More and more boatbuilders are offering electric or hybrid propulsion as an option, says Rupert Homes, but is it viable yet for a heavy aluminium yacht?

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Its fair to say that Finnish boatbuilder Nautor Swan has enjoyed something of a step change in recent years. The boatbuilder always had a reputation for building fast yachts but those yachts were gene

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Earlier in the year, we made a list of the things that make our 1998 ’van a little harder to live with than it needs to be. Many have been sorted already – the plumbing is more reliable and there have