Alex Smith
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Beneteau GT50 review: Onboard Beneteau’s outdoor-first flagship (opens the original)
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Just how good is the new top dog in Beneteau’s next-generation express cruiser range? Alex Smith gets behind the wheel to find out There’s certainly no shortage of options in the 50ft Grand Tourer segment. Azimut, Princess, Galeon, Fairline and Sunseeker all have powerful contenders, so Beneteau’s new GT50 really needs to stand out from the crowd and, to a degree, it does. Though its clean lines are apparently inspired by the Japanese principles of Kanso (simplicity) and Yugen (grace), you also
What's better monohull or multihull? We put two head-to-head to find out (opens the original)
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Is Prestige’s 48ft M-Class powercat really a match for a 57ft F-Class monohull flybridge? Alex Smith put them head-to-head When the Prestige M48 was introduced as the first of Prestige’s new M-line of powercats, it arrived just as the trend toward power-driven multihulls was really kicking in. There was a growing appetite for the space, stability, softness and efficiency that a well-sorted powercat could provide – and here was a 48ft boat that, according to Prestige, delivered all of those thing
Yamarin Aura Cabin review: What do we make of Yamarin's largest yet? (opens the original)
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Yamarin takes a tangent with a pilothouse flagship 5ft larger than anything else in the fleet, the Yamarin Aura Cabin. Alex Smith reports Here at Motor Boat & Yachting, we’ve enjoyed Yamarin powerboats for many years now. We’ve tried all kinds of platforms from bow riders and day cruisers to centre and side console boats and they never fail to deliver what you expect. As an established force in Nordic boating circles, this Finnish boat builder is justly renowned for small, open, outboard-powered
Yamarin Aura Cabin review: What do we make of Yamarin's largest yet? (opens the original)
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Yamarin takes a tangent with a pilothouse flagship 5ft larger than anything else in the fleet, the Yamarin Aura Cabin. Alex Smith reports Here at Motor Boat & Yachting, we’ve enjoyed Yamarin powerboats for many years now. We’ve tried all kinds of platforms from bow riders and day cruisers to centre and side console boats and they never fail to deliver what you expect. As an established force in Nordic boating circles, this Finnish boat builder is justly renowned for small, open, outboard-powered
Finnmaster T9 T-Top review: A 53-Knot Nordic day-cruiser for thrilling boating (opens the original)
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Stepping aboard Finnmaster's largest ever day cruiser, the Finnmaster T9 T-Top reveals why Nordic sportsboats excel at high-speed weekending Day cruisers have long been a speciality in the Nordic states. The likes of Flipper, Windy, Nordkapp and Yamarin have produced (and still produce) boats to the traditional day cruiser format, with pointy bows, full-beam cockpits, step-through windscreens and flat foredecks. Styling and performance usually top the priority list, so sleeping accommodation oft
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