Black forest bateau

Can a boat this big and muscular be fun and even nimble to sail as well as comfortable to live aboard? Theo Stocker went to find out

David Ross takes delivery of Europe’s first Schaefer V44

NO-NONSENSE ALUMINIUM EXPLORERS WITH CENTREBOARD AND DOGHOUSE ALREADY GIVE BOREAL A COMMANDING NICHE, SO WHY A SCOW BOW ON THIS UNSTOPPABLE 56?

BUILT: 2023 PRICE: £239,995 BMW, Mercedes and Audi ...

With its voluminous accommodation and secure cockpit, this low-draught Polish-built cruiser is ideal for family coastal cruising – and a bit of canal pottering…

The all-new SAY 52 weighs a whisker over eight tonnes. That’s because it’s built by SAY Carbon Yachts and, as the name suggests, almost everything that can be made from carbon fibre is. There is a goo