Power Boat Reviews

    Length (in Feet)
    Year

    Scout 400LFX

    October 23, 2025 In this month’s…

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    VETTA LEVATA 23 QLS – Luxury and Convenience

    By Andy AdamsVetta is a whole ne…

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    Legend 17 XT – Perfect Partner for Summer Fun!

    By Andy Adams Fish, ski, tube or…

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    RANGER TUGS R-27

    If the Swiss Army Knife people m…

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    Starcraft SV 16 OB

    Starcraft’s all-new SV 16 combin…

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    Cobalt R8 – No compromise family boating

    By Andy Adams Classically elegan…

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    Neptunus 750SL—Skylounge

    By Andy Adams Photos by Neptunus…

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    Canadian Boating’s 2025 Gallery of Great New Boats: Part 4

    40 new boats you need to know ab…

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    Canadian Boating’s 2025 Gallery of Great New Boats: Part 3

    40 new boats you need to know ab…

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    Canadian Boating’s 2025 Gallery of Great New Boats: Part 2

    40 new boats you need to know ab…

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    Canadian Boating’s 2025 Gallery of Great New Boats: Part 1

    40 new boats you need to know ab…

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    FIM 340 Regina

    By Andy Adams Italian style and…

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    Legend 18 Fun EXT

    By Andy Adams Form follows funct…

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    Four Winns H9

    Four Winns H9 By Andy Adams Stun…

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    Sea Ray Launches the New SDX 250 and SDX 250 Surf

    Sept 12, 2024 Sea Ray is expandi…

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    The New Antares 12 Perfect for Canadian Waters

    Beneteau Antares 12 July 11, 202…

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    Bayliner Trophy 29 EX: Return of the Family Cruiser

    Bayliner’s all-new Trophy 29 EX is an affordable weekender that blends the best of cruiser comforts with runabout performance

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    Sylvan G3 CLZ DC: Luxury for Everyone

    While Canadians may have been slower to warm to pontoon boats than our southern neighbours, that’s definitely changed as we see more of them gracing our waters every year. The latest data shows pontoon boats now represent around 30% of all new boats sold in Canada and it’s easy to understand why – with their interior space and tremendous versatility, pontoons are near-perfect family runabouts.

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    Pursuit S268 Sport CC

    The Pursuit S 268 Sport centre console is a do-it-all kind of boat with a solid sense of style. Centre console designs have been developed for the southern blue water sport fishing enthusiasts (and this boat would raise fish with the best of them) but the Pursuit S 268 Sport centre console offers far more utility and enjoyment than just fishing.

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    Canadian Boating’s 2024 Gallery of New Boats

    So… got a boat, or are you planning your first? Maybe you have a boat, but you want something different, (bigger, smaller, power or sail, pontoon or PWC). The Canadian Boating magazine editorial team has been busy this past year travelling to new boat introductions, press events and particularly the big boat shows in Florida where we have gotten a first-hand look at some really exciting new boats at their large media introductions.

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    The TT420 is in Canada

    Dec 7, 2023 Invictus Yacht has a…

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    Boats: Beneteau Flyer 9 Sundeck

    Nov 23, 2023 RCR’s broker, Corbo Corbishley, had a demo…

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    Marex 330 Scandinavia – Single Volvo Penta D6 440 DuoProp

    The Marex 330 Scandinavia is an amazing big water family cruiser with a single Volvo Penta D6 DPI – 440 diesel and Aquamatic sterndrive including DuoProp propellers.

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    New Boats: Lilybaeum Yacht’s Luxurious Levanzo 25

    Sept 28, 2023 New to Canada and…

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    New boats: Beneteau’s 43’ Antares 12

    The new flagship of the Antares…

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    SAXDOR 200 Sport Mercury 150

    By Andy Adams Highly innovative…

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    Cruisers Yachts 50 Cantius – Volvo Penta Assisted Docking

    By Andy Adams The Cruisers Yacht…

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    Regal LS36 Luxury Crossover

    Regal Boats’ new LS36 is what we call a day boat. Regal says the LS36 merges their luxury yacht series with their bowrider series and the result is the LS36. This comfortable bowrider is perfect for cruising the lake or hosting friends and family for the day on the weekend.

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    Schaefer 303

    When company founder Marcio Schaefer designed the Schaefer 303, he managed to really dial in the formula for fun and proof of that success are the more than 1,500 Schaefer 303’s that have been sold globally by this Brazilian boat builder. The 303 is their most successful model so far.

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    27 Under 27

    A recent Canadian Yachting magazine reader survey showed that there is a big population of boat ownership under 27-feet amongst our audience. There are also some major design influences guiding the boat builders’ new designs and also our readers’ selections of new boats.  

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    Parker Poland 800 Weekend

    We are excited to bring you this review of the new Parker Poland 800 Weekend. It is a 25-foot cabin cruiser with a 9‘6“ beam which provides the boat with absolutely amazing space given its length.

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    Neptunus 650F Review

    Over the years Canadian Yachting has had the pleasure of doing several boat review articles on new Neptunus models and we are familiar with the qualities that Neptunus is famous for.

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    Wellcraft 355 – Triple Mercury Verado 350: Built to push limits

    Wellcraft launched a legacy of offshore boats from Sarasota, Florida more than 60 years ago and since then, high-performance deep vee designs have been their constant.

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    Jaguar’s High-Performance Family-Oriented Catamarans Latest Model, the 37 Wildcat

    Powered by twin Mercury 450R outboards, hull #1 of the 37 Wildcat is being built to 450 Pro Sport class specifications for the 2023 APBA season.

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    Four Winns H4

    The well-known Four Winns brand is now a part of the international boatbuilder Groupe Beneteau and the new H4 is a great example of how the design and engineering resources of Beneteau can up the game even for a brand like Four Winns that has a long and distinguished history.

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    X Shore EELEX 8000

    When we arranged to interview the designer and manufacturer to write a profile of the X Shore Eelex 8000 for the June 2021 issue of Canadian Yachting magazine, it was on the understanding that we always prefer to actually drive and experience the boats we write about, and we were especially keen to drive the X Shore when BCI Marine here in Canada, got their first boat from Sweden.

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    New boats: World Premiere of the Axopar 45 XC Cross Cabin

    The range’s first model, the Axopar 45 XC Cross Cabin, hit the aqua waters on Wednesday, April 27th, at Port Calanova, Mallorca. The innovative Axopar 45 is not your typical recreational boat and is unlike anything previously launched by the company or its competitors. 

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    Schaefer 400

    Considering the features and amenities that today’s power yacht buyers are looking for, we think the Schaefer 400 represents an impressive choice. It’s a stylish 40-foot express hardtop yacht, featuring a simply huge swim platform, sweeping lines and a host of appealing features.

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    Neptunus 650E

    Last August, we were again invited to the Neptunus Yachts facility in St. Catharines, Ontario to run and review their latest yacht, a 202650E at their marina by Lake Ontario.

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