Princess has released the first renderings of its largest and most dramatic S-Class yacht to date, the Princess S80… The all-new Princess S80 replaces the outgoing Princess S78, bringing with it even more voluptuous styling and a raft of luxurious new features. Judging from these images, the most impressive aspect of the S80 is its […]
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The Palm Beach Boat Show throws open its doors this week and we’ve scoured the listings to pick out the most notable attendees… Even though it’s not quite as big as the Miami and Fort Lauderdale equivalents, the Palm Beach Boat Show is still far too big for anyone to hope to see all the […]
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Our resident used boat expert Phil Sampson explains how to find a good Prestige 420 Fly on the secondhand market and what features to look out for… In build: 2020 – current Price range: £485,000 – £640,000 Created 30 years ago, the Prestige Yachts brand is dedicated to living well or, as its slogan rather […]
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What’s new is actually quite old. Bill Prince dives into the ups and downs of hydrofoils. We’re discussing a term in our design office today: Mustache foils. Pardon? Among the newly expanding genre of foiling powerboats, they’re hydrofoils attached to the lower units of outboard motors, shaped like Snidely Whiplash’s melodramatic handlebar mustache from the […]
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Reporting from the 2023 Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Riva 76 Perseo Super… How time flies. It’s eight years since we tested the original Riva 76 Perseo at the Cannes Yachting Festival, a sleek and stupendously competent piece of luxury engineering that gave us […]
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When a devastating stroke left Philippe Guglielmetti in need of a wheelchair, he refused to abandon his ambition to cross the Atlantic on his own boat, crewed by his two sons… Photos: Florence Guglielmetti and Adelaide Bernard “Don’t think about it too much, just do it,” says Philippe Guglielmetti, his thick French accent still clearly […]
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Fear not, fans of Princess’s F Class flybridge motor yachts – the replacement to the F62 is updated, improved and refined in every area. Hugo Andreae drives the Princess F65… December in Plymouth doesn’t sound like the ideal time and place to test the new Princess F65. The air is cold, the mid-winter afternoons are […]
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Pearl has revealed the first renderings and details of an all-new 82ft model. As with all its craft, the new Pearl 82 features a number of unique selling points… Remarkably sleek lines for an 82ft raised pilothouse design For instance, the Pearl 82 is claimed to be the only model in its class to combine […]
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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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Reporting from the 2023 Boot Düsseldorf Boat Show, MBY editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the Galeon 440 Fly, which was making its global debut… British designer Tony Castro has once again worked his magic on the new Galeon 440 Fly, squeezing in far more features than some boats twice its […]
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Supermarine Swordfish. Just the name alone secures this boat a berth in the MBY coolest boats hall of fame… The Swordfish 36 was a modern twist on the revered Fairey Swordsman Roll it around your tongue one more time, “Supermarine Swordfish”. Delicious. But the name is merely an amuse bouche. There is so much more. […]
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Private equity firm, KPS Capital Partners, is to acquire a controlling equity interest in luxury British yacht builder, Princess Yachts… Princess Yachts’ King Point Marina While the deal will see existing Princess shareholders retain ownership in the company, it will also enable Princess Yachts to better support its plans to create a freeport in the […]
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The Miami Boat Show gets underway this week (February 15-19) and as always there’s a bevvy of brilliant new boats to admire. We pick out 9 of the very best… One of the biggest events in the American boating calendar, the Miami Boat Show returns this week (February 15-19). With hundreds of boats on display, […]
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Nick Burnham picks out four of the best boats available for around £150k from the likes of Doral, Fairline, Sealine and Sunseeker… That inflation is rising and interest rates are having to follow suit comes as no surprise to any of us with half an eye on the price of big ticket items like cars […]
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Delta Carbon Yachts has released the first renderings of the Delta 48 Coupé – a fully enclosed 50-knot sportscruiser with some of the sharpest lines afloat… With twin diesel 440hp Volvo D6 sterndrives, the new carbon fibre Delta 48 Coupé should be exceptionally fuel efficient The new Delta 48 Coupé measures just over 49ft long […]
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Debuting later this month at Boot Dusseldorf, the British yard’s latest version of the Princess Y85 showcases all the classic Y Class strengths… The Princess Y85 is a sumptuous 8-berth cruising machine In the main deck saloon, there’s a huge lounging space, plus a circular dining table for seating up to eight people, and a […]
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Our resident used boat expert Phil Sampson explains how to find a good Nord West 390 on the secondhand market and what features to look out for… In build: 2000-2007 Price range: £180,000-200,000 Nord West began building boats near Orust, Sweden in 1985, and for many years enjoyed great success with its range of beautifully […]
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Princess will be making big moves at Boot Düsseldorf with a seven-yacht line-up, including the show debuts of the X80 and F65, the European debut of the Y85 and the world debut of its new Princess S72… The new S72 is as elegant as a sportbridge cruiser gets As the second largest of the four […]
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After making their way around the southwest corner of Ireland, John and River explore the wild Atlantic coast and its outlying islands… This is Part Two of John’s round-Ireland adventure. Make sure to watch Part One and Part Two first. The next destination on my trip down memory lane was the Skellig Islands. These two […]
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The British yard is launching a new Sunseeker 75 Sport Yacht at the Boot Düsseldorf show later this month… Fresh hull glazing and low profile sportsfly furniture makes for a sportier look Replacing the outgoing Sunseeker 74 Sport Yacht, this latest evolution carries new exterior glazing in the hull and superstructure as well as a […]
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