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 178 - October 2022 • PBR is not just about boats, it’s about people too…

OBITUARY ALEXANDER WHITTAKER • (May 1951 to July 2022)

NEWS

TWISTED ADD TO THE ADVENTURE • Twisted Marine recently launched the T450 RIB – a 450hp 8.7m RIB, rigged and completed in the company’s Salcombe-based rigging facility.

BALTIC ADD NEW MID LAYER TO APPAREL RANGE • Baltic Lifejackets Sweden have announced the addition of two new mid layers to their apparel range.

ARKSEN ADVENTURE

WOLF ROCK’S MIGHTY LINE-UP • UK boat distributor The Wolf Rock Boat Company will debut four new brands at this year’s Southampton Boat Show.

SEABIN LITTER COLLECTOR INSTALLED IN PLYMOUTH • An award-winning piece of technology, the ‘Seabin’, has been installed at Plymouth Yacht Haven to remove pieces of floating plastic from the sea.

MIRKA TO EXHIBIT SOUTHAMPTON

Over 250 Powerboats to Feature at SIBS • Whether setting off across the ocean or just exploring up the river, there’s a range of powerboats to suit everyone at this year’s Southampton International Boat Show / 16-25 Sept 22

BLUEGAME, BENETEAU AND PROTECTOR TO DEBUT AT SIBS

PBR BACKS SBS BOATLIFE 2023 • Powerboat & RIB Magazine is delighted to announce that it is has taken up the role of Official Media Partner to SBS BoatLife 2023.

FALCON SIGN LIMOUSINE CONTRACTS

A GREENER SARGO

YAMARIN & BUSTER AT SIBS

ALL NEW CORMATE CHASE 32

MDL CUSTOMERS EARN £1.3M

TWO NEW MODELS FROM SAXDOR

DELTA POWERBOATS LAUNCH 33 COUPE

WIN A YAMAHA & OUTBOARD COMBO WORTH OVER £1300 AT SIBS

FOCUS FORZA 37 • Eye-catching yet practical, the Forza 37 is more than just a 50-knot day boat.

KARNIC 651 • Spacious and versatile, the sturdy Karnic 651 is more than just a Jack of all trades, as Greg Copp reports…

WINDY 34 ALIZÉ • Due to hit our shores next year, the 50-knot Alizé is a sports boat with few equals. Greg Copp explains why…

QUARKEN T27 • Greg Copp reports on a craft that is new to our shores and with a DNA that is blatantly Finnish.

Seakeeper Ride • EVEN-KEEL BOATING AT THE PUSH OF A BUTTON.

KAWASAKI ULTRA 310 TEST • International PWC aficionado Tim Plumpton extols the virtues of Kawasaki’s return to the UK market and celebrates such with a look at 3 models of these supercharged beauties.

The New Mercury Marine Lightweight Outboard Range • THE LIGHTEST 3-CYLINDER OUTBOARD IN PRODUCTION OFFERS CLASS-LEADING FEATURES…

MONTEREY M225 • Greg Copp examines the new M225 from Monterey and discovers a solid and fuel-efficient craft that provides a predictable point-and-shoot driving experience.

Henchman Hi-Step Junior • The product is of high quality and well suited to general boat maintenance and repair work.

IRON BOAT 767 • HMS heads to Salcombe to test The Wolf Rock Boat Company’s latest offering, the Scandinavian-built IRON Boat. The first UK test of its kind, this much anticipated new ‘adventure’ brand boasts a world-class...