You may notice a few changes in the August issue of Motor Boat & Yachting. We've freshened up the design, and added some fantastic new features, including a guide to spending the perfect weekend in Poole and the first part in a series on gaining the ultimate boating credential, the Yachtmaster. There's plenty more, including a test of the stunning Sunseeker Portofino 48, and we hear how one reader was plucked from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940.



Boat Reports
New Boats: Clipper 48; Fairline Squadron 50; Capelli Tempest 1000 WA; Riviera 43 OF; Riva Aquariva; Galen 700 Raptor; BWA 40 WL

New Custom Yachts: Johnson 125; Numarine 130; Brandaris Q52

Full Test: Sunseeker Portofino 48
Sunseeker have rethought the hardtop concept with this stunning sportscruiser on IPS drives. How does it perform?

Full Test: Boarnstream Retro Line 50
Adjusting one's sights to single-figure cruising aboard this Dutch steel contender proves to be a rewarding process

Sea Trial: Riva Domino 86
On the water with the latest sculpted supermodel from this Italian yard

Cruising Tales
Fleming to Iceland
Boatbuilder Tony Fleming is off to Iceland aboard his own Fleming 65. The adventure starts with a series of hops to the Isle of Man

West Country Pubs
The best places for some Hog Pudding, Cornish Knocker and Devon Dumpling. We've been rounding up the best of Devon and Cornwall's waterside hostelries

Perfect Weekend: Poole
Make the most of your free time with our guide to the perfect motorboating itinerary in and around Dorset's premier boating hotspot

Me and My Boat
Chris Reid loves his Princess 45 so much that when work took him from the Middle East to the Far East, he took it with him

Boat Master
Ask MBY
Our panel of experts answers your questions

New Tech
Ultrasonic antifoul and a device designed to protect your gearbox and props should you ever run aground

New Nav
A new position fixing unit that combines Loran with a GPS

Our Boats
MBY writer Jack's new Beneteau Swift Trawler; revamping the flybridge of a Princess 57

Yachtmaster
Our step-by-step guide to getting this key qualification starts here

What Now?
What are the best ropes for a tide-washed berth?

Tried & Tested
Farecla cleaning kit; Baltic Hamble gilet; Sun Shots suncream; best boaty barbecues

Used Test: Aquastar 33
Everything you need to know about this 40-year-old model that's still going strong

Regulars
Latest News
Sunseeker buyout latest; Spain's tax police get the knives out; outboard thefts rise

World News
Flavio Briatore's superyacht nabbed; Linssen go green; Bethune on trial in Japan

Analysis
The pros and cons of compulsory registration

Your MBY
Letters to the editor and the latest from mby.com

Columns
Cumberlidge on Cruising
The secrets of Brittany's razor-clam hunters

Testing Times
Head-to-head with the big four British yards

The Reluctant Boating Wife
A taste of boating in the US

Postcards from the Med
The perfect Greek anchorage in a thunderstorm

I'll Never Forget the Day
Dunkirk veteran Tom Cooke recalls a day in May 1940 on the beach from hell

In September's issue (out 5 August):
Beneteau vs Fairline; Tropical Torbay; used Windy Khamsin 34; cruising the Bay of Biscay; coding your boat for charter; Tony Fleming reaches Scotland; and much, much more.