Dormant since 2009, the Superhawk line has come soaring back. In the 90s a flock of Sunseeker Superhawks ruled the seas. From 34- to 38-feet, they regularly graced the silver screen with cameos in the James Bond franchise. Sleek and sporty with luxurious accommodations below, they epitomized 007-cool with a nod to the go-fast boats […]
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Our resident used boat expert Nick Burnham picks out four of the best boats for beginners from the likes of Fletcher, Regal, Axopar and Marex… This morning was spent watching an old video of Smuggler’s Blues 2 (my boat) while finding reasons not to get on with my proper work. I’d filmed it over a […]
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BoatLife returns to the Birmingham NEC next week (February 16-19) and the indoor boat show’s offering has grown by 25%… This year’s BoatLife show will feature more than 200 boats from over 150 exhibitors, including speedy RIBs, spacious narrowboats and everything in between. There have been plenty of changes from last year’s inaugural event (besides […]
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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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Details of the long-awaited Saxdor 400 GT have now been released. And as you would hope, it appears to occupy the ideal middle ground between the mighty Saxdor 400 GTC cabin model and the brand’s classical GTO hardtops. While the Saxdor 400 GTC we featured back in May 2022 employed a very upright, full-beam, all-weather […]
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Reporting from the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival, Motor Boat & Yachting editor Hugo Andreae takes us on a full tour of the X Shore 1, which was making its global debut. The X Shore 1 was one of the smallest, but also one of the most exciting launches at the 2022 Cannes Yachting Festival. What […]
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Trust in your builder. by Capt. Tom Serio When buying a new boat, many factors have to be considered: The type of boating, locations, destinations and, of course, financing. Photos Courtesy of Cruisers Yachts But there’s one more thing that should be counted, almost by default, and that’s trust. There needs to be an intrinsic […]
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A real magic carpet ride. by Capt. Tom Serio Usually, I give a final accounting of a yacht I test toward the end of the story. Photos Courtesy of Formula Not today. I’m going to offer my overall impression up front, then give you the proof to substantiate my claim. Okay, here goes: The Formula […]
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Each month we pick out an iconic boat that can lay claim to the title of world’s coolest boat. This month, we take a closer look at the Fairey Huntsman. Like all true classics, the appeal runs far deeper than aesthetics – it proved to be a formidable race boat Say “classic car” and 90 […]
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Designed by Össur Kristinsson and built in Iceland for the wild and exposed waters of the North Atlantic, Rafnar’s ÖK hull takes a very unusual form. Rafnar’s OK hull is now available on a more leisure-friendly Cross Cabin platform Falling somewhere between a displacement and a planing hull, it uses a fine entry, a central […]
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If you’re a day-cruising outboard fan with an appetite for ingenuity, the De Antonio D36 is a boat you need to see. Alex Smith takes a test drive… First impressions count. And having been introduced to De Antonio Yachts through its D23 weekender at the 2017 Southampton Boat Show, my first impressions could hardly have […]
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Former toolmaker and lifelong boat enthusiast Andy Dore knows how to spruce things up but even he had his work cut out buying and refitting a 1998 Fairline Targa 29 for under £75,000. He tells Phil Sampson his story… Since the successful renovation Blue Tonic has spent summer days exploring the Solent. Photos: Phil Sampson […]
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Special Delivery The Tiara 48 LS is a sport boat and a yacht all in one. The Tiara 48 LS is a hybrid, but not in the way you may think. The clue is in the name—LS—which stands for “Luxury Sport” and sets expectations from the start. This flagship of Tiara’s outboard series is a […]
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Designed in Finland, based in Finland and built in Finland, the new Quarken 27 T-Top is a fast weekender with a difference. Alex Smith takes it for a test drive… Following a succession of seriously impressive boats from Axopar, XO and Saxdor, the plumb-bowed weekender has begun to seem like a distinctly Finnish innovation. It […]
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We pick out 20 of the best new boats heading to Britain’s biggest boat show, the 2022 Southampton International Boat Show. This weekend will see Mayflower Park reopen its temporary marina for the Southampton International Boat Show, the biggest of its kind in the UK, and there will be dozens of brand new boats waiting […]
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The Beneteau Antares 8 has been doing good business as a versatile family companion for more than a decade now but the 2022 model appears to be the slickest yet… The new Beneteau Antares 8 comes in Cruising and Fishing variants At the heart of the latest Beneteau Antares 8 overhaul is accessibility. A new […]
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Gibbs Quay Boat Sales has become the exclusive UK importer of Brazilian-built Schaefer yachts and will bring the Schaefer V33 to the 2022 Southampton Boat Show. The V33 weekender features walkaround decks and outboard power The 14-model Schaefer Yachts portfolio extends from 30-85ft (9-26m) and includes seven flybridge motoryachts and seven sportscruisers. The initial shipment […]
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Windy has revealed updated renderings of its next model, the Windy 34 Alizé, previously known as Project Hawk… Norwegian superyacht designer Espen Øino is a man with a stellar CV and an even more stellar reputation. Who better then to take the lead on the all-new Windy 34 Alizé – a boat designed to evoke […]
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If you thought the battle for fast weekender supremacy was a shoot-out between the ultra-slick Nordic brands, you might want to take a look at a new name from the mighty German Hanse Group. Alex Smith takes a test drive of the Ryck 280… Despite the fact that the Hanse Group’s new Ryck brand only […]
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