25th April 2018
Boat Test: bespoke boat from JD Narrowboats
A bespoke boat means you can really tailor your design to fit your dreams. And if that means an extended cabin and a gigantic bed, JD Narrowboats are happy to oblige
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Adam Porter
A journalist in print and broadcast for some 25 years and a boater for almost as long.
2nd January 2018
Boat Test: Short and sweet
This lovely narrow-boat style widebeam delivers the ultimate retirement bolt-hole for its new owners
5th December 2017
Boat Test: Sonoma
What makes a boat truly stand out from the crowd? Sometimes you just need a little finesse
1st November 2017
The Boat Test: Powering to the future
If we said the batteries on this Braidbar cost £15k (and that’s just for three) you’d probably think it’s a misprint, but it isn’t and there’s a good reason why so much has been spent…
10th May 2017
Boat Test: The power of three
If you had a chance to build a boat, then a second and then a third, how would you change things – Val and Graham did just that
10th March 2017
Boat Test: When hire meets private
You probably won’t have heard of Ortomarine before, but the chances are you’ll be hearing more as their first private boat shows
14th February 2017
Boat Test: Eleshanne
Many of us like to go cruising with our partner, but sometimes in life that’s not always the way things turn out to be
19th November 2015
Boat Test: Braidbar Boats
Mirabilis means amazing, wondrous or remarkable, which pretty much sums up Abbi and Graham Roper’s new life on board their boat.
3rd November 2015
The Boat Test: a small boat with big ideas
What started off as a day-boat soon turned into an attractive short boat with a very ingenous seating area at the bow
5th October 2015
Boat Test: Integrity
With hydraulic drive and well thought-through design and style, it’s little wonder this boat was runner up at Crick
10th September 2015
22 boats from the Crick Boat Show 2015
If you’re planning to buy a new boat there’s a lot to think about so, to help you decide what you might like, we’ve checked them out from big to small, wide to narrow –…
