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Maritimo Aegean 60 Review

Maritimo Aegean 60 Review

It’s easy to get up to the Aegean 60’s flybridge: there’s an internal staircase on the starboard side, just aft of the lower helm.

Hampton 680 Pilothouse Cruiser Review

Hampton 680 Pilothouse Cruiser Review

From the flybridge and the lower helm station the corners of the boat can’t be seen, so a third control station is positioned in the cockpit for docking, useful when just 2 of you onboard.

Maritimo 73 Review

Maritimo 73 Review

You board via the large duckboard into the 17.7sqm cockpit. This is a massive entertaining space that would make an inner-city apartment-owner jealous.

Haines Hunter 585R Review

Haines Hunter 585R Review

A boat like this is quite suited to offshore fishing, which typically involves running some distance across open water.

Jeanneau Prestige 42S Review

Jeanneau Prestige 42S Review

As tree branches flew across the road, I had my doubts that the Jeanneau crew would risk taking the glistening three-quarter of a million dollar 42s Prestige out in these conditions.

Powercat 2900 Sports Fisherman Review

Powercat 2900 Sports Fisherman Review

Few boats indeed can hold their own against a Powercat across sloppy wind chop, and the 2900 Sports Fisherman treated the rough water off Skirmish Point with disdain.

Glacier Bay 3080 Coastal Runner Review

Glacier Bay 3080 Coastal Runner Review

I was lucky enough to take the 3080 on a short offshore run from Sydney Heads, where she settled down to a comfortable cruise speed that would get you to distant fishing spots in good time.

Bavaria 43 Cruiser Boat Review

Bavaria 43 Cruiser Boat Review

What I like about Bavarias is that they’re straightforward; the builders don’t gallop off following fashionable trends unless they’re worthwhile.

Mustang M37 Review

Mustang M37 Review

The proven Oliver 390 hull remains, but the interior and flybridge have been redesigned to give the boat a very modern, sleek look.