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CANDELA C-8 CC

LOA 29ft 2in (8.89m) BEAM 8ft 3in (2.50m) ENGINES 75kW electric C-POD motor TOP SPEED 30 knots PRICE €330,000 CONTACT www.candela.com

WALLYPOWER 58X

LOA 57ft 5in (17.50m) BEAM 16ft 5in (5.00m) ENGINES 4 x Mercury V12 600hp outboards TOP SPEED 50 + knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.wally.com

ITALIA YACHTS 43 VELOCE

LOA 46ft 0in (14.00m) BEAM 13ft 8in (4.15m) ENGINES IB 440-480hp IPS / OB 3 x 300hp TOP SPEED pending PRICE pending CONTACT www.italiayachtsinternational.com

EXPLORER 62

LOA 60ft 9in (18.50m) BEAM 17ft 1in (5.20m) ENGINES 2 x Volvo Penta IPS800 TOP SPEED 24 knots PRICE FROM €1.5 million ex VAT

PRESTIGE M8

LOA 65ft 0in (19.82m) BEAM 29ft Oin (8.85m) ENGINES 2 x Volvo Penta D8-600s TOP SPEED 20 knots PRICE POA CONTACT www.prestige-yachts.com

THIS MONTH'S 10

THE 10 KEY BOATING STORIES YOU NEED TO READ

THE REAL COST OF CRUISING

Rick Channon crunches the numbers to find out exactly how much five years of entry-level cruising has cost him...

HOW TO ENTER A HARBOUR AT NIGHT

Entering a harbour at night is a very different challenge to entering during the day. If you haven't carefully considered what you are looking for and when, it can be very confusing or even dangerous.

FROM COAST ΤΟ CANAL

After years of cruising the Mediterranean in heavy-duty passage makers Martin Craddock decided to give inland boating a try, with a custom-built steel craft fitted out to his dream spec

CORMATE T28

Is the T28 sharp enough to outshine its swift and sweet-riding predecessor? Hugo Andreae heads for Poole in search of answers...

OVER THE TOP

After rounding the remote north coast of Scotland, the Aquastars head south to close the loop... but time is running out

OVER THE HORIZON

He took his time doing it but when John Brennan finally plucked up the courage to make his first offshore passage, the rewards made it all worthwhile

RAND LEISURE 28

There's more to Danish company Rand than small electric Picnic boats, as Hugo Andreae discovers with a sea trial of this V8-powered sportsboat

FLIPPER 900 DC

Looking for a classical family weekender with an extra dash of panache? The new Flipper f lagship could be just what you need

The Ultimate Boat Company

The name may sound rather hubristic but thanks to a revolutionary new hull design it may not be far from the truth

What It's Like To Charter An 88ft Luxury Motoryacht In Mallorca!

A magical few days on board Boats.co.uk’s latest Princess 88 charter vessel gives a glimpse of just how special a charter holiday can be

THE GREAT LOOP

Princess V48 owner Maurice Elliott battles steering issues, notorious reefs, dangerous reptiles and the might of the US Navy to visit some of the East Coast’s most historic harbours en route to New York and the Great Lakes

MY FANTASY FLEET

Name: Mark Cherryholmes Current boat: 1972 American Marine Laguna, 1982 Proline Fisherman, 1973 Rinkerbuilt runabout Berthed: Lake Erie, Ohio USA

BOAT CUISINE

Think Torquay, think hospitality and what do you get? The answer may not be what you have in mind, says Phil Sampson

A GRAND COUPLE OF DAYS

PIY – Polish It Yourself – could save you thousands, says Phil Sampson, providing you don’t mind hard graft

FAIRLINE F LINE 33 OUTBOARD

With demand for outboards going through the roof, Fairline has made them an option on its sporty F-Line 33. How does this version compare to the inboard original? We head to a windswept Ipswich to find out

WALLY WHY 200

From the creators of the stunning but bonkers 118Wallypower and WHY53, the uber-cool WHY200 has genuine mainstream appeal

SUNSEEKER 90 OCEAN

An exclusive tour around Sunseeker’s hotly anticipated Ocean 90 confirms that this innovative new range is the life and soul of the party

WINDY SR44 BLACK HAWK

Ten years after the SR52 Blackbird blew us away there is a new, smaller SR model ready to take on an ever-growing field of challengers. With a sunny Solent as our playground it was time to put the SR44 through its paces

300MPH IN AN AEROPLANE COULD BE DESCRIBED AS QUITE MUNDANE. In a car, it's ludicrously fast. BUT IN A BOAT?

Everyone knows the story of Donald Campbell’s tragic crash on Coniston Water but few remember another all British attempt 15 years earlier. Now a new book reveals what really happened to John Cobb and his jet-powered Crusader

FUEL FOR THOUGHT

What better way to test the production version of the Cox CXO300 than on the brilliant Axopar 37? Is this a new dawn for diesel-fuelled outboards?

MAREX TO THE RESCUE

Monitoring Ch16 turned a routine return journey into a rescue mission for Richard Hall

AQUAHOLIC

Nick Burnham: Boating doesn’t have to be fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants stuff to be fun. Sometimes a chilled weekend aboard is just what the doctor ordered, as Nick attests

THE ULTIMATE UPCYCLE

Why upgrade to a newer boat when you can make your current one look as good as new with the aid of a designer refit service?

FERRETTI 1000

LOA 98ft 10in (30.1m) BEAM 22ft 4in (6.8m) ENGINES MTU 16V 2,217hp – 2,638hp TOP SPEED 28 knots PRICE FROM €8,400,000 ex VAT CONTACT www.ferretti-yachts.com