
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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Grand Banks 85 review: New hull design brings GB into the 21st century
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Astondoa 677 Coupe
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Silent 60 first look: Sleek new electric catamaran makes a lot of sense
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Canados Oceanic 143
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Sessa F47
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Gulf Craft Majesty 120
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Sunreef 70 Power
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Otam 58 GTS
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Countdown to Cannes Yachting Festival 2022: Riva 76 Bahamas Super
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Azimut 68 test drive review: An express cruiser with real class
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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: 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
Latest videos
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Sanlorenzo 106A yacht tour: Full tour of a heavily customised €11m asymmetric superyacht
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Archipelago 47 sea trial review: Brilliant British offshore cat that feels just like home
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XO DFNDR 8 yacht tour: Inside a 50-knot aluminium adventure boat
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Seaward 35 used boat report: A winning design that has stood the test of time