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

PBR Editor’s Comment • Welcome to Issue 182 - May 2023

CANDELA RAISE $20M FOR SUSTAINABLE WATERBORNE TRANSPORT

SCANSTRUT SEAL DEAL

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISH TWO NEW EDITIONS

MERCURY UNLEASH HIGH-PERFORMANCE OUTBOARD

AXOPAR INVEST IN AGAPI BOAT CLUB

ROAM LAUNCH DEDICATED SUPERYACHT LANDING CRAFT

RNLI LAUNCH MAYDAY MILE • The RNLI have released their operational figures for 2022, revealing that their lifeboat crews and lifeguards saved a total of 506 lives last year.

FREEDOM BOAT CLUB TO EXPAND UK FRANCHISE INITIATIVE • Freedom Boat Club, a division of Brunswick Corporation, are looking to scale up their European footprint, and the UK operation is now embarking on a growth strategy to further open access to top boating destinations throughout the UK for their global membership base.

OCEANR AND SUZUKI IN PLASTIC WASTE REMOVAL • In a collaboration with sustainable apparel manufacturer OCEANR, Suzuki are facilitating the removal of 1kg of plastic waste from the oceans with every outboard sold in the UK from now until the end of March 2023.

BOATPOINT OPEN WEYMOUTH OFFICE • Boat sales company boatpoint, founded by national boating business boatfolk, have opened a new office in Weymouth Marina.

YAMAHA DEALER OPENS NEW SERVICE CENTRE • KMO Marine have established a Yamaha service centre in the new riverside office at Hamble Yacht Services in Port Hamble to add to their Yamaha dealership in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

BARRUS AND AUGUST RACE SIGN DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT • Barrus have signed an exclusive UK and Eire distribution agreement with August Race, whomanufacture a range of marine maintenance products used by some of the world’s most prestigious marine organisations and boatbuilders.

SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY LACKING SUSTAINABILITY DATA

COMMUNITY ACCOLADES FOR ISLAND VOLUNTEERS • The Isle of Wight Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service have been officially thanked for their community service following the death of Her Majesty The Queen last year.

KAWASAKI JET SKI TURNS 50 • Kawasaki Watercraft UK, the official UK distributor of personal watercraft for Kawasaki Motors UK since 2020, have announced the celebration of 50 years of the Jet Ski.

MDL EXPAND DRY BERTHING AND DRY STACK FACILITIES • Offering their customers more choice when it comes to boat storage and care, MDL Marinas are launching new dry berthing facilities at their Sparkes Marina.

FJORD 41 XP • With 1200hp of petrol power, the 41 XP takes the walk-around concept to another level.

MICROPLASTICS IN OCEANS RISE TENFOLD • A new scientific study has found that there are now 171 trillion pieces of plastic estimated to be floating in the world’s oceans.

OIL SPILL DECONTAMINATION IN POOLE HARBOUR

FUNDS RAISED IN CONSERVATION EFFORT

RUBBISH BEACHES

ORCA DISPLAY 2 • Latest-generation fingertip navigation in a powerful MFD that looks like a tablet.

DORSAL ANTENNA • Low and unobtrusive, the DORSAL Antenna enhances shorter-range VHF transmissions.

SCHAEFER V33 • Exclusive yet...