How would you deal with a fire in the galley or the engine room? What’s the best way to prevent fires onboard? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat Team…
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Sunbeam 36.1 review
Yachting Monthly's review of the Sunbeam 36.1 made in landlocked Austria by the Schöchl family boatbuilder
Premier 45 review
From mosque domes and locomotive fairings to performance cruising yachts – Chris Beeson explores the Premier 45, the latest offering from one of the world’s biggest composite builders
Crash Test Boat – Broken seacock
You’re about to leave the boat. As you remove the log impeller, the whole fitting comes away and water gushes in. Chris Beeson finds out what to do next
Crash Test Boat – Holed and sinking
You’ve hit something and you’re holed. What do you do next? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test crew smash a hole in the hull to test 10 ways of saving…
Planets align to create ‘supertide’ this weekend
The Environment Agency has issued 10 flood warnings and 17 flood alerts in the southwest of England. The cause is as a rare alignment of the moon and sun, which…
Crash Test Boat – Jury Rig
After finding out what it’s like to be dismasted, Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat crew explore how to jury rig the remaining wreckage to sail back to safety…
Crash Test Boat – Dismasting
What do you do when your sailing world crashes round your ears? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test crew created a ‘controlled’ dismasting in a gale and put eight rig-cutting…
No MCZ consultation for Solent and Studland Bay
Marine Conservation Society and National Trust bemoan ‘huge gaps’ in UK network as Solent, Studland Bay and others left outside MCZ consultation process
Crash Test Boat – Capsize
What really happens during a capsize? How can we make the saloon safer? Chris Beeson and the Crash Test Boat crew recreate a capsize with chilling results