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FASTNET READY
THIS YEAR MARKS THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FASTNET RACE. YET EVERY EDITION STILL THROWS UP SOME SURPRISES. TO AVOID BEING CAUGHT OUT, WHAT CAN EVERY CREW DO TO PREPARE?
10 min |
July 2025
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Ravenger refit
Once known as Pink Gin VI, the 175ft flagship of Baltic Yachts has completed a 10-month refit in Finland.
1 min |
July 2025
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Metis 45
This Italian-designed and built foiling offshore racer is intended to fill the big gulf between Class 40s and IMOCA 60s.
1 min |
July 2025
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WILD RIDE
KIBOKO 4 IS A PERFORMANCE CRUISER THAT REWARDS WHATEVER THE CONDITIONS, AS TOBY HODGES DISCOVERS OFF CAPE TOWN
10 min |
July 2025
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JP40
Niels Jeppesen, co-founder and former design director of X-Yachts, has created this 38-footer as his second project with naval architect Ariadna Pons, following the Arcona 50 that launched two years ago.
1 min |
July 2025
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PLANE FAST
POGO'S RC PROMISES A PLANING DESIGN WITH A COMPETITIVE RATING. CAN THIS NEW 33-FOOTER LIVE UP TO THE HYPE FOR OFFSHORE RACING?
6 min |
July 2025
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Capsized in 63.4 knots
An MAIB safety investigation is not designed to apportion blame or liability. As there is also a criminal investigation being conducted in Sicily, the MAIB investigators have so far had limited access to the wreck of the Bayesian and other key evidence.
1 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
Y6
Over the past decade Y Yachts’ range of 70 to 90-footers has stood out from the pack in an increasingly crowded market place.
3 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
SECRET EUROPE
IT'S STILL POSSIBLE TO ESCAPE THE CROWDS WITHOUT SAILING TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH. CRUISERS SHARE THEIR FAVOURITE LOCAL OR SECRET SPOTS... PLUS HOW TO FIND A BARGAIN BERTH IN EUROPE THIS SUMMER
10+ min |
July 2025
Yachting World
NIKKI HENDERSON
THE SIMPLE ACT OF DEPLOYING A HEAVY MASS TO ANCHOR YOUR YACHT IS STILL A FUNDAMENTAL SKILL, BUT OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD
3 min |
July 2025
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UNEXPECTED GREECE
A SUMMER CRUISING WHERE THE WIND TAKES THEM BROUGHT ONE FINAL SURPRISE FOR RICHARD AND MAXI THOMSON
10+ min |
July 2025
Yachting World
BAYESIAN MAIB INTERIM REPORT: 'Knocked down in 15 seconds'
The first official account of the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht, an interim report by the UK-based Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), was released on 15 May. The report is a harrowing read, recording the events of the fatal incident.
3 min |
July 2025
Yachting World
America’s Cup heads to Naples
The America's Cup is heading to Italy. After many rumours, Cup defenders and organisers Team New Zealand confirmed on 15 May that Naples will host the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup in 2027. This will be the first time the America's Cup has been sailed in Italy, though Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli has been one of the most committed and ever-present challengers in the modern America’s Cup.
4 min |
July 2025
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Boris's ocean research yacht
Boris’s ocean research yacht Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia, best known for his IMOCA racing campaign, has launched a new ocean research yacht, Malizia Explorer.
1 min |
July 2025
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Race veterans on Clipper
In previous years, skippering 'pay to play' round the world races was often seen as a stepping stone to an ocean racing career: Alex Thomson, Mike Golding and Conrad Humphreys are among those who led amateur teams in the Clipper or Global Challenge races before striking out with their own campaign.
1 min |
June 2025
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DOUBLE STRENGTH
THE DOUBLE-HANDED OFFSHORE SCENE SEES AMATEUR SAILORS TAKE ON THE PROS. RUPERT HOLMES CHATS TO CHRISTINA AND JUSTIN WOLFE TO FIND OUT THE SECRETS OF THEIR SUCCESS
7 min |
June 2025
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SPECIAL REPORT BEN LOWINGS ON BERMUDA
The breeze that whistles through the pines that line Bermuda's shores ranges from a prevailing south-westerly with an average Force 3, rising to a gentle Force 4 in June.
7 min |
June 2025
Yachting World
Restructure on the cards?
The rumour volume is increasing that in fact the whole America's Cup could be restructured.
1 min |
June 2025
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TAKING OWNERSHIP
WILL BRUTON ON BUYING AN 'EVERGREEN' DESIGN
5 min |
June 2025
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5 EXPERT TIPS ALAIN SIGN ON MAINSAIL TRIMMING
As a mainsheet trimmer you are the engine of the boat, as Alain Sign explains to Andy Rice
4 min |
June 2025
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Momentum lost for Women's Cup
The Puig Women's America’s Cup in Barcelona last autumn was a game changer: there had never before been a dedicated women's competition, or even a dedicated female athlete role, in the America’s Cup.
2 min |
June 2025
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CONTEMPLATION
HAVING RACED WITH THE BEST, A LEISURELY PACIFIC CROSSING GIVES CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON OCEAN SAILING
8 min |
June 2025
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Cup in turmoil
AUCKLAND OUT · INEOS OUT · ALINGHI OUT · BURLING LEAVES ETNZ
3 min |
June 2025
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Paper charts reprieved?
Chart publishers Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson (Imray) and Austrian cartographic specialist freytag & berndt (FB) have teamed up, jointly pledging to 'ensure the continued availability and development' of Imray's nautical paper charts and books.
1 min |
June 2025
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ORANGE PUNCH
SAFFIER NOW BRINGS A HIGHER LEVEL OF QUALITY AND EASY SAILING - SO IS THIS THE NEW NAME IN THE LUXURY PERFORMANCE GAME?
9 min |
June 2025
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Sail GP wing defect worries
Following the dramatic collapse of the Australia SailGP team's F50 wing rig in San Francisco, a defect has been found affecting some wingsails across the fleet.
1 min |
June 2025
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POWER OF THE ARC
OUR GREAT ANNUAL ARC EQUIPMENT SURVEY FOCUSSED ON POWER ON BOARD, ITS USAGE AND GENERATION. JEREMY WYATT QUIZZED THE 234 SKIPPERS WHO MADE THE 2024 CROSSING
8 min |
June 2025
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OUT OF THE BLUE
A TERRIFYING MEDICAL EPISODE IN A REMOTE ANCHORAGE TESTS LIVEABOARDS MIRANDA BAKER AND ELLIOT RUSSO - BUT REVEALS THE STRENGTH OF THE CRUISING COMMUNITY
10+ min |
June 2025
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HIDDEN ITALY
THE LITTLE-KNOWN EGADI AND PONTINE ISLANDS OF THE TYRRHENIAN SEA OFFERED STUNNING SUMMER CRUISING FOR PHIL AND ROXY JOHNSON
10+ min |
June 2025
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PACIFIC LOOP
CONTRASTING PASSAGES ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO HAWAII AND BACK REVEALED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREW DYNAMICS TO TOR JOHNSON
10 min |