remote controller. Yes, you…
Dutch builder Focus Motoryachts is breaking the mold with a new flagship featuring a cockpit that extends right over the transom
There’s a new flagship on the way at Dutch builder, Focus Motoryachts, and it comes with quite an unusual deck layout. At the aft end, the Focus 5X’s cockpit’s seating and sunbed unit extends through the open transom and over the aft steps to the hydraulic…