Bavaria

Yachting Monthly visits Boot 16 in Düsseldorf, Europe’s largest boat show, to see the new Bavaria Cruiser 51 Style

Italia Yachts 12.98 From her etched stainless-steel pop-up cleats to her recessed mainsheet traveller it’s clear Italia Yachts 12.98 has spent time attending to some beautiful details. The twin carbon…

Wauquiez Pilot Saloon 48 Wauquiez have been producing yachts for 50 years now and the Pilot Saloon is the latest model to hit the water. Forward of the mast her…

Hanse 315 Seen for the first time at this year’s Düsseldorf Boat Show is Hanse’s new baby, the 315. She’s designed to appeal to almost everyone by the looks of…

METS

SLAM's Force 9 oilies are just one of the new bits of kit Yachting Monthly found in Amsterdam at METS 2015, the world’s biggest marine equipment trade show

This life-saving device is thrown to the immersed person, who flips the sling over their head. The rescuer activates it with a sharp rope tug, enabling the MOB to adopt…

The comfortable ergonomic design of this jacket allows for a snug fit. The height of the neck/back can be adjusted so you can decide on the most comfortable position for…

Cruisers like a gadget with more than one function so this will appeal. It’s a stainless steel ring with lead ballast. Slide the chain through the aperture and it can…

Try as they might, sometimes lines are positioned where they can wear coamings. These carbon, Kevlar and now transparent polyurethane hard-wearing pads sticks onto your coaming or any other vulnerable…

OK so not exactly new but still flying under the radar in marine circles. If your last sail of the season involved peering through a stained, slightly translucent sprayhood window,…