Motor Boat & Yachting — August 2017

Berry Head Scabbacombe Head Newfoundland Cove Slapton Ley Blackpool Sands Hall Sands Start Point Skerries Buoy Hope’s Nose Green ...

Blackpool Sands is an award-winning beach three miles west of Dartmouth entrance, with the Venus Café ashore There’s plenty to e ...

N JERSEY CHANNEL ISLANDS LES ECREHOUS PATERNOSTERS JERSEY FRANCE GUERNSEY Granville St Malo Cherbourg St Peter Port Gulf of St M ...

St Aubin Harbour is a pretty spot to soak up the sunshine Jersey’s Beau Port is an idyllic spot, easy to reach from St Helier A ...

BRITTANY Odet River Baie de Anse du Trez la Forêt Plage duTeven Atlantic Ocean N Quimper Bénodet Ste Marine Loctudy Lesconil Con ...

The surroundings are delightfully Breton and the weather is noticeably warmer than in the Channel Golden sands in front of Le Mi ...

home-build project ...

With a simple life plan of retiring early and owning a boat, Tom and Lorraine Owen set about realising their dream the only way ...

The build begins with the hull upside down The wheelhouse roof beams are slotted in The fi nished hull is turned and put back in ...

As Tom builds, Lorraine follows on behind sanding and fi nishing but were rarely fi nding the time to use her. It was time for a ...

The couple handled almost every single aspect of the build Thea has 57 lockers in total Bottoms up! you can see what’s going on ...

“Tom is so gifted,” says Lorraine. “But this was a big investment in terms of time and money, so once Tom fi nished the plans, w ...

Lorraine says, “During the summer, we were starting at 6am and fi nished at midday. Then we’d go home for a siesta during the he ...

GREAT EXPECTATIONS The total build cost (including building the shed and renting the site) came in at £45,000, but of course tha ...

Powercats are on the prowl and twin-hulled craft are having a moment. Does the MY44 have what it takes to be the leader of the p ...

A nybody who doesn’t believe the powercat market (and catamaran market in general) is on the up needs to take a closer look at w ...

The slender pair of hulls cleave through a head sea with consummate ease A primary benefi t of the MY44 being a powercat is the ...

Aft galley and teak fl ooring mean guests can grab a drink without dripping on the carpet The spacious VIP cabin with island ber ...

There is an enormous amount of space and seating on the fl ybridge but it lacks deck storage The enormous cockpit is bursting wi ...

The driving position is good at the fl ybridge helm and the optional 22in Garmin MFDs are superb, if pricy PERFORMANCE TEST ENGI ...