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How to round a busy mark – Gold-medal racing tips from Hannah Mills
The Barcolana Race, which features a mass of different yachts all racing on the same…
Aboard the Bavaria C57 – the boat that has changed so much for Bavaria Yachts
In January 2016 Bavaria stole the show at the world’s largest boat show in Düsseldorf.…
How the North Atlantic Oscillation affects European and Atlantic weather
Although we often hear about the expected changes to the weather from the El Niño/La…
Video tour of Adventuress, the glorious 83ft Fife-designed 1924 schooner
Take a walk through the stunning interior of newly restored 83ft Fife schooner Adventuress
Russell Coutts lashes out at Emirates Team New Zealand for biased reports and “constant bickering”
A massive salvo has been fired by Russell Coutts at the New Zealand media and…
Rammed by a trawler off the coast of Brittany: “There was no-one at the wheel”
The 90-ton ketch Johanne was launched in 1929 as a Baltic trader, writes Tom Cunliffe.…
Bluewater cruisers recommend their top new gear and marine equipment
Yachting World readers can be found all over the globe, some chilling out in the…
Sybaris – a new ketch from Perini Navi and the world’s sixth largest private yacht
The 70m ketch Sybaris, built for a New York lawyer and software entrepreneur, is the…
The incomparable style of Wally Nano MkII – a Hoek designed modern classic
Eight years ago Wally did what it does best and stunned the sailing world with…
The new heyday of the J Class – why this illustrious class is now more popular than ever
As the breeze freshens, we power up even more. We’re heeled to the gunwales now,…
Solo sailor Paul Heiney describes battling gale force winds off the Azores
I was 150 miles south-west of the Azores, heading for home, and it was blowing…
Fourth Volvo Ocean Race entry announced as Vestas return
Vestas, the Danish wind energy company, is returning to the Volvo Ocean Race for 2017/18…
How Alex Thomson nearly won the Vendée Globe 2016-17
In the piercing cold morning of 18 January, Armel Le Cléac’h was grasping a 34-mile…
At the helm of J Class yacht Endeavour – we get exclusive on-board access
The mighty press of canvas fills as her bows fall off from head to wind.…
A pocket guide to the J Class yachts – the world’s most elegant racing fleet
Shamrock V – JK3 LOA: 36.50m /119ft 9in · LWL: 26.7m/87ft 7in · Beam: 6.00m/19ft…
How Thomas Coville set the solo round the world sailing record
‘A warrior,’ is how Samantha Davies, part of the intelligence team that guided Thomas Coville…
Expert tips on understanding shipping forecasts and weather broadcasts
When ashore we get our forecasts from a variety of sources, nowadays largely through the…
J/11s – specially designed for short-handed sailing
In 2015 the double-handed class trophy for the Rolex Fastnet Race went to Kelvin Rawlings and…
Expert tips on getting your cockpit set up perfectly for short-handed sailing
The simple things we take for granted when sailing with crew can become a nightmare…