How many luxuries would you be willing to give up for a cracking sailing boat? Graham Snook tests the RM 970 in La Rochelle to find out
Yacht review
Hylas 46 review
What are the hallmarks of a good round-the-world boat? To find out, Chris Beeson steps aboard one that has spent the last four years doing just that
Bestevaer 45 Pure review
She looks like a go-anywhere cruiser, but does she live up to it? Graham Snook and the YM editorial team went cruising in her to find out
USED BOAT: Westerly Konsort
She’s been unfairly described as a ‘floating caravan’, yet she's nimble, lively and roomy – which is what most of us want in a boat, says Dick Durham
USED BOAT: Colvic Countess 33
The Colvic Countess 33 offers a lot of living space in a full-bodied hull. But how does she sail? Duncan Kent reports on a bilge-keeled ketch version
USED BOAT: Nicholson 35
Designed in the late 1960s by Peter Nicholson, the Nicholson 35 quickly earned a reputation as a steadfast ocean cruising yacht. Duncan Kent reports
X-Yachts X4 review
She is more ‘cruising’ than X-Yachts’ Performance range but more ‘performance’ than its Cruising range, so who is she for? Graham Snook takes her sailing to find out
Najad 450CC review
Najad has launched its first new model since 2010. Graham Snook travelled to Sweden to see what she’s like
Bavaria Cruiser 34 review
Bavaria Cruiser 34 review See the August 2016 issue of Yachting Monthly for the full test What’s she like to sail? She was responsive and enjoyable on the helm, though…
Contest 42CS review
At almost 13 metres long the 42CS is no baby, but she is the newest arrival to the Contest family. We sent Graham Snook to Holland to test her mettle…