It’s zero nine hundred at our rendezvous point of a nondescript pontoon in the depths of Poole Harbour. The skies are clear but the wind is building from the east, the tide streaming from the west. Our mission – which we have chosen to accept – is to take Brabus…
Motor boat reviews
Ferretti 450 test: Crossing the English Channel on an Italian flybridge
Ferretti has been physically absent from our shores for some while. 2006 was the last year you’d have seen a Ferretti at a British boat show, London to be precise, even though its UK dealer Ventura has continued to represent the brand for years. But while the London boat show…
Sealine C390 review: The sportscruiser you really can enjoy all year round
If ever there was a day to test an enclosed sportscruiser it’s the one we picked to do the C390 in Flensburg on the German-Danish border. There is a bitter north wind charging through the moorings and menacing skies overhead, hanging low over the colourful architecture of the town’s harbour…
VIDEO: Jersey 36 Elanco boat test review
The beauty of the British boatbuilding industry is that just when you think you know every yard, make and model there is to know, another one pops up to prove you wrong. In fairness, Landamores is far from new, having been building boats in Wroxham, Norfolk since 1923. However, since…
VIDEO: Dale 40 boat test review
Anyone who has driven a boat in a decent following swell will know the feeling. That moment when the boat is right in the sea’s pocket, manipulating the conditions for a natural boost as Mother Nature provides her own shove of forced induction. The speed jumps up momentarily before the…
VIDEO: Princess R35 sea trial test
A text message to the editor after a test is not rare, just a quick line to reassure him everything has gone to plan and I haven’t accidentally run the boat in question up the nearest sandbank. The summary sent to him after the test of this boat, though, was…
VIDEO: Brig Eagle 10 review
The nose of the Brig Eagle 10 encapsulates its ethos very neatly. Rather than the bow reaching a sharp point, it is squared off, almost as if it ran into a wall at some point. What this gives, of course, is useable internal beam right to the tip of the…
VIDEO: Greenline NEO review
Having not been in the cockpit of a fighter jet during a full lock turn I can’t say for sure what it feels like but it can’t be that dissimilar from doing the same aboard the Greenline NEO. Under instruction from our snapper Richard to “crank it hard over”, the…
VIDEO: Silent Yachts 55 review
The Silent Yachts 55, with its battery bank and solar panels, is a glimpse into the future of motorboats, but is it a viable option for serious cruising?
VIDEO: Parker 850 Voyager review
The Parker 850 Voyager offers impressive outboard engine performance and a clever cockpit with a keen eye on value for money
VIDEO: Galeon 640 Fly review
The Galeon 640 Fly has one of the most innovative main decks on the market but does this futuristic flybridge’s talent extend further than that?
VIDEO: Sealegs 9.0m Hydrasol review
The Sealegs 9.0m Hydrasol allows you to explore the parts that other craft can’t reach, as we discover on a very unusual tour of Poole Harbour
VIDEO: Sealine F430 review
A big flybridge and the option of two or three-cabin layouts makes the Sealine F430 a very tempting family buy
VIDEO: MGB 81 review
When German E-Boats began to run amok in English waters early in the Second World War, the Navy responded with a typically British solution
VIDEO: Botnia Targa 27.2 review
In the evolution not revolution world of Targas, the all-new Botnia Targa 27.2 marks a sweet spot in the range
VIDEO: Cockwells Titian Tender review
The Cockwells Titian Tender may look like a work of art but, as Nick Burnham discovers, it's a riot to drive as well
Fairline Targa 43 Open review – video
The Fairline Targa 43 Open could be the boat that defines this era of Fairline Yachts. The question is, does it live up to the hype?
Hawksley Classic Etoile 18 review: The classic stunner built by an academy graduate
After being inspired by a boat magazine article, Simon Hawksley planned and pieced together the vessel of his dreams. Not only the first he'd ever built, but also the first he'd ever owned!
Riva 56 Rivale: A veritable floating sculpture full of surprises
With its unique combination of art and design, of engineering and aesthetics, synonymous with the Italian shipyard Riva, the 56 Rivale provides a boating experience like no other
Sealine S330 tested by Motor Boat & Yachting
Sealine S330 put through its paces by Motor Boat & Yachting in northern Germany