Published by TI Media Limited Motor Boat & Yachting is Europe's best motor boating magazine. It's also the oldest, with a history dating back to 1904. Our long experience makes our boat tests the most authoritative in the business and means our technical coverage is without equal. Each month we cover the best new boats on the market, cruising areas that are both practical and inspirational, and the latest boating developments and training. Core editorial focuses on boats up to 80ft, but we also venture beyond the 80ft barrier in our monthly Custom Yachting pages.
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THIS MONTH’S 10 • THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ
AQUAHOLIC • Nick Burnham: The midrange market has been taken by the French, who churn out mass produced craft by the thousand, giving them access to pricing levels that British builders can’t hope to match.
BOAT CUISINE • Phil Sampson visits the most dog-friendly pub in the East of England
GREENLINE 42
AQUILA 42 COUPÉ
ASTONDOA 577 COUPÉ
SANTASEVERA 42 SPORT
MERCAN PETRA SF-39
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BELLINI ASTOR 36 • Has this stylish new contender got the substance to back up its undoubted style? We test one on British waters to find out
A WEEK IN THE SCILLIES PART 1 • A settled weather window gave Luke and Sara Griffith the perfect opportunity to explore the wonderful landscape, anchorages and restaurants of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
BATTLE OF SAXDOR 340 GTWA THE SAXDORS • Can you pick a winner? The best-selling 320 GTC takes on the award-winning 340 GTWA…
I BOUGHT A SUNSEEKER FOR £13,000 • Lots of us fantasise about buying a thoroughbred sportscruiser for less than the price of a Ford Fiesta, but Paul Fareham actually did. Was the reality a dream come true or a nightmare in waiting?
BENETEAU GRAND TRAWLER 63 • Has the flagship of Beneteau’s immensely popular trawler fleet just got even better?
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LITHIUM BATTERIES
SILENT SUPER-POWER • Sleipner’s new Hybrid Power Centre offers all the power of a diesel generator without the weight, noise & fumes
TOY OF THE MONTH FLITEBOARD RACE • Flite and Mercury Racing’s new collab is their fastest ever eFoil
DEAL WITH A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AFLOAT
UP THE ORWELL • Glen Stanford takes his Fairline Phantom 37 on a four-day cruise from Bradwell-on-Sea to Ipswich
THE ULTIMATE TRAILER • Per Harrtoft is so taken with Svela, he just can’t keep it to himself
BOTNIA TARGA 44
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BAVARIA SR41
SEALINE SC35
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