
Alan Harper
Custom Yachting Contributor
Alan Harper joined Motor Boat & Yachting in 1984, and served as editor from 1991. He has many thousands of miles of motor cruising under his belt, and has skippered yachts from the Baltic to the west of Ireland and from France to the north of Scotland, as well as in the Mediterranean, Adriatic and the USA.
Since going freelance in 2003 he has tested and written about boats and boating for numerous other publications including Power & Motor Yacht, Country Life, How To Spend It, Yachting World and Vanity Fair. He holds the RYA's Yachtmaster Offshore qualification and lives in Devon.
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Princess X95 review: Widebody design ushers in a brave new world
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Sunseeker 82 Yacht review: Space racer – from the archive
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Sunseeker 95 Yacht review: Stacking the decks – from the archive
The Sunseeker 95 Yacht only boasts an extra half deck over its 28m sister ship, but the affect is astonishing. Alan Harper shows you around
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Sunseeker Manhattan 66 review: from the archive
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Azimut 85 review: High and mighty – from the archive
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Azimut 64 review: from the archive
Azimut 64 takes over from the hugely successful 62E
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Azimut 62S review: S is more – from the archive
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Azimut 77S review: Treble or quits – from the archive
Our video walkthrough of the Azimut 77S
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Azimut 80 review: Into the blue - from the archive
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Sunseeker 101 Sport Yacht review: More than meets the eye - from the archive
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Pershing 8X review: Italian stallion strikes a fine balance between space and speed
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Sirena 88 review: The Turkish flagship taking on the semi-custom big guns
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Azimut S6 review: This triple-engined beast makes a surprising amount of sense
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Extra 86 Fast review: This seafaring stately home packs a punch
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Riva 110 Dolcevita review: Subtly asymmetrical yacht dares to be different
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Palm Beach GT50 Open review: A true driver’s boat that’s perfectly poised
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Bluegame BGX70 yacht tour: Bed to beach club in just 10 steps
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Custom Line 120: Innovative superyacht boasts extravagant levels of glazing
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Absolute Navetta 73: This rugged trawler is a bouncer among bridesmaids