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Yachting World
August 2020
The August 2020 edition of Yachting World includes the results of our latest ARC skippers' survey and a full test of the Hallberg-Rassy 40C, plus our essential Hong Kong cruising
Coronavirus and sailing: How COVID-19 will change the way we sail
Looking north from the seafront at Cowes this April, you’d have seen the Solent as no-one in living memory has ever done: an empty vista of sea. Even two world…
Seawind 1260: Lightweight catamaran making waves on both sides of the Atlantic
The Seawind 1260 has been well received in the States, where the brand has a strong following, but these multihulls are in fact built designed in Australia and built in…
Cruising Colombia: An extraordinarily friendly country for visiting sailors
If I asked you for five words to describe Colombia I bet they wouldn’t include ‘welcoming’, ‘safe’, ‘fun’, ‘sophisticated’ or ‘beautiful’. I bet you’d be surprised if I told you…
Cruising Australia: Everything you need to know about sailing Down Under
“It doesn’t matter where you choose, you can’t go wrong in Australia. There are so many wonderful cruising grounds,” says Hank Rosendal, a Dutch-Australian sailor. His Amel 53 Tempest is…
Sailing to the Canary Islands: Everything you need to know
Our focus tends to be on the crossing to the Caribbean of around 3,000 miles. If done at the right season the weather for the transatlantic stage will likely be…
Leopard 45: Hard-top adds fresh appeal to this popular catamaran design
Drawn by Simonis Voogd and built by Robertson & Caine in South Africa, every Leopard cat gets put through its paces in the Southern Ocean before sailing on its own…
Bali Catspace 40: Spacious catamaran promises 20% more room than its rivals
The idea is attributed to Bali’s founder, Olivier Poncin, who has built up a €63m turnover business in this short space of time. It’s easy to appreciate why the one-level…
Privilege Signature 510: What’s changed on the first Hanse Group era model?
But the new boat has had more than just a name change. It has had an aesthetic makeover with dozens of small details improved, from the strips of continuous glazing…
X56 first look: New model combines powerful hull with spacious accommodation
The ethos of this range, which appeals to those looking for a state-of-the-art performance cruiser, is now firmly established. “Around 80% of cruising is reaching or downwind, which is where…
Expert sailing tips: Dee Caffari’s top 5 tips for creating a cohesive crew
To win the Volvo Ocean Race you need proven, battle-hardened experience on board. However, the youth-focussed, multinational Turn The Tide On Plastic entry had very different goals. While every sailor…
Tofinou 9.7 review: This Peugeot-designed daysailer is a thing of great beauty
There are some too-rare boats that turn every head, and everything about them attracts your attention. The new Tofinou 9.7 is, without question, one of these. You can assume a…
Sailing Vancouver Island: Braving bears and bad weather on the inside-out route
At 94 years of age, my father, Donald, still hates sitting in harbour. He lives in La Conner, Washington, on a cliff overlooking the Swinomish Channel, where he can keep…
Grand Soleil 44 Performance: New cruiser-racer to expand Italian yard’s range
With 4,500 yachts built to date, this Italian brand has recently increased capacity to 200 builds a year across its three model ranges. Turnover has also grown sharply, increasing from…
Sea Eagle II: The inside story of the world’s largest aluminium sailing yacht
Royal Huisman has an enviable track record of producing superlative sailing superyachts, with hundreds of projects completed to date. Yet the latest vessel to leave the shipyard is extraordinary even…
South Sandwich Islands sailing: Skip Novak on an ambitious scientific mission
The rule of thumb when doing these tricky inflatable beach landings is to hang in above the surf line for a good ten minutes to watch the sets coming through.…
Home schooling at sea: Top tips for tutoring your kids from 6 liveaboard sailors
For many, the opportunity to trade a bricks and mortar school for classes on deck or on the beach is part of the appeal of a cruising lifestyle. Here we…
Lagoon Sixty5: Home comforts abound on this new luxury catamaran
Measuring 20.55m length overall, a generous 10m at the beam and spanning three levels with a huge flybridge, the Lagoon Sixty5 is all about volume and offers up to six…
Special delivery: Sailing Dominican Republic to Florida in a foiling catamaran
It was an experience I’ll never forget: blasting downwind across the Northeast Providence Channel, on a deep water passage from New Providence to Chub Cay. We were sailing inside the…