Boating-Sailing
Yachting World
TAKING OWNERSHIP
Spending hundreds of thousands on a yacht you have never seen in the flesh: madness? Or one of life's great adventures - and maybe even a way to secure a deal?
6 min |
May 2025
Yachting World
BIG CAT BIG SHOES
THE LAGOON 42 OUTSOLD EVERY OTHER CATAMARAN TO DATE, WITH MORE THAN 1,150 BOATS BUILT. WILL ITS REPLACEMENT MEET WITH SIMILAR SUCCESS?
8 min |
May 2025
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PRACTICAL
Hitting rocks is one of a sailor's worst fears: Joshua Shankle explains what to do if you're unfortunate enough to be grounded
9 min |
May 2025
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GEAR FOCUS
LATEST WAYS TO DISPLAY SAILING DATA, WITH RUPERT HOLMES
8 min |
May 2025
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FAMILY TIES
AN EXTRAORDINARY FAMILY'S CRUISING LIFE LEADS THEM IN THE WAKE OF A BROTHER CAPTURED BY THE KHMER ROUGE. THERESA NICHOLSON REPORTS
8 min |
May 2025
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SAM GOODCHILD
FROM A LIVEABOARD CHILDHOOD TO BECOMING BRITAIN'S BEST OCEAN RACING PROSPECT, SAM GOODCHILD TALKS TO HELEN FRETTER ABOUT ACHIEVING A LIFETIME DREAM
10 min |
May 2025
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5 EXPERT TIPS
Match racing puts huge emphasis on getting a great start. World champion Ian Williams shares his tips for calculating time to the line with Andy Rice
4 min |
May 2025
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EXTRAORDINARY BOATS
Though the IMOCA class is usually a design race between ever-more technologically advanced foilers, two brand new boats were built without foils. Why?
5 min |
May 2025
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OCEAN READY
IS A REFIT EVER REALLY FINISHED? OCEAN SAILING INSTRUCTOR LEON SCHULZ ON HOW TO KEEP AN OLDER YACHT READY FOR ADVENTURE
10+ min |
May 2025
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HERCULEAN TASK
DROPPING A 46FT MAST SOLO AHEAD OF A VOYAGE THROUGH THE FRENCH CANALS PRESENTED STEVE PICKARD WITH A MAJOR CHALLENGE
9 min |
May 2025
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TROUBLE IN PARADISE
DESPITE ITS HOLIDAY WEATHER, THE TRADEWIND-POWERED RORC CARIBBEAN 600 IS WELL ESTABLISHED AS A TRUE BLUEWATER CHALLENGE, NIKKI HENDERSON REPORTS
10 min |
May 2025
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HOW IT WORKS TAKING A NOON SIGHT
To take a sextant noon sight you first have to figure out when the sun will pass over your meridian.
2 min |
May 2025
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BENETEAU FIRST 27.7
A fast and capable lift-keeler, Beneteau’s ‘mini IMOCA’ combines features of an offshore racer and a shoal-draught cruising yacht
9 min |
May 2025
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ADVENTURE A SAIL ON THE WILD SIDE
Kirstin Jones and Gary Hancock are thrilled by the untamed grandeur of South Georgia
8 min |
May 2025
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ADVENTURE SAILING SOUTH TO ANTARCTICA
Frances and Michael Howorth highlight the routes and knowledge sailors should have before they sail south to the bottom of the world
8 min |
May 2025
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The three skippers
Anna Bingham and the co-owners of Quaker Girl dice with a 35,000-tonne cargo ship on a day trip to the Isles of Scilly
4 min |
May 2025
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Craig Wood aims to be the first triple amputee to sail solo across the Pacific
Craig Wood, a 33-year-old former British soldier from Doncaster, is set to embark on a world first — aiming to become the world's first triple amputee to sail solo, non-stop and unsupported 6,000 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean.
2 min |
May 2025
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The baseline is now
Passionate marine environmentalist, Sarah founded the Brian Black Award, is an adviser to Sea-Changers and manages the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund at NatureScot
3 min |
May 2025
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Electric mind shift
Fon Amtrup is a high-latitude sailor who dreams ofa life without diesel, and in between the daydreams, he prepares for an electric future by sailing more often without a set destination
3 min |
May 2025
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'OUR DINGHY OUTBOARD WAS BEING SMASHED TO PIECES BY THE SWELL'
When a change in the weather leads to serious damage to Simon Hardaker's outboard and no spares available anywhere, he resorts to ingenuity and improvisation to keep the show on the road
4 min |
May 2025
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CRUISING IT'S A SAILING BOAT
Solo sailor Sidse lives aboard her 31-foot yacht in Scandinavia and reflects on the impact of cruisers on the marine environment
4 min |
May 2025
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Sailors invent orca deterrent Rudder Safe
Two experienced sailors, Heath Samples and Mark Hist, have invented Rudder Safe, a groundbreaking unit designed to deter orcas from coming into contact with yachts.
2 min |
May 2025
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IS YOUR BOAT IN THE RIGHT GEAR?
Changing gears as the conditions change is about instinct and feel as much as it is about numbers. Alan Denham explains how to get the best from your boat
10+ min |
May 2025
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MODERN ALTERNATIVES TO DECKING
New products using traditional materials offer a sustainable solution to caring for your decks, writes Susannah Hart
4 min |
May 2025
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FIRST TEST CORSAIR 880
Building on the success of the legendary F-27, the all-new Corsair 880 represents the state of the art in sporty, trailable trimarans
9 min |
May 2025
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WILD AT HEART
THE OWNER OF THE ELEGANT 210FT SCHOONER ATHOS OPTED FOR A TRUE AWAY-FROM-IT-ALL ADVENTURE, EXPLORING REMOTE BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ITS INCREDIBLE WILDLIFE
8 min |
April 2025
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MATTHEW SHEAHAN
WHAT DO THE CHANGES ON SHOW AT BOOT DÜSSELDORF MEAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR OF YACHTING?
3 min |
April 2025
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MOODY DS48
A TWO-DAY CROSS CHANNEL TEST EXAMINES WHETHER A HEAVY DECK SALOON DESIGNED FOR SINGLE LEVEL LIVING CAN ALSO OFFER ENGAGING SAILING
8 min |
April 2025
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NIKKI HENDERSON
IF YOU COULD TAKE NIGHT WATCHES OUT OF THE OFFSHORE SAILING EQUATION, WOULD YOU ACTUALLY DO IT?
3 min |
April 2025
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DOWN NOT OUT
WHEN PIP HARE DISMASTED IN THE 2024 VENDÉE GLOBE HER RACE ENDED – BUT HER STORY DIDN’T. PIP TELLS THE TALE OF HER REMARKABLE 800-MILE SELF RESCUE
10+ min |