Boating_Sailing
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
'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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
MATTHEW SHEAHAN
WHAT DO THE CHANGES ON SHOW AT BOOT DÜSSELDORF MEAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR OF YACHTING?
3 min |
April 2025
Yachting World
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
Yachting World
NIKKI HENDERSON
IF YOU COULD TAKE NIGHT WATCHES OUT OF THE OFFSHORE SAILING EQUATION, WOULD YOU ACTUALLY DO IT?
3 min |
April 2025
Yachting World
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 |
April 2025
Yachting World
WHALE STRIKES
HOW LIKELY – REALLY – ARE YOU TO COLLIDE WITH A WHALE? WE REPORT ON A NEW APPROACH TO REDUCE THE CHANCE OF WHALE STRIKES, PLUS WHAT SAILORS CAN DO
10 min |
April 2025
Yachting World
WALLY WONDER
WALLY WIND 110 IS THE 'BEST EVER ACCORDING TO THE BRAND'S FOUNDER AND FROM ON BOARD YOU REALISE WHY HE WOULD SAY SUCH A THING. TOBY HODGES SAILS GALMA OFF BARCELONA
9 min |
April 2025
Yachting World
Triple amputee's solo Pacific bid
Franck Cammas has announced his ambition to return to solo offshore racing with plans to compete in the 2028 Vendée Globe and 2027 Ocean Race in a latest version IMOCA. His newly formed team, Sailing Generation, also includes three Olympic sailors and aims to compete in the blue riband offshore events together with the LA 2028 Games.
2 min |
April 2025
Yachting World
TALLY HO REBORN
TALLY HO'S REMARKABLE REBUILD WAS A SEVEN-YEAR LABOUR OF LOVE THAT CAPTURED A HUGE, LOYAL FOLLOWING. LEO GOOLDEN TELLS HOW HE BROUGHT A 1910 GAFF CUTTER BACK TO LIFE
10+ min |
April 2025
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MISSION CONTROL
A SCIENTIFIC MISSION TO GREENLAND ON A 90FT SCHOONER WAS A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY FOR JULIEN GIRARDOT
10 min |
April 2025
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RAPID EVOLUTION
A CRUISING CATAMARAN OFFERINGBETTER HANDLING, MORE SPEEDAND SAFER PASSAGE-MAKING – WITHOUT THE COMPLICATIONS OFDAGGERBOARDS?
9 min |
February 2025
Yachting World
MARGIN OF ERROR
KNOCKED DOWN, BECALMED, GROUNDED, AND LOST, GRAHAM COX'S ATTEMPT TO SAIL FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND IN A 24-FOOTER ENDS IN NEAR DISASTER
8 min |
February 2025
Yachting World
TRIBAL QUEST
IT WAS THE DREAM OF A LIFETIME FOR JAMES ASHWELL TO SAIL TO THE REMOTE ISLANDS OF VANUATU, THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA
10+ min |
February 2025
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CHASED BY MONSTERS
THE SOLO VENDÉE GLOBE SAILORS ARE NOW TRAVELLING SO FAST THEY CAN TRY TO OUTRUN MOTHER NATURE. HELEN FRETTER FINDS OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO CIRCLE THE WORLD AT MACH SPEED
10+ min |
February 2025
Yachting World
DALMATIAN DREAMS
TOBY HODGES AND FAMILY FIND PLENTY OF SURPRISES AS THEY CHARTER A NEW SUNSAIL MODEL FROM THE FAMED OLD CROATIAN CITY OF DUBROVNIK
8 min |