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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 174 - March/April 2022

In the Wake of the Gods • All the latest nautical news featuring exclusives, product launches, tech and competitions

Axopar 22 Completes Awards Hat-trick

Icom Introduce AIS Receive Version of IC-M510 Radio

Boat Owners Face Customs and VAT Changes

John Deere Acquire Speedboat Battery Company

Glomex Launch Black Antenna Range

SeaDek UK Expand Installer Network

Chatham Take Green Step Forward

Suzuki Introduce New Outboard Models

Simrad Unveil New MFD

Visicover Launch Online Insurance Service

Raymarine and Reeds in Partnership

Yamaha Enhance Outboard Model Ranges

DC Battery Technologies Unveil Renewable Battery Range

Pascoe Announce All-Electric Superyacht Limousine Tender

IBS Announce New Product Launches

Simrad in Italian Collaboration

Sacs Tecnorib Is Born

Raymarine to Sponsor South Coast Boat Show

MDL Enhance Berthing Options

Supermarine Launch Hardtop Spearfish 32

OVERVIEW MAZU 62 • With its tall hull and tough no-nonsense appearance, this is an adventure craft with few rivals, as Greg Copp reports…

ASG Mastervolt Smart Charging System • Keenly priced, Mastervolt’s latest battery management systems are as compact as they are capable.

Atlantic Marine 730 Sun Cruiser • A compact weekender with a good balance of creature comforts and performance.

BEP Battery Hub • This smart battery hub makes light work of multiple-system installation and monitoring.

Pop-Up Navigation Lights • A great style addition for any open or retro boat.

Scanstrut Flip Pro Fast-Charge Dual Socket • The all-weather Flip Pro offers fast charging for the latest power-hungry mobile devices.

Dometic Xtreme Power Assist • An easy-to-fit power steering system that offers fingertip steering for boats down to 70hp.

Premier Showcase Green Technology and Sustainability

BENETEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 48 • Greg Copp examines the latest Swift Trawler from Beneteau and finds a versatile, traditional and yet contemporary craft that leaves no stone unturned.

Finsulate Antifouling • Will this radical approach to hull growth relegate conventional antifouling to the history books?

XO DFNDR 9 LICENSED TO THRILL • Alex Whittaker tests a high-speed adventure vessel with a refined interior…

FLITEBOARD EFOIL • PBR reviews the attractions of powered simplicity and reports on a product making considerable waves on the global e-foiling stage.

DAVID TREWERN • FOUNDER BACKGROUND

VisionAnchor • Submerged surveillance, meaning dropping the hook overnight, takes on a new dimension.

FROM TURF TO SURF • HMS interviews Southampton footballing legend Franny Benali and discovers how his newly discovered love affair with boating and the water came about. His experience will likely strike a chord with many new to boating…

Franny Benali fact file

Robosys Autonomous Technology • Just as autonomous technology is...