May 2010
On sale: Thu, 1 Apr 2010
Boats
C-Boat
A heavenly sportsboat in carbon fibre.
NEW BOATS
Greenline 33 Hybrid; Fairline Targa 50
Gran Turismo; Nordhavn 78; Bavaria
Deep Blue 46 Flybridge; Mochi 74
Cruiser; Windy T52 Super Tender.
BOAT REPORT
Bénéteau Antarès 42
The French yard’s biggest, boldest,
classiest yacht ever, but does it deliver?
BOAT REPORT
Grand Banks 46 Eastbay SX
The yard may be traditional but they
sure know how to surprise. How do
triple Zeus drives grab you?
REAL-WORLD TRIAL
Sunseeker Predator 60
A cruise to the Solent from Poole in
some malevolent winter weather.
Adventures in Boating
Fleming Around America
Round the island anyone? An adventure
at the best of times, but what if that
‘island’ is northern America? An epic
cruise in a Fleming 65.
Azimut to the Med
Our mistral-lashed couple are stuck in
port. Not another day in St Trop?
Cruising
Cumberlidge on Cruising
A Dunkirk cruise – thoughts of 1940.
FIRST-TIME CHANNEL
Losing your Channel cherry is a key
moment in anyone’s boating life. Advice
on how to make the great adventure go
smoothly and stories from those who
made it across.
Boatmaster
KNOWLEDGE: AIR-CON
Our Q&A look at making sure your
cabins are as cool as can be.
OUR BOATS
Hugo forgets to flush his outboard;
Jack has some pitting on the props.
TRIED & TESTED
Boat cover; Icom VHF; cleaning kit;
waterproof trousers.
WHAT NOW, SKIP?
Locked out of the saloon in a
busy channel. What to do?
Regulars
Editorial
Have a boating story to tell? We
want to hear from you now!
MBY News
Top stories
The storms of Northern France;
e-Borders; more people take to the
water; Sealine’s Big Splash.
Around the Med
Greek tax hike hits visiting boaters;
Beirut show; Cyprus; freak wave
slams liner off Spain’s Atlantic coast.
Around the Globe
French get eco ferry.
People & Events
In the Spotlight
this month:
SARAH
TRESEDER
The RYA’s new CEO
faces our questions.
Next Month
What’s coming in June.
Waypoints
A special investigation into the
Ady Gil collision – an accident or
something more sinister?
Tech Talk
Surface drives for small boats; the
solar-powered boat taking on the
world; IPS latest.
The Reluctant Boating Wife
Does GRP suffer frostbite? The joy
of boat owning in winter.
Bull’s-Eye
The end of lighthouses?
Sight & Soundings
A new home for MGB 81 and HSL 102.
Letters
Anchoring hints; where in Greece?;
liferaft access; exchange-rate pains.
A Day in My Life
Our intrepid photographer Lester
McCarthy is also a cold-hearted
killer of specimen bass.
