26 January 2012

Radical SailRocket yacht targets world speed record

In pursuit of the outright world speed sailing record. No one said it would be easy... 

21 September 2011

Gyrocopters go mainstream

PM steps aboard a stylish flier in dodgy conditions. Story and pictures by Sean Woods 

01 September 2011

Trimaran Adastra, a futuristic superyacht

We’ve encountered many outrageous yacht concepts over the years, most of them destined for the ignominy of desktop wallpaper.  

01 September 2011

War in the wild

Brought back from the brink of extinction, rhino are once again under threat from ruthless poachers, many of them now fronting sophisticated criminal syndicates. But conservationists and scientists, with growing backing from government and big business, are fighting back 

24 August 2011

The wrong haul

The accidental capture of marine species kills millions of fish, birds and mammals each year. It also threatens to close fisheries. Using hard-won knowledge, fishermen are redesigning gear to reduce bycatch, ensuring that every haul is the right one for the oceans and for profit. 

01 August 2011

Splat - you're dead

Weekend warriors make new-wave paintball war games seem almost like the real thing 

01 July 2011

Hey! I can fly!

What goes around... 

23 June 2011

The Great American Outdoors

Be honest, now: although you love exploring your own country, isn’t there something awfully compelling about an outdoor adventure on a different continent? Of course there is. In this issue, PM goes native at Cabin Bluff, a hunting and fishing retreat in coastal Georgia, USA, and pinpoints a few more multi-sport... 

01 June 2011

Solar impulse

On 7 July last year, just before seven in the morning, a prototype aircraft – with pilot André Borschberg at the controls – took off from Payerne military airfield in France for a non-stop flight lasting 26 hours.  

01 June 2011

Vestas Sailrocket

As we went to press this month, the Vestas Sailrocket team was preparing to fly to Walvis Bay, Namibia, for a new attempt on the Outright World Speed Sailing Record with their radically styled, second-generation speed sailing boat.