Boat Test: 2023 Jeanneau NC 1295 FLY

The NC 195 FLY offers a spirited ride that’s fun to operate from the flybridge. Bill Doster Special delivery: Sign up for the free Boating email newsletter. Subscribe to Boating magazine for $14 for 1 year and receive 4 bonus digital issues. Overview Some of my earliest boating experiences took place aboard flybridge cruisers, on which the only spot […]

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New Boat: Fountaine Pajot Power 67

The Fountaine Pajot Power 67 is the largest-ever power multihull from the France-based builder. Living Space When looked upon from the dock, the first thing that strikes you about the Fountaine Pajot Power 67 is her sheer width. Tied up stern-to at the Miami boat show among her brethren, she appeared to me as some […]

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Tested: Absolute Navetta 75

On a choppy day in the South of France, Alan Harper discovers the perfect conditions to test an Italian giant’s new 75-foot flagship. Absolute Bliss A choppy day in the South of France proves to be the perfect proving ground for the Italian giant’s new flagship. It was blowing—not hard, but hard enough. In the […]

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Caribbean sailing: BVIs are back and as beautiful as ever

The British Virgin Islands have had a tough few years, but one of the world’s favourite sailing destinations is back, and as beautiful as ever, as Mike Pickering discovers As the 30-seater inter-Caribbean turboprop aircraft banked to starboard, through my small window I caught a first glimpse of Tortola and the Sir Francis Drake Channel. […]

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Catamaran sailing: can you fast track multihull skills?

An intensive course promises a fast-track ticket to skippering a catamaran. Helen Fretter goes catamaran sailing to find out more Can one week change your life? That’s a whole lot of pressure to put on a holiday. But for a surprising number of graduates of the Nautilus Sailing catamaran sailing course, that’s exactly what their […]

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New Boat: Aquila 42

Aquila launches new family friendly power cat. Aquila 42 When it comes to power cats, good things come in smaller packages. On a bright Wednesday morning in Miami, while the subtropical city was still stretching its arms, I was dashing across the enduring docks of the Venetian Marina, racing the clock to get to the […]

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New Boat: Princess Y95

There is plenty to like about this British shipyard’s new flybridge design, which has a lot in common, under the skin, with its more radical X-rated predecessor. Princess Y95 There is plenty to like about this British shipyard’s new flybridge design, which has a lot in common, under the skin, with its more radical X-rated […]

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