I joined Joe Robertson and his sister, Bel, guiltily replacing their mother Annie, for a race…
Extraordinary boats
Video: On board with Bella Mente, a grand prix 72ft Mini Maxi, at Cowes Week
Bella Mente is a Judel Vrolijk design, built by New England Boatworks, and launched in…
Video: close racing aboard the Farr 280 at Cowes Week, but is it time to talk handicaps?
Today I felt like I had been dragged around the race course on the end of…
Video: why helming Sir Keith Mills’ new 40 footer Invictus is an intoxicating experience
I was only joking at the crew briefing on day three of Cowes Week when…
Video: A wet ride – racing the X One Design, the oldest (and biggest) class at Cowes Week 2015
Surrounded by her wooden cockpit coamings with a cabin sole that feels way below the…
Lady in Red: Baltic Yachts launches Doryan, a sizzling, scarlet 116ft carbon bluewater superyacht
Doryan is the arresting new scarlet Baltic, 116ft of pure performance in comfort, designed by…
Video – the timeless elegance of the J Class. Velsheda, Ranger and Lionheart dance on Falmouth waters
We will put more photos and video up as the regatta draws to a close…
Perini Navi’s new 60m sloop Perseus^3 boasts the world’s largest single sail
Perseus^3 is the second in Perini Navi’s new 60m series, launched earlier this year and…
Interesting facts about the Js
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Z is for the Victory class, named after Nelson’s flagship and a stalwart at Cowes Week
One of the most prolific designers of the first third of the 20th Century was…
A multihull for the French classic the Tour Voile? Meet the Diam 24, a VPLP-designed 24ft trimaran
If the change from monohulls to foiling cats was dramatic in the America’s Cup, an…
Video action from the glorious 52m schooner Meteor at St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta
One of the most interesting facets of the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta is the broad range of…
Superyacht Wisp is a classic-looking 156-footer with an elegant profile and a feeling of space
In October Palma de Mallorca is filled to the brim with over 100 overwintering superyachts,…
First video of the stunning new Hoek designed 52m Royal Huisman ketch Elfje
There have been a couple of standout plumb bow superyacht ketches launched in recent years,…
Passions in the X One Design – one of the most fiercely contested classes at Cowes
If ever there is a Midsomer Murders episode that involves sailing it ought to star…
Solent Sunbeam: a pretty dayboat that has been a stalwart of Cowes Week for nearly 90 years
Given the ‘local boat’ flavour enjoyed by many of the one-design yachts and dayboats found…
25ft quarter ton yachts have been having something of a revival racing in the Solent
They’re old, small and decidedly quirky, but quarter tonners are providing some of the hottest…
10 facts you may not know about the J Class
From sail numbers to deck gear, discover interesting facts about the J Class and how…
What is it really like to race onboard a J Class yacht?
Photographs were what made the J Class famous. The camera has always loved their sweeping…
Inside J class yacht Hanuman
For Hanuman’s interior, Jim Clark stayed loyal to the designer behind Hyperion and Athena, Pieter…