It has taken months of testing, weeks of analysing and days of deliberating amongst our judges but the 2023 Motor Boat Awards winners can now be revealed…. As always, we have chosen a winner in each of our ten categories based on how well the boat performed during our rigorous sea trials but also how […]
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It’s been another hectic year here on mby.com – we round up the biggest stories that got our motor running during the past 12 months… 2022 seemed to flash by in the blink of an eye, with the return of (most) boat shows and the relaxation of travel restrictions meaning that the boating world could […]
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PHOTO COURTESY OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA YACHTS Southwest Florida Yachts, located in Cape Coral, Florida, has an immediate need for sail and power vessels to join its charter fleet. Late-model, diesel-powered vessels in the 30-to-50-foot range are ideal candidates for the program, with monohulls such as Catalina and Island Packet, sailing cats like Fountaine Pajot and […]
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New 60-footer ushers in new era for Eastbay brand. Grand Banks Eastbay 60 The newcomer to the range helps redefine the Eastbay brand within the GB Marine Group. Early last summer, I helped an old pal deliver a classic 1980s-era Grand Banks 42 several hundred miles up the ICW. Modeled after the proven heavy-displacement trawlers […]
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Speed to Spare Grand Banks 85 Sky Lounge raises the bar for long-range cruisers. The new Grand Banks 85 continues the builder’s departure from the classic form long the hallmark of the brand for more than half a century. Following in the wake of the GB60 in 2017, which took the company in a new direction […]
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Do you know your Sunseekers from your Sea Rays? Our essential guide explains the best boat brands in the world right now and what makes them different… The Dussledorf Boat Show is a great place to acquaint yourself with the world’s best boat brands The world of boat brands can be baffling at first, with […]
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Grand Banks Debuts the New Face of the Eastbay at the 2022 Newport Boat Show. For the second time in two weeks, Dan and Passagemaker Editor-in-Chief Jeff Moser climb aboard a new Grand Banks. This time they explore the GB 60 Eastbay, the new flagship of that reimagined brand. View the original article to see […]
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