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    Undaunted – the 42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic

    • May 19, 2017

    Just 24 hours into his first attempt to sail solo across the Atlantic in Undaunted,…

    Video tour of Adventuress, the glorious 83ft Fife-designed 1924 schooner

    • March 31, 2017

    Take a walk through the stunning interior of newly restored 83ft Fife schooner Adventuress

    Rammed by a trawler off the coast of Brittany: “There was no-one at the wheel”

    • March 27, 2017

    The 90-ton ketch Johanne was launched in 1929 as a Baltic trader, writes Tom Cunliffe.…

    Sybaris – a new ketch from Perini Navi and the world’s sixth largest private yacht

    • March 26, 2017

    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

    • March 25, 2017

    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

    • March 24, 2017

    As the breeze freshens, we power up even more. We’re heeled to the gunwales now,…

    J Class Endeavour

    At the helm of J Class yacht Endeavour – we get exclusive on-board access

    • March 20, 2017

    The mighty press of canvas fills as her bows fall off from head to wind.…

    The world’s biggest yachts – what’s behind the growth of the gigayacht

    • March 14, 2017

    Dwarfing not only any other yacht that happened to be on the River Eider, but…

    The completely refurbished Suhaili on her first outing at the 2016 Hamble Classics Regatta.

    Sir Robin Knox-Johnston refits his famous yacht Suhaili

    • March 14, 2017

    In 1968, on 14 June at 1420, a 32ft ketch called Suhaili, with Robin Knox-Johnston…

    A look on board the extraordinary 86m Aquijo, the world’s largest ketch

    • February 25, 2017

    The largest Bermudan rigged ketch ever launched, the 86m Aquijo was designed by Bill Tripp and launched…

    Infiniti 46, Maverick, at the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2016. Photo Carlo Borlenghi/Rolex.

    Inside the Infiniti 46 – video tour of the world’s first production offshore racer with DSS foils

    • February 6, 2017

    Though most of us are captivated by the images of flying boats from International Moths…

    CQS DSS foiler: Photo Daniel Forster/Rolex.

    Aboard CQS – video tour of the 12-year-old supermaxi that became a cutting edge DSS foiler

    • February 6, 2017

    CQS (formerly the 90-footer Nicorette) is something of a ‘back to the future’ hybrid in…

    Optimised to win: how Peter Morton’s Carkeek 40 Girls on Film won the highly competitive Fast 40+ class

    • January 27, 2017

    The Carkeek 40 is a proven design that originally dates from 2012. Girls on Film,…

    The new Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht skippered by Alex Thomson. Credit: Lloyd Images/ AT Racing

    What’s behind the design of Alex Thomson’s Vendée Globe racer Hugo Boss?

    • January 7, 2017

    The 2016/7 Vendée Globe race will go down as one dominated by two very different…

    The new ChessieRacing designed by Bill Tripp is a true designer daysailer, but what is she like to sail?

    • December 19, 2016

    At first glance, race day aboard George Collins’s sleek new 62ft ChessieRacing is pretty much…

    How JPK 10.80 Yes! was modified for inshore racing and won at Cowes Week

    • December 1, 2016

    The JPK 10.80 really caught the attention of the offshore racing fraternity when Géry Trentesaux’s…

    How a square top mainsail helped superyacht Sarissa take off

    • November 17, 2016

    Upgrading horsepower always gets the boys excited. So, when the decision came to upgrade Sarissa’s…

    How Comanche took more than a day off the transatlantic record

    • November 15, 2016

    No sailing record has a more storied history, or is harder to beat, than the…

    Wolfhound: marine artist Stephen Dews reveals his brand new schooner

    • October 13, 2016

    Recognised as one of the world’s leading marine artists, whose subjects range from the Battle…

    British sailor David Cowper navigates ‘world’s most difficult sea route’ for first time since discovery in 1822

    • October 11, 2016

    British sailor and explorer David Cowper has successfully transited one of the most difficult routes…

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