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THE 10KEY BOATINGS TORIES YOUNEED TO READ

With the promise of being the ‘ultimate long range explorer’ we’ve been hankering to test the Arksen 85 for some time. Did it live up to the boatbuilder’s robust adventure credentials? Hugo Andreae finds out

Per Harrtoft reflects on how it feels to own two private boats

Katy Stickland introduces her non-sailing family to life afloat on a charter holiday in Greece’s spectacular Ionian Sea

Moored on a quiet stretch of canal in west London, an unassuming widebeam canal boat boasts an extraordinary centrepiece: a Steinway piano. The Piano Boat – officially named Rachmaninov – is possibly

Few yards build boats of this size – even fewer build capable cruisers at a sensible price. Theo Stocker went to see if Bente has managed to do just that