August 2009 issue
On sale: Thu, 23 Jul 2009
£3k challenge
The challenge to beat all challenges: can you snap up a bargain boat for as little as £3k?
Modern classics
Two brand new boats dripping with old school charm
Bénéteau A11
Can the Antarès 11 trump its best-selling10.80 predecessor?
Long-term test
Last year’s Cruising Club RIB gets its final school report and this year’s support RIB is revealed
Tried and tested
Mini B’s new microdive course and its C-Pro dive kit get the test treatment – what’s the verdict?
Secret salesman
Our mystery broker insists practise makes perfect when it comes to mastering manoeuvres
Pre-survey checks
Our three-part series concludes with an in-depth look at internal fixtures and fittings
Lifejacket test
Twelve lifejackets featuring sprayhoods, lights and crotch straps are tested in Force 3-4 conditions
Ask the experts
Our team answers your questions, from sound-signalling devices to removing varnish from teak
Prop talk
If propeller logic leaves you in a muddle, enrol in our masterclass for all the answers
Skipper: part 17 M
As part of our anchoring special, we look at how to pay and weigh or pick up a buoy
Coastal news
Dealers are going to great lengths to get boaters buying again, plus an e-Borders update
Inland news
RIB poleaxes yacht in Cornwall and activists storm a coal ship
Making waves
A cruising first for watersport king MasterCraft
Pontoon talk
Given the economic climate, are marinas doing enough to attract and keep berthholders?
Captain’s log
Our grumpy boater has some strong words on, well, just about everything
Made in Britain
Celebrating 40 years of pedigree boat design, we profile Cougar Powerboats
New gear
An electric outboard and a slippery hull spray – just two of the latest items of boating kit
Owner’s report
The Rayners love it when their family joins them on their Seaward 23
Confessions
This is one four-mile journey Jon Parker won’t forget in a hurry
