NEW YACHTS

RACING, FAST CRUISING OR BOTH? TOBY HODGES LOOKS AT STRIKING OPTIONS

HANSE 460

THIS FIRST OF A NEW RANGE OF HANSES, FROM NEW DESIGNERS, IS ALREADY A BIG HIT, WITH OVER 200 SOLD AND A EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEAR WIN TO ITS NAME. DAVID HARDING REPORTS

BELLISSIMO BLEND

A SLEEK 50-FOOTER WITH COMFORT, REWARDING SAILING QUALITIES AND PERFORMANCE, PLUS EASY HANDLING

COURAGE OF YOUTH

A TALE OF FOUR SCHOOLBOYS ON AN ADVENTUROUS TRANSATLANTIC CROSSING THAT'S ENOUGH TO TURN ANY PARENT’S HAIR GREY

MAKING THE SWITOH

A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO THE CRUISING LIFE SET KATE ASHE-LEONARD ON COURSE FOR A FULL TRANSOCEAN LIVEABOARD ADVENTURE

THE IMOCA DESIGN RACE

RUPERT HOLMES TAKES A LOOK AT THE OFFSHORE CLASS EVOLUTION

ATLANTIC CHARGE

THE SINGLE-HANDED ROUTE DU RHUM IS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST BUT MOST ADORED OFFSHORE RACES IN THE WORLD. THIS YEAR WAS A RECORD-BREAKER IN EVERY SENSE, AS HELEN FRETTER REPORTS

CURIOUS GENIUS

PETE GOSS HAS SAILED MORE DIFFERENT YACHTS THAN MOST OF US COULD IMAGINE, BUT IT’S A HOME-BUILT 32FT GAFFER THAT IS HIS CHEF-D’OEUVRE, AS ELAINE BUNTING FINDS OUT

ΤΗΕ HIDDEN BALTIC

FROM POPULAR SCANDINAVIAN WATERS, TO OFF-THEBEATEN-TRACK EASTERN GEMS, WIETZE VAN DER LAAN AND JANNEKE KUYSTERS SHARE SIX GREAT BALTIC CRUISES

SKIP NOVAK

HAVING WATCHED A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE AUSTRALIAN VICTORY IN THE 1983 AMERICA’S CUP, COULD THE LATEST CHAPTER POSSIBLY RIVAL IT?

MATT SHEAHAN

SOLO OCEAN RACERS MIGHT BE SUPERHUMAN THOUGH THEY’D HAVE US BELIEVE THEIR EXPLOITS ARE ALL PERFECTLY REASONABLE

Peter de Savary 1944-2022

Peter de Savary, who led the British America’s Cup team in their 1983 campaign, has died at the age of 78.

Mike Birch 1931-2022

One of offshore racing's most celebrated skippers, Mike Birch, has died aged 90.

Wearing a lifejacket 'not a personal decision'?

A report into the death of a sailor during the Newport Bermuda Race last year, has reopened the debate of whether wearing a lifejacket is a matter of personal choice.

Innovative PLB wins DAME award

British company Ocean Signal scooped the overall DAME design award, the marine industry’s largest equipment prize, for its rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).

Lively start for ARC rally

The 37th ARC rally set sail on Sunday 20 November in lively conditions including a 1.5m swell and 18-20 knot north-easterlies, making for a white sail reaching start for the 143-boat fleet.

Orcas sink yacht off Portugal

An ‘attack’ by a pod of orcas has caused a cruising yacht to sink, the second this year.

Golden Globe skipper rescued

Finnish solo skipper Tapio Lehtinen was rescued by fellow Golden Globe Race competitor Kirsten Neuschäfer after Lehtinen’s boat sank “in minutes” and he spent over 24 hours adrift in the southern Indian Ocean.

MASTERCLASS

PIP HARE ON LIGHT AIRS

SPECIAL REPORT

ERIN CAREY ON ENCOUNTERING MIGRANTS AT SEA

EXTRAORDINARY BOATS

HELEN FRETTER ON RUNNING TIDE

5 EXPERT TIPS

CHRIS BROOKS ON MAN OVERBOARD RECOVERY

WONDER WINGSAILS

DO SUPERYACHT DESIGNERS HAVE THE ANSWERS TO THE FUTURE OF EFFICIENT SAILING AND SHIPPING? MARK CHISNELL REPORTS ON WHY VARIANTS OF THE WINGSAIL COULD BE COMING TO AN OCEAN NEAR YOU

ENDURING APPEAL

THIS YEAR'S SUPERYACHT CUP PALMA MAY HAVE BEEN A TRICKY TEST ON THE BAY, BUT THE J CLASS HELPED ADD GLAMOUR TO THE SPECTACLE, AS ANDI ROBERTSON REPORTS

DESERT STORMS

TAKING A STEEL KETCH THROUGH THE RED SEA IS A TEST OF NERVES FOR DENNIS KREBS

WATCH THIS SPACE

BENETEAU CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT PERFORMANCE HULL SHAPES ADAPT SMARTLY TO CRUISING NEEDS TOO, AS WE SAIL ITS PROTOTYPE NEW FLAGSHIP

SMART THINKING

FROM BREAKING RECORDS ON THE WATER TO TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS OFF IT, STAN HONEY'S STELLAR CAREER IS UNRIVALLED. SEAN MCNEILL CHATS TO THE SMARTEST MAN IN YACHTING

FLIGHT OF THE DRAGONS

SAILING A 120-YEAR-OLD FIFE RATER FROM PLYMOUTH TO LARGS WAS A VOYAGE OF PILGRIMAGE FOR DAN HOUSTON

THE BEAR HUNT

LEGENDARY SAILING PHOTOGRAPHER RICK TOMLINSON LEADS A WILDLIFE EXPEDITION SAIL IN SVALBARD

SPEED FREAK

MEET THE WORLD'S FIRST FOILING MAXI, FLYING NIKKA. DESIGNED FOR MEDITERRANEAN DISTANCE RACING, THIS 60FT SPACESHIP IS GOING TO SHAKE UP THE BIG BOAT SCENE, WRITES TOBY HODGES AFTER AN EXCLUSIVE FIRST SAIL