Powerboat & RIB

Powerboat & RIB Magazine - If you are looking for an adventure boating magazine with the finest features on boat tests, gear reviews, fabulous cruises, great destinations, professional instruction, the most engaging lifestyle and boating stories, along with news and products, then you've just found it! Our writing team includes many of the finest and most experienced boating journalists working today. Besides carrying the depth of content to satisfy the most experienced seafarer, Powerboat & RIB is also passionate about new people joining the pastime. So, if you are new to boating, you will find great features to help you learn and get the very best from your boating adventures.

Powerboat & RIB

Welcome to Issue 173 - Jan/Feb 2022

Zhik Launch New Cell Insulated Jacket • All the latest nautical news featuring exclusives, product launches, announcements and events

MDL Invest in Customer Experience

Virtual Boat Expo

Big Brands Announced for BoatLife Live

Sea Shepherd Choose Humber

SHOCKWAVE Announce New Suspension Module

Green Tech Boat Show to Partner with Maritime UK SW – Again

New Invictus Outboard Model to Debut at Boot

Smartgyro Expand Stabiliser Range

Torqeedo Upgrades

Boat Show Returns to Ocean Village

Wuzzos Brand Recognised with Award

RYA Supports New Regulation Proposals for Power-Driven Vessels

Vampire Launched

Recreational Boaters Unaffected by Immigration Act Changes

Ribcraft Offer More Sustainable Future

RapidStop Tourniquet

ACR Electronics Win DAME Award

Litter-Skimming Seabin Launched at Falmouth

Planning Approved to Upgrade Gosport Marina

GM Acquire Stake in Pure Watercraft

boot Dusseldorf Dates Confirmed

Creative Ropecraft

British Marine Members Awarded at METSTRADE

Dometic Make Dual Launches

VIGGO C8 • Fast, seaworthy and seriously tough, the Viggo C8 is Sweden’s best-kept boating secret. Greg Copp takes a close look …

Super Sub • This submersible offers a level of performance not yet seen in the private submersible sector.

Online EPIRB Registration • Making the move to an EPIRB, PLB or ELT has now got a lot easier.

Raymarine Cyclone • This compact open-array radar is high on performance and low on weight.

RECHARGING E-MOBILITY • In an exclusive interview with PBR, Alex Bamberg, CEO of AQUA superPower, speaks about his company’s aims and the effects he predicts his rapid-recharging systems will have on e-mobility and the marine market in general.

MDL Marinas partner with AQUA superPower

Magonis Wave e-550 • Small, stylish and virtually silent, the e-550 proves you don’t need deep pockets to go electric.

AXOPAR 25 • PBR’s Alex Whittaker flies south to the Bay of Cannes to test the latest open-cockpit, two-berth sports offering from Axopar.

Greenline 58 • Offering five hours of electric displacement cruising, the 58 Fly hits the water in autumn.

OLAS N2K MOB Alarm System • An app-enabled compact MOB alarm system with automatic engine immobilization.

SEA RAY SDX250/SDX250-OB • Alex Whittaker test-drives two sassy new bowriders that come with a unique addition – a mini cuddy!

ZAR IMAGINE 130 • Stunning and decadent, this 43ft maxi RIB is a driver’s delight.

Gen 2 Evoy 400hp Electric Inboard • Fitted in the Goldfish X9, the most powerful production electric motor is ready for production.

MONACO YACHT SHOW 2021 • Richard Johnstone-Bryden flies south to Monaco to report on the most glamourous show of them all – an extravaganza of seagoing beauty, shameless luxury, cutting-edge technology and master craftmanship.

Star of the show: 108m IJE

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