The Sun Sport 230 OB is a Sea Ray model built in Europe and, it would appear, very much intended for the European, as opposed to the US, market. Barry Thompson investigates this likeable, trailerable, family-orientated cabin weekender. While we’re more familiar with Sea Ray’s innovative take on the bowrider, with models such as the Sundancer and SLX Series, the new Sun Sport is all about maximising the benefits of the trailerable cabin weekender. Pursuing this theme, Sea Ray have launched the Sun Sport series, which comprises two hull platforms: the 230 (6.96m) and the 250 (7.90m). The former ..read more

The Sun Sport 230 OB is a Sea Ray model built in Europe and, it would appear, very much intended for the European, as opposed to the US, market. Barry Thompson investigates this likeable, trailerable, family-orientated cabin weekender. While we’re more familiar with Sea Ray’s innovative take on the bowrider, with models such as the Sundancer and SLX Series, the new Sun Sport is all about maximising the benefits of the trailerable cabin weekender. Pursuing this theme, Sea Ray have launched the Sun Sport series, which comprises two hull platforms: the 230 (6.96m) and the 250 (7.90m). The former ..read more

The Sun Sport 230 OB is a Sea Ray model built in Europe and, it would appear, very much intended for the European, as opposed to the US, market. Barry Thompson investigates this likeable, trailerable, family-orientated cabin weekender. While we’re more familiar with Sea Ray’s innovative take on the bowrider, with models such as the Sundancer and SLX Series, the new Sun Sport is all about maximising the benefits of the trailerable cabin weekender. Pursuing this theme, Sea Ray have launched the Sun Sport series, which comprises two hull platforms: the 230 (6.96m) and the 250 (7.90m). The former ..read more

With the style of a gentleman’s launch, plenty of deck space and a trademark schooner stern, the Gozzo 45 is clearly Italian. It is certainly built for the Mediterranean but is also blatantly practical with its tall bulwarks, wide side decks and high topsides. The Neapolitan yard of Apreamare has been building serious boats since 1849, most recently the award-winning Gozzo 35, from which the new 45 takes its cue. Due to be presented this September at the Cannes Yachting Festival, this new boat features ‘superior livability’ with a fast and capable seagoing hull. It also has the choice ..read more

HMS interviews Amy Richards of Freedom Boat Club and learns how this Brunswick-owned initiative, which is proving so popular in the United States, is now beginning to gain popularity and traction here in the UK … Amy Richards of Freedom Boat ClubAmy is EMEA Marketing Manager for Brunswick’s Freedom Boat Club, heading up this latest initiative to the UK boating market at a time when shared ownership and club styled participation in boating has never been more popular. “I love this new role” says Amy, “because it helps yet more people get involved in a pastime which I ..read more

HMS interviews Amy Richards of Freedom Boat Club and learns how this Brunswick-owned initiative, which is proving so popular in the United States, is now beginning to gain popularity and traction here in the UK … Amy Richards of Freedom Boat ClubAmy is EMEA Marketing Manager for Brunswick’s Freedom Boat Club, heading up this latest initiative to the UK boating market at a time when shared ownership and club styled participation in boating has never been more popular. “I love this new role” says Amy, “because it helps yet more people get involved in a pastime which I ..read more

Craster is a compact fishing village overlooked by a dramatic medieval castle. PBR head north in search of the idyllic …  The wild Northumberland coast has many hidden gems, and compact Craster is definitely one of them. Craster lies 55.28’.44N 001.35’.21W. Before the harbour walls were built in 1904, the only protection afforded was from the two inshore rocky shoals of Little Carr and Muckle Carr. From sea, Craster must be approached directly from the east, passing between the two carrs. To tell them apart, Little Carr’s rocky comb (to the north) is marked by a small concrete beacon ..read more

The mini glovebox that provides 10W of waterproof wireless charging power …    For those that need it, a conventional cradle is available. On-board wireless phone charging has taken a big leap forward with Scanstrut’s latest chargers, the Cove 10W and Cove 10W LED. Running from a DC power supply of between 10 and 30 V, the Cove can get your phone back on full charge 60% faster than the current generation of wireless phone chargers. This IPX6 waterproof Qi-certified wireless charging range enables wireless charging in an outdoor environment. Designed from the ground up, this is ..read more

Professional skipper Paul Mahy steps into the breach to test Jeanneau’s latest Série2 incarnation of the company’s ever-popular, Yamaha-powered, 10.5 Cap Camarat WA centre console cruiser.  Henry Jeanneau first started building fibreglass boats in 1958, thereafter shortly going into production with the Sea Bird range in 1963. A practical and fun water sports craft, the Sea Bird became a model that inspired many other leisure boat builders back in those carefree, swinging sixties.  The first actual Cap Camarat model was a 5.75m open boat of centre console design, which earned itself a ..read more