Alex Smith

2 weeks ago | mby.com | Alex Smith

To mark their 20th anniversary, Williams has launched three new jet tender models. Alex Smith was lucky enough to test three tenders a full two months before their official launch After 20 years in business, Williams has become the Branston, the Hoover and the HP Sauce of the tender market.

1 month ago | mby.com | Alex Smith

The Prestige F4.3 was on show at Düsseldorf boat show in January and it impressed with some very clever design tricks Prestige kept the lid on the Prestige F4.3 – its latest launch – right up until the covers came off at Düsseldorf boat show.

1 month ago | mby.com | Alex Smith

Having tested the smaller Schaefer V33 back in 2023, we already knew that, in spite of their cool Mediterranean swagger, Schaefer’s V-line dayboats are built, rigged and equipped like proper mini ships and the new Schaefer V44 is no exception. But the first thing that hits home is, of course, the generosity of the day spaces. With its full-beam T-top, the open aft deck is enormous, particularly with the twin drop-down terraces deployed.

1 month ago | mby.com | Alex Smith

You may not have heard of the new Viknes 10 but this Nordic 35 footer offers impressive seakeeping characteristics. Alex Smith reports Chances are you won’t have heard much about Viknes or the new Viknes 10 unless you live in the Nordic states.

2 months ago | mby.com | Alex Smith

The Wajer 44S is the latest model to come out of the Dutch family-owned builder who specialise in high-end and custom built yachts Holland has long been a hotbed for high-end custom motor yachts and models like this new Wajer 44S only serve to galvanise that reputation. Pronounced ‘wire’, after the surname of the founding family who still run the show (and based in the northern Dutch province of Friesland, where everything is designed, built and tested in-house), the 44S takes the...