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Contents: August

First drive
Chris-Craft 29 Catalina
Catching cod has never been this classy.

New Boats
Nord West 370 Coupe, Jeanneau 50 Fly, Oyster Flybridge, Fearless 68 & Code-X.

Trawler special
Mainship 34 Trawler
A pocket battleship that just happens to be the bargain of the season.

Nordhavn 55
High sided and ocean ready, the 55 is the very definition of seamanlike.

Selene 66
A long-distance voyager that's also an utterly practical family cruising boat.

Shipwrecked in the Seychelles
Life in the Seychelles as the owner of the 76ft My Way was idyllic, until a surprise storm one fateful night.

Turkey Single-handed
Edgar Peer helms his Ferretti 530 from Greece to Turkey, and this month he's on his own.

So how do you go cruising?
The real-life cruising tales, tips and techniques from a sample of the UK's fascinating fleet of motorboaters.

My Round-Britain Race
Race-virgin Derek Wynans gets a kidney-rattling 85mph introduction to the sport with Team Silverline.

Cumberlidge on Cruising
The enticingly alien attractions of the Solway Firth and the Cumbrian coast.

Our boats
MBY's new Bénéteau Monte Carlo 37; Mike Rothery buys a Princess 67.

Knowledge: boat security
A modern marina complex is often more secure than the local bank, and yet there is still boat crime. We look at what more you can do.

What Now, Skip?
A high-speed run on your sportscruiser is cut short when the port leg starts trimming with a mind of its own.

Tried & Tested
Waterbuoy; Energizer LED Head-light; Helly Hansen deckies; fuel can/siphon.

MBY News
Top stories
Round-Britain is go!; Southampton show privilege tickets; share a Sealine; Earthrace closes in.
Around the Med
Golfing and boating; Beirut exodus by motor boat; Malta; Spanish beaches; A Year in the Med.
Around the Globe
US boaters face preposterous law.
People & Events
In the Spotlight this month:
Stephen Julius
The owner of Chris-Craft in the hotseat.

Tech Talk
Two Nordhavn 55s: one with a single engine, one with twins. A look at which solution is the best for you.

Waypoints
NMEA's colour confusion; GPS; touch-screen entertainment.

Bull's-Eye
From stolen sugar to suicides - the murkier side of the Thames.

Sight & Soundings
The superyachts of Monaco, and why a crew's work is never done.

Letters
LPG conversion - does it make sense?; Absolute 70; folding anchor; Titanic - it's not the rivets's fault; why canals are hell on earth.

A Day in My Life
Dag Pike is photographing a fast power cat. It's coming head on at full speed. It isn't stopping.

The Used Boat File
Sunseeker Superhawk 48.

In Brief: Boat Registration
Why the sensible boater makes sure the registration papers are in order.

Motor Boat and Yachting , 3 July 2008

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