Aquaspirit 7m rib

LOA: 25ft 0in (7.62m) BEAM: 9ft 1in (2.76m) ENGINES: Outboard from 30-200hp TOP SPEED: 25 knots PRICE: From £162,950 ex VAT CONTACT: www.cockwells.co.uk

LOA: 21ft 0in (6.39m) BEAM: 8ft 4in (2.54m) ENGINES: 115-225hp outboard engine SPEED: 45 knots PRICE: From £47,980 inc VAT CONTACT: www.bayliner.com

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

LOA: 46ft 7in (14.2m) BEAM: 14ft 5in (4.40m) ENGINES: 2 x Yanmar 6LY 440 diesels TOP SPEED: 26.5 knots PRICE: from £1.5M ex VAT CONTACT: www.cockwells.co.uk

P rice challenges are always my favourite to research ...

LOA: 54ft 11in (16.76m) BEAM: 14ft 4in (4.67m) ENGINES: Twin Volvo Penta D8-IPS800s SPEED: 30 knots PRICE: From £1,250,000 ex VAT CONTACT: www.absoluteyachts.com