Azimut’s new, raised-pilothouse Grande range kicked off in spectacular style last year with the 35 Metri, a true game-changer among motor yachts with its efficient, wave-piercing hull design, which was…
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From the Editor: February 2003
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From the Editor: January 2003
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From the Editor: December 2002
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From the Editor: November 2002
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From the Editor: October 2002
I have received a strongly worded letter from the Maritime...
From the Editor: September 2002
As the authorities begin to take a keener interest in our leisure time...
From the Editor: August 2002
The UK Coastguard’s prosecution of the unfortunate owner of Mandator...
From the Editor: July 2002
If all that's required for bureaucracy to triumph is for good men to do nothing...
From the Editor: June 2002
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From the Editor: May 2002
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From the Editor: April 2002
There’s nothing like a bit of robust name-calling to get the new boating season off to a flying start...
From the Editor: March 2002
When Margaret Thatcher was prime minister, privatising and de-regulating everything in sight, the capital held its breath...
From the Editor: February 2002
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From the Editor: January 2002
I remember once feeling quietly confident that I had covered all eventualities in my passage planning...