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expert
Motor yachts for all
wakes and wallets
Richard Pattinson,
managing director
of boating supplier
Marine MegaStore
Riva Aquariva, £200K
“The boat equivalent of the E-Type
Jag and the type of vessel you
would get off the Italian coast. It’s
lovely looking with a mahogany
finish but only around 21-23ft
long. Small, expensive and what
James Bond would drive.”
Pearl 60, £750K
“You get a lot of bang for your
buck with a Pearl. It’s a new
British company and packs a lot
of innovative features into its
products. They often include
really nice audiovisual systems
and LCD TVs. There’s also a
barbecue on the top deck.”
Pershing 72, £3m
“That’s ‘72’ as in 72ft long. This is
the Ferrari of the sea – incredibly
fast for its size and very powerful.
This is the choice of Formula One
drivers and those with serious
money. It sleeps eight people
along with space for four crew.”
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Sat-navs sure to get you home
Jonathan Bowes
of GPS specialist
globalpositioning
systems.co.uk
Road Angel Navigator
6000, £170
“Purchasers of this get six
months’ free subscription
to accident and camera
black-spot alerts, which are
constantly updated by a
dedicated team. After that
time is up, you have to pay
a little bit more, but it’s
the up-to-date database
that gives this model its
unique selling point.”
TomTom Go 720, £285
“The market leader without
question – the reason being it
has a fantastic user interface,
anyone can just pick it up
and use it. It can announce
street names rather than just
‘right’, ‘left’ or ‘straight on’
and it has speech-recognition
technology so you can
command directions rather
than fiddling about on screen.”
the best wet-weather goalie gloves
to keep you Shilton-esque this autumn
Sells Adhesion Ultra
Wrap, £50
“Their Aqua Seam waterrepellent
lining keeps Man
Utd’s Ben Foster dry. Probably
the UK’s best-selling glove.”
Free advice that’s worth more
than the paper it’s printed on
Snooper Syrius Plus, £250
“This is the main rival to the
Road Angel. It’s slimmer
and has better visuals, and
we’ve found the look and feel
of the software very important
for customers. Plus, this model
has Bluetooth hands-free
compatibility so you can link
it up with your phone and
not have to shell out for a
separate hands-free kit.”
Reusch Ortho Tec, £70
“AC Milan and Brazil goalie
Dida uses these in bad weather
as they feature an Aqua Tex
coating that keeps the water off.
Excellent in extreme conditions.”
Navman S90i, £300
“This has a great feature called
NavPix, which allows users to
take pictures, like with a mobile
phone, but it immediately
stores the coordinates together
with the image. So if you
want to return to that beach
in Cornwall, for instance, it’ll
remember and take you there.
You can also share pictures with
an online Navman community.”
Puma Reconstruct Roll, £50
“These are exclusive to
Great Save and Puma’s first
finger-protection model, with a
design that uses just one piece
of latex. The grip is awesome.”
High-quality
Chardonnays
Kevin Nobes,
fine-wine manager
at drinks specialist
Majestic Wine
Leeuwin Estate Art
Series Margaret
River 2003, £40
“An Australian wine
from the Margaret
River. The sea brings
in a breeze, which
is far more suitable
for Chardonnay. A
typically antipodean
wine with oak
and ripened
fruit.”
Louis Carillon
Puligny-Montrachet
2005, £35
“This is from a little
French village and is
very elegant. Good
with shellfish as it
has more acidity
and it bites through
the saltiness.”
Stag’s Leap Wine
Cellars Karia, £23
“This is a bit more full
on. It’s from California,
which is hotter than
Old World climates
so you get stronger
tastes. There’s a lot
of lime, other citrus
fruits and oak.
A heavier
tipple.”
Domaine Pierre
Morey Meursault
2004, £30
“Good quality, good
vintage and good
value. This wine is
very dry and full of
classic white fruits.
Perfect for fish.”
Martin Sanders,
managing director of
goalkeeping-equipment
website Great-Save.com
Nike T90 Gunn Cut, £50
“Nicknamed ‘The Paul Robinson’
for obvious reasons and Nike’s
best-selling glove ever. ‘Gunn cut’
is another term for roll fingers,
which give better ball contact.”
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