The August 2020 edition of MBY is packed full of affordable boats, from tests of the Grandezza 37CA and the Beneteau Flyer 7, to a used boat report on the Axopar 28.
New boats
All the latest launches including: Galeon 410 HC, Sessa Key Largo 40, Saxdor 320 GTO, Monte Carlo Yachts 70 Skylounge
Secret Norfolk
Azimut owner Simon Finlay shares his inside knowledge and remarkable photos of cruising in this quiet corner of England
The great debate: 35-footers
MBY’s three most experienced testers tell us which boat of this size they’d buy and why their colleagues are clearly deluded!
Lone survivor
The extraordinary story of how a World War 1 rowing launch and Dunkirk Little Ship was transformed from a rotting wreck into a comfortable motor cruiser
Grandezza 37CA: Tested
Full test of this surprisingly fast, capable but little-known coupé sportscruiser
Lost in France: Part 1
The first of a new series exploring some of Europe’s prettiest waterways
Beneteau Flyer 7: Tested
We check out the latest and greatest version of this sub-£50,000 sportsboat
No ordinary delivery
The remarkable tale of a delivery trip from Tunisia to Scotland in a 41-year-old single-engine trawler yacht
Mercury goes wireless
The world’s biggest manufacturer of outboard engines finally launches its own First Mate wireless kill cord system
New gear
Prop Defender antifouling, Seasafe junior lifejackets, Garmin Quatix 6 Smartwatch, JL Audio MVI amplifier, Geneinno S2
How to: Coil lines
The easy way to coil and store ropes quickly and neatly every time
Our boats
David Flatman explains why a Ribeye Prime is the perfect addition to family holidays, and Jack mulls the idea of bringing the Swift Trawler back to Blighty
Used boat: Axopar 28
This hugely popular sportsboat sold in the thousands and makes a great used buy if you know what to look for
