The Beneteau Oceanis brand is one of the best-known and most recognisable cruising yachts today; 60 different models or variations have been built over nearly 40 years, ranging from 28ft to 62ft, and in large numbers, making Oceanis almost...
Rupert Holmes was an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor before becoming a sailing writer. He has sailed 125,000 miles on more than 200 different boats and recently completed a 34,000-mile two-handed circumnavigation.
Electric engines in boats are nothing new; in fact, they’ve been around for over 185 years, ever since German-Russian inventor Moritz von Jacobi demonstrated his 24ft/7.3m passenger boat on the Neva River in Russia in 1838. But in all that...
Getting out on the water has never been easier. You don’t need a fortune either. A brand new basic boat and outboard engine package can be bought for around £15,000-£25,000 and give years of loyal service. There are also plenty of secondhand...
