Wenonah Kingfisher Gives Fishing Canoe Owners a 4.88m Hull
The Wenonah Kingfisher is a 16-foot recreational canoe with room for fishing equipment, a companion and other light gear. The builder gives it a …
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Wenonah Backwater 13 Uses a Wide Hull for Solo Fishing
Wenonah's Backwater 13 is a short, broad canoe intended for fishing and quiet-water exploration. The official 13-foot-six-inch hull has a 40-inch maximum width and …
Wenonah Spirit II Brings Touring Capacity to a 5.18m Tandem Canoe
Wenonah's Spirit II is a 17-foot tandem canoe intended for day trips, camping and quiet-water touring. Its published dimensions pair a 36-inch maximum width …
Hartley H10 Places a Deep Cockpit in a 3.04m Training Dinghy
The Hartley H10 is a 3.04-metre rotomoulded dinghy designed for first steps in sailing and repeated training-school use. The small hull pairs a deep …
Hartley Gull Weekender Adds a Ballasted Board to a 3.35m Dinghy
Hartley's Gull Weekender puts a ballasted centreboard into a compact cruising dinghy to add reassuring self-righting characteristics. The 3.35-metre design has a deep cockpit …
Hobie Mirage Lynx Uses a Light Hull and Reversible Pedal Drive
The Hobie Mirage Lynx combines a light 3.35-metre hull with the MirageDrive 180 pedal system and kick-up fins. Its broad, flatter-bottom profile is intended …
Hobie Passport 10.5 R Keeps Pedal Kayaking Compact at 3.20 Metres
Hobie's Mirage Passport 10.5 R uses a 3.20-metre rotomoulded polyethylene hull and pedal propulsion for a single paddler. Its MirageDrive GT has kick-up fins …
Buster SuperMagnum Offers Ten Seats and 350hp in 7.40 Metres
The Buster SuperMagnum extends the open aluminium-boat concept to 7.40 metres and a published ten-person capacity. Its 2.50-metre beam and Yamaha outboard options make …
Buster Magnum Cabin Extends Small-Boat Use Beyond Summer
The Buster Magnum Cabin uses an aluminium hull and reinforced-plastic cabin to make a 7.58-metre boat practical in cooler and wetter conditions. It is …
Buster Magnum V MAX Brings 250hp SHO Power to the Seven-Metre Range
Buster's Magnum V MAX is the sport-focused edition of its 7.2-metre aluminium dayboat for the 2026 season. The Finnish builder combines the familiar Magnum …
MARCOPOLO MP10 Shows a Modular Sub-Ten-Metre Dayboat
A dayboat has to accommodate different plans without asking an owner to change vessel every weekend. MARCOPOLO Adventure Yachts has introduced the MP10 as …
Zodiac X9CC Brings 8.72m Centre-Console Cruising to Cannes
A centre-console boat can make longer days more comfortable when it combines clear deck circulation with somewhere to escape the weather. Zodiac's X9CC uses …
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