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    Extraordinary Boats: the new 11th Hour Racing IMOCA 60

    • January 21, 2022

    For decades the whole point of designing an IMOCA 60 has been to win the…

    The ultimate foiling machine? Onboard SVR-Lazartigue

    • December 15, 2021

    Launched in July after 150,000 hours of work, SVR-Lazartigue is the latest addition to the…

    Extraordinary boats: Bluebottle – late Duke of Edinburgh’s boat

    • November 25, 2021

    After an 18-month restoration to an impressively high standard, Bluebottle, the Duke of Edinburgh’s boat,…

    Extraordinary boats: Pen Duick VI

    • October 26, 2021

    Few yachts are more iconic, or have done more to inspire others, than the late…

    Is this the boat Batman would sail?

    • September 28, 2021

    Imagine a boat that combines the aggressive loom of a Lamborghini with the controls of…

    Extraordinary boats: TF35 semi-automated foiler

    • August 9, 2021

    In recent America’s Cups we have seen a small army of grinders pumping away to…

    Extraordinary boats: Banque Populaire XI

    • July 27, 2021

    Banque Populaire is one of the world’s most experienced and successful sailing teams, and was…

    Energy Observer: From ocean racer to tech wonder

    • June 8, 2021

    Few boats have had such a rich and varied history over the past 40 years…

    Extraordinary boats: Andrillot, the original ‘Vertue’ design

    • May 25, 2021

    German boatbuilder Uli Killer was looking for a boat to sail while he was working…

    Jzerro: The oceangoing Pacific proa

    • April 8, 2021

    The great Californian Gold Rush of the 1840s and 1850s saw over a quarter of…

    Avvento: The all-electric Spirit 44e that’s pushing boundaries

    • March 23, 2021

    Boats have been built of wood since Noah first put axe to tree. For devotees…

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    Karma: The Maxi Dolphin 75 cruiser with Mini-Maxi looks

    • January 13, 2021

    Translated literally, karma does not mean fate, as it is commonly misused, but action. It’s…

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    Evrika: This classic Swan 65 has been refitted for the 2023 Ocean Globe Race

    • December 16, 2020

    Evrika got her name from Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician who discovered the basis of…

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    Paja: Jack Setton’s modern whaleboat is the product of a singular mind

    • November 23, 2020

    The appeal of many slim hulled designs lies in their traditional charm, but building an…

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    Pogo Foiler: This little racing machine will take the Mini Transat to another level

    • September 22, 2020

    Since the Pogo 1 was launched in 1997, the Pogo Structures yard in Brittany has…

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    Flax 27: Cork decks and electric propulsion make this the most eco-friendly yacht

    • August 25, 2020

    In the face of it there was nothing unusual about the Flax 27. Set in…

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    How two architects refitted a cheap old lifeboat into this Arctic liveaboard cruiser

    • August 18, 2020

    Stødig is the brainchild of friends Guylee Simmonds and David Schnabel, both 28. Looking at…

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    Helena: The homebuilt labour of love that was 15 years in the making

    • August 11, 2020

    It was a picture postcard spring sailing scene as Helena heeled into the gentle breeze…

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    Champagne Hippy: From sunken wreck to luxury charter yacht in 13 months

    • June 9, 2020

    Champagne Hippy was never expected to sail again. When the keel ripped off the 82ft…

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    ArmorKite 650: Kite-surfing yacht pushes the boundaries of sailing

    • May 18, 2020

    It’s a grey and wet February day on the pontoons at Port la Forêt, the…

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