WINTER 2011
The latest edition of Modern Boating magazine is out now!
The latest edition of Modern Boating magazine is out now!
Modern Boating and Big Hat Productions head out for a glorious day on the water to give the Seawind 1160...
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Surf 'N' Turf
WORDS: Nick Janzen
PHOTOS: Dan Trotter
Allow me to set the scene. Sometimes this job takes me to exotic places where the weather's warm, the beer's cold and the girls are beautiful. At other times I'm...
Sailfish 3000
WORDS & PHOTOS: NICK WOOD
When I arrived at St Georges Motor Boat, the Sailfish Gavan and Ashley from Webbe Marine had yet to hit the water, so I got a real feel for how big this boat was. My first...
Bad-boy bandit
A tough little workhorse that steps in the right direction for aluminium fishers
WORDS: DAN BURGESS
PHOTOS: JACK SCRINE
It is often the solitude of fishing that captures many anglers' imaginations....
Low carb' boating
A 4.1m hull that only weighs 110kg? Read on for an example of modern technology creating attractive lightweight boats
WORDS & PHOTOS: STEVE STARLING
Throughout our boating lives, many of us progress...
The ultimate sportfisher project
After countless boat tests, fishing trips and Modern Boating project boats, the author pulls out the cheque book and creates his own dream sportfishing machine
WORDS: DANIEL TILLACK
PHOTOS: DANIEL TILLACK,...
The best of both worlds
Pioneer's Cape Island 186
WORDS & PHOTOS: MICAH ADAMS
The past five years have seen a rise in the popularity of American-style, bass-fishing boats. I own one of these boats and I'm the first to...
Trophy's tiptop hardtop
Trophy's big walkaround hardtop suits all-weather fishermen and overnight adventurers
WORDS & PHOTOS: SHANE MENSFORTH
Large, diesel-powered trailer boats?especially those that offer a handy combination...
Time tells
Andrew Richardson finds that the Cobalt 262 stands the test of time
WORDS & PHOTOS: ANDREW RICHARDSON
This is the fifth Cobalt boat I have reviewed since these Middle American boats arrived on our...
Jumbo Maritimo
Maritimo's big new flagship has the range to match its size
WORDS: MODERN BOATING STAFF WRITER
PHOTOS: MODERN BOATING STAFF AND MARITIMO
The Maritimo 73 is not a puffed up version of...
Ferretti for action
The Italian Ferretti 470 feels right at home on Australian waters
WORDS: ALEXANDER GILLY
PHOTOS: NICK WOOD AND FERRETTI
Brigitte Bardot had one. So did Richard Burton. And now an Australian family...