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    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…

    Yacht Gunn: 1960s Sparkman & Stephens Swan 43

    Swan 43: the restoration of 50-year-old Sparkman & Stephens yacht Runn

    • October 10, 2016

    When a Contessa 32 became a little bit too snug for a holiday with his…

    Biggest ever ‘Big Class’ schooner gathering at Superyacht Cup in Palma

    • October 4, 2016

    Seldom has there been a more magnificent sight in sailing than on the opening day…

    Waszp on display at Foiling Week 2016, Malcesine, Lake Garda. Pic: Gilles Martin-Raget

    Waszp – the new one-design foiling Moth that could make learning to fly a little less painful

    • September 14, 2016

    If there is one class of boat that has turned more heads around the world…

    Southern Wind 96

    Southern Wind: two new performance cruisers around 100ft

    • September 9, 2016

    One of the conspicuous growth areas of yachting, albeit a specialised niche, is performance cruisers…

    Revival of the Q Class – a mini J Class without all the costs and crew hassles

    • August 17, 2016

    Imagine owning a yacht with all the class, style and history of a J Class,…

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