
Alan Harper
Custom Yachting Contributor
Alan Harper joined Motor Boat & Yachting in 1984, and served as editor from 1991. He has many thousands of miles of motor cruising under his belt, and has skippered yachts from the Baltic to the west of Ireland and from France to the north of Scotland, as well as in the Mediterranean, Adriatic and the USA.
Since going freelance in 2003 he has tested and written about boats and boating for numerous other publications including Power & Motor Yacht, Country Life, How To Spend It, Yachting World and Vanity Fair. He holds the RYA's Yachtmaster Offshore qualification and lives in Devon.
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Evo Yachts V8 review: More than just a razor-sharp, head-turning design?
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MBY custom yacht expert Alan Harper reveals his £5m fantasy fleet
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Mulder Healey review: Stunning motoryacht with the coolest helm seats ever
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Tried and tested: Is the Barbour Arctic Parka a seaworthy coat?
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Sunreef 60 Power
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Riva 76 Perseo Super
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Evo V8
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Aventura 14 Power
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Frauscher 650 Alassio
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Ferretti 780
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Beneteau GT45
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Astondoa AS5
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2021: Fiart Seawalker 39
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Evo R6 Open review: A boat that will be noticed wherever it goes
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Sunseeker Manhattan 53 review: from the archive
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Sunseeker Predator 130 review: from the archive
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Princess X95 review: Widebody design ushers in a brave new world
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Sunseeker 82 Yacht review: Space racer – from the archive
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Sunseeker 95 Yacht review: Stacking the decks – from the archive
The Sunseeker 95 Yacht only boasts an extra half deck over its 28m sister ship, but the affect is astonishing. Alan Harper shows you around
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