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    Racer, cruisers, professionals and hobbyists: In praise of sailing’s diversity

    • Nikki Henderson
    • September 18, 2026

    Weighed down by a steel frame and two panniers of touring equipment and clothing (essentially my sailing kit repurposed), I…

    Triple Jack in action in the 2024 BVI Spring Regatta

    Extraordinary boats: Trimaran Triple Jack – The 1979 yacht that’s reincarnated after Hurricane Irma

    • Alison Wood
    • September 17, 2026

    Cats have nine lives, they say, but this trimaran has 10. Now moored in Nanny Cay, in the British Virgin…

    Sailing isn’t dying, but it is moving away from week-long marathons – Matt Sheahan

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • September 16, 2026

    Classic yachts and some of their regattas are something I keep getting drawn to. It’s never been my bag before,…

    The sailor’s guide to Quadrant Theory and Sea Breezes

    • Yachting World
    • September 15, 2026

    Last month we delved into sea breezes, and the basic sea breeze is nicely summed up by the familiar picture…

    5 expert tips: How to maximise time on and off water

    • Andy Rice
    • September 10, 2026

    Time is always the most precious commodity for any racing sailor, whether part-time or professional. For Odile Lambriex van Aanholt…

    Contest Yachts brings five-star craftsmanship and bluewater integrity to Cannes

    • In partnership with Contest Yachts
    • September 10, 2026

    The Dutch, family-run shipyard is exhibiting two beautifully crafted Contest Yachts models at the in-water show, which runs from 8…

    The best new yacht debuts at the Cannes Yachting Festival

    • Toby Hodges
    • September 9, 2026

    A trio of semi-custom 80ft fast cruisers is set to headline the international Cannes Yachting Festival in September. Not to…

    How to get the most out of your boat sailing downwind

    • Nikki Henderson
    • September 8, 2026

    I’d wager that every sailor’s dream involves some version of downwind sailing. Whether that’s hiking hard on the aft quarter…

    anchored in turquoise waters between the distinctive ‘mushroom’ islands in the lagoon at Fulaga.

    Exploring Fiji and the Lau Isles: ‘There are no shops or medical services readily available’

    • Yachting World
    • September 3, 2026

    The path through the jungle was hardly discernible and my ankle kept twisting on uneven limestone rubble. Our anchorage was…

    World’s coolest boats: The Sunfish dinghy

    • Yachting World
    • September 2, 2026

    “The coolest boat ever would be the Sunfish,” says Van Aanholt. US duo Alex Bryan and Cortlandt Heyniger developed the…

    Expert advice on making the most of a delivery passage

    • Andy Rice
    • September 1, 2026

    A delivery trip, at its most basic, is simply about getting the boat from Point A to Point B. However,…

    Polynesian Wayfinding: How these sailors navigated the open Pacific with no compass or GPS

    • Yachting World
    • August 27, 2026

    From the Cook Islands to New Zealand is some 1,600 miles of open ocean. In November 2025 10 Hawaiian sailors…

    Three people on the yacht

    We sailed through ‘the world’s most dangerous place to sail’

    • Yachting World
    • August 26, 2026

    The message was short: “If I don’t make it, know that I love you.” I pressed send to someone who’d…

    Buying an electric weekender yacht

    • Yachting World
    • August 25, 2026

    The concept of range anxiety entered the lexicon with the advent of electric cars a decade or so ago. The…

    Veya 53 – a new paradigm for powercats

    • In partnership with Veya Yachts
    • August 21, 2026

    Veya Yachts, the premium power-catamaran brand created by Fountaine Pajot and Couach Catamarans, created considerable interest in the industry when…

    Understanding and making the most of sea breezes

    • Yachting World
    • August 20, 2026

    Sea breezes are the sailor’s saviour on hot, still summer days when the country is sitting under an enormous high…

    What can we learn from the late Charlie Dalin? The love of the sea and sailing…

    • Nikki Henderson
    • August 19, 2026

    The sailing community around the world came together in mourning in June. The news of solo sailor Charlie Dalin’s death…

    ‘I visited the Ferrari factory in Maranello to see how their supercar technology is revolutionising sailing’

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • August 13, 2026

    Give me two wheels any day – I couldn’t care less about cars. At least that’s what I’ve always maintained.…

    From the bonkers to the brilliant: The definitive top 100 coolest boats of all time

    • Yachting World
    • August 12, 2026

    How do you define ‘cool’? It’s an unquantifiable quality. What’s cool to one person, might be banal or brash to…

    3 next-generation trimarans shaking up the market

    • Toby Hodges
    • August 11, 2026

    Smart glass cabins, modular flat-pack builds, twin engines, and structural loads routed directly through the coachroof, the latest generation of…

    Has Cowes Week bounced back for good?

    • Helen Fretter
    • August 7, 2026

    Friday afternoon, 7 August 2026, and the last boats are just tying up in the marinas and floating moorings of…

    AC40

    World’s Coolest Boats: The AC40 – ‘You feel like a Formula 1 driver’

    • Yachting World
    • August 6, 2026

    “The AC40 is the coolest boat in the world because it’s like a little go-cart, super responsive. You can really…

    How to extend your summer cruising season in the Med

    • Yachting World
    • August 5, 2026

    The eastern Mediterranean is a treasure trove of beautiful cruising grounds, spectacular natural beauty, ancient cities and amazing food. Many…

    No fridge, no shower, no engine: How we sailed around the World on £450 a month

    • Yachting World
    • August 4, 2026

    “We made it!” said Christophe, “L’Envol has crossed her own wake, we have just completed a circumnavigation.” I looked around.…

    Someone up a mast

    Fixing rig failure mid-Pacific: ‘The mast groaned with every roll. It was physically and emotionally extremely stressful’

    • Yachting World
    • July 29, 2026

    We were adrift, 2,800 miles into our 4,100-mile Pacific crossing, with only enough fuel to take us another 450 miles.…

    Man staring out to sea on a yacht

    Racing around the world via the great capes: ‘The feel-good factor you get from mastering complex skills is a big driver’

    • Rupert Holmes
    • July 28, 2026

    Four days from the Cape of Good Hope it’s still proving impossible to identify a safe route past the cape…

    Inside the Transatlantic sailing experiments stripping celebs (and filmmakers) of control

    • Yachting World
    • July 23, 2026

    Should you be invited to be one of a group of 12 strangers sailing across the Atlantic ocean on a…

    We lived our own Odyssey in the Greek Islands

    • Yachting World
    • July 22, 2026

    In the lee of the island of Oxia and the low-lying mainland, we altered course and sheeted in, the wind…

    How modern mega-ships are ditching fossil fuels in favour of sail power

    • Toby Hodges
    • July 21, 2026

    Some of the largest, boldest yachts of all time are currently in production, and what makes these massive yet radically…

    The tropical weather signals every offshore sailor must know

    • Yachting World
    • July 16, 2026

    Sailing in the tropics, as you get to within about 30° of the equator the barometer will start to exhibit…

    Why 50 knots has been beaten but not defeated

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • July 14, 2026

    The trouble with round numbers is they always feel a bit artificial, especially when we’re talking about limits. Sailing’s so-called…

    The wallyrocket phenomenon: a stellar debut for the new pocket fleet

    • In partnership with Wally Yachts
    • July 13, 2026

    The emergence of the new wallyrocket fleet has sparked ‘wallyrocket Mania’ – a phenomenon driven not by marketing hype, but…

    Expert tips for leeward gate roundings

    • Andy Rice
    • July 9, 2026

    The leeward gate, or leeward mark, is the biggest pinch-point on the race course. There’s a huge opportunity to climb…

    World’s coolest yachts: Grainger 075

    • Yachting World
    • July 8, 2026

    “Boat ‘cool’ has gone up a notch recently with foilers doing some serious speeds. The 49er has a special place…

    Has technology reduced sailing’s spirit of adventure? – Nikki Henderson

    • Nikki Henderson
    • July 7, 2026

    Now that we’ve entered a new chapter in sailing with the proliferation of affordable, high speed internet at sea, is…

    Guirec Soudée holding a flare

    Sailing around the world the ‘wrong’ way round: ‘The direct route is 22,000 miles. I’ve done 37,000!’

    • Yachting World
    • July 2, 2026

    Sailing around the world solo, through the Southern Oceans, remains one of the sport’s purest challenges. Doing so the ‘wrong…

    A catamaran charter yacht in the Caribbean

    How does owning a charter yacht actually work? Dream Yacht demystifies the process:

    • In partnership with Dream Yacht
    • June 30, 2026

    Owning a yacht is the dream for any sailor, but the upfront costs, – not to mention maintenance and logistics…

    Noss on Dart Marina.

    How to find the right berth for your yacht: what to look for in a marina

    • Will Bruton
    • June 26, 2026

    Finding the right berth can be one of the more challenging parts of boat ownership. Availability, location, support and cost…

    Demystifying the tropics: An expert guide to the wind, the weather, and why it really rains

    • Yachting World
    • June 25, 2026

    What actually constitutes ‘the tropics’? Navigationally it’s easy to define: the tropics lie between the Tropic of Cancer at 23°…

    Weaving through the crowded skerries of Norway and Sweden by boat

    • Yachting World
    • June 24, 2026

    After many years of cruising in Scandinavia it never ceases to amaze us how many beautiful places beg to be…

    Four of the latest scow cruisers that are rewriting the rules

    • Toby Hodges
    • June 23, 2026

    The blunt-bowed scow revolution is no longer confined to the frantic starting lines of the Mini Transat or Class 40s.…

    Rallies provide safety, but they don’t replace independent thinking – Nikki Henderson

    • Nikki Henderson
    • June 18, 2026

    Fifteen days ago, as I write this from the paradisical shores of French Polynesia, we weighed anchor in the Galapagos…

    Lapping up the sunshine in remote Fijian Islands.

    Sailing from Fiji to New Zealand without an autopilot: ‘The Bay of Islands is a sailing paradise’

    • Yachting World
    • June 17, 2026

    In the past five years I’ve done 13 ocean passages. Each has been wildly different, and yet I’m struck with…

    How to find the real Greece on a sailing charter holiday

    • Helen Fretter
    • June 14, 2026

    A faint purling of waves against the hull had eased us all into sleep, until I realised that another sound…

    5 expert tips: How to be a world-beating tactician

    • Andy Rice
    • June 12, 2026

    For Zajac, tactics start long before the starting gun. His first step in any campaign is always to research key…

    Charlie Dalin, record-breaking Vendée Globe winning sailor, has died aged 42

    • Helen Fretter
    • June 11, 2026

    Charlie Dalin, the extraordinary winner of the last Vendée Globe singlehanded around the world race, has died aged 42. His…

    Is this the breakthrough that solves marine battery fire risks? – Matt Sheahan

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • June 11, 2026

    Unlike the motoring world, one of the biggest barriers to marine electrification has not been range, charging infrastructure or perhaps…

    Cruising with pets: Your guide to sailing with your furry friend

    • Yachting World
    • June 10, 2026

    Each year, the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers welcomes crews of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities. But there was one crewmember…

    Connected or consumed? The realities of Starlink for bluewater cruisers

    • Yachting World
    • June 9, 2026

    In our homes and in our hands, we’ve become used to using high-speed internet for everyday tasks as well as…

    Ainslie was told Ratcliffe will ‘burn your house down’. Threats and false imprisonment: inside the crazy INEOS v Ainslie America’s Cup legal fight 

    • Helen Fretter
    • June 4, 2026

    Incendiary documents submitted to the Admiralty Court as part of the INEOS Racing v Athena Racing legal battle have shown…

    World’s Coolest Yachts: Pangaea

    • Yachting World
    • June 4, 2026

    Ocean racer and adventurer Guirec Soudée nominates South African explorer Mike Horn’s custom-built expedition vessel Pangaea. “One of my dreams…

    Finding the perfect balance of paradise and sporty sailing in St Vincent and the Grenadines

    • Yachting World
    • June 3, 2026

    How many places in the world can truly claim to be an iconic sailing destination? St Vincent and The Grenadines…

    SailGP gets the star treatment – New Disney+ docuseries announced with Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman

    • Viveka Herzum
    • June 2, 2026

    Ryan Reynolds has his fingers in a lot of (sport-related) pies. A recent clip from SailGP shows him taking a…

    Someone checking a yacht engine

    Preparing for an Atlantic crossing: How to budget and avoid expensive late discoveries

    • Helen Fretter
    • June 2, 2026

    The two most oft-cited reasons to join the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers are for the safety element and the social…

    Meet Marta Cardona Alcántara and Violette Dorange, the sailors in Forbes 30 Under 30

    • Viveka Herzum
    • May 28, 2026

    Is sailing having a moment? Forbes certainly seems to think so. This year’s 30 Under 30 has included two promising…

    How to use a barometer to understand weather (and why you should NEVER tap it!)

    • Yachting World
    • May 28, 2026

    Most yachts have a mechanical barometer on board, either a brass or a stainless one screwed to the bulkhead somewhere…

    How to buy your first yacht

    • Will Bruton
    • May 27, 2026

    Mention that you’re buying your first yacht, and plenty of helpful advisors will warn you of the perils. Buying is…

    Grand Soleil’s new 52 Performance puts a fresh spin on a legendary yacht

    • In partnership with Grand Soleil Yachts
    • May 25, 2026

    In the pantheon of Grand Soleil yachts, the 52 drawn by German Frers and launched back in 1987, still looms…

    Hunting scalps in the America’s Cup – why this weekend’s Preliminary Regatta could upset some teams

    • Helen Fretter
    • May 22, 2026

    If you’re an America’s Cup winner and Olympic medallist, you don’t expect to be beaten by a youth sailor who’s…

    38th America’s Cup: Your essential guide to the teams and personnel

    • Toby Heppell
    • May 22, 2026

    Arguments, lawyers, politicking, and some pretty unedifying scenes. The gap between the 37th and 38th America’s Cup has seen a…

    AC40: The America’s Cup class’ younger sister

    • Toby Heppell
    • May 22, 2026

    The 38th America’s Cup will be retaining the AC75 foiling monohull class for the actual Cup match in Naples, but…

    Extraordinary boats: Ha’Penny 20 Risvold – the little junk rig that could

    • Yachting World
    • May 21, 2026

    When RW Henson envisioned the ideal boat for his global circumnavigation he knew it needed two basic features – reliability…

    How to optimise your boat’s performance under IRC – and beyond

    • Andy Rice
    • May 20, 2026

    Maximising the benefits of your training time is one of Stu Bannatyne’s mantras. Drawing on his wealth of offshore racing…

    America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta: The 38th AC cycle is set to begin this weekend

    • Toby Heppell
    • May 19, 2026

    The opening event of the 38th America’s Cup cycle is set to take place this weekend 21-24 May 2026 in…

    Half the boat had flooded. We were side-on to the sea and rolling dangerously. We abandoned ship

    • Yachting World
    • May 19, 2026

    About one hour before abandoning Magic Bus in a raging North Atlantic Ocean, skipper Buster Pike attempted to initiate a…

    Seven Seas, Five Girls, One Boat – These 20-year-old best friends are sailing around the world

    • Viveka Herzum
    • May 15, 2026

    What if instead of going straight into a course or a job after finishing school, you set off to sail…

    Dream team unveiled: Slingsby, Simmer and Ashby to lead Team Australia America’s Cup challenge

    • Yachting World
    • May 14, 2026

    Nestling snugly amongst some of Sydney’s most desirable real estate on the shoreline of the exclusive Point Piper headland, the…

    How to provision like a pro for your next offshore adventure

    • Helen Fretter
    • May 14, 2026

    Napoleon is credited for first decreeing that an army marches on its stomach, but it’s a fair bet that many…

    Finally after 25 years, Australia is set to return to the America’s Cup

    • Toby Heppell
    • May 13, 2026

    The rumours that have swirled around the sailing community for months, that there would once again be an Australian entrant…

    World’s Coolest Yachts: Pogo 44

    • Yachting World
    • May 13, 2026

    “Cool to me means super tough, go-anywhere, probably slightly utilitarian but still fast, comfortable and fun,” says Jacobs. “The first…

    Racing yachts lined up

    Can smart systems save club racing? – The latest technology that could make yacht racing faster

    • Andy Rice
    • May 12, 2026

    We’re all time poor. The word ‘pastime’ is barely still in modern usage, because we simply don’t need ways of…

    What to expect when you’re expecting at sea – three liveaboard mothers-to-be tell all

    • Viveka Herzum
    • May 8, 2026

    ‘I’m just baby wrangling,’ Sara Kulins laughs over the phone as her daughter coos in the background. ‘She’s trying to…

    When is some risk too much risk? Nikki Henderson

    • Nikki Henderson
    • May 8, 2026

    I have to confess, I’m very resistant to the daily news drip-feed. The constant drama is overwhelming. I’ve often gone…

    Obituary: Ted Turner, America’s Cup icon and founder of CNN (1938-2026)

    • Helen Fretter
    • May 7, 2026

    One of the biggest characters in yacht racing – and particularly the America’s Cup – Ted Turner, has died aged…

    The long way home: Navigating broken shrouds and fickle trades on the road to Polynesia

    • Yachting World
    • May 7, 2026

    The Río Valdivia was glassy when we slipped our lines, the Chilean shores still wrapped in morning mist. For a…

    Why racing machines are the ultimate recycled resource – Matt Sheahan

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • May 6, 2026

    From crushing it to make garden furniture, to sending it through a complicated process to strip the resin from the…

    How I finally conquered a lifetime of seasickness to become a yacht skipper

    • Yachting World
    • May 1, 2026

    Seasickness is surprisingly common – around one in three people are estimated to suffer from it, including long-term cruisers and…

    Long read: A polar vortex, a $100,000 Tiffany & Co trophy, and the ‘longest grudge match in sports history’

    • Yachting World
    • April 30, 2026

    To understand what happened in Red Bank, New Jersey, in the first 10 days of February this year, you first…

    5 Expert tips to improve your two-boat tuning

    • Andy Rice
    • April 29, 2026

    Before he specialised in foiling catamarans, John Gimson was long-time tuning partner to Iain Percy and the late Andrew ‘Bart’…

    The new rugged aluminium explorer yachts redefining adventure

    • Yachting World
    • April 28, 2026

    The modern cruising landscape is undergoing a metallic makeover as shipyards double down on aluminium new builds. No longer reserved…

    Squall tactics: How to use Radar as a squall tracker (and when to use mark one eyeball)

    • Yachting World
    • April 24, 2026

    Squalls are self-contained convective systems, often confined to less than a mile or so in diameter, but they can occur…

    People sailing on a small catamaran

    How to get your family into sailing and loving it: ‘Match the boat to the people, not the dream’

    • Yachting World
    • April 23, 2026

    For many, sailing is a generational habit – learned from their parents, maybe by pottering about a local reservoir in…

    Going once, going twice… buy your dream boat at auction!

    • In partnership with Boathouse Auctions
    • April 22, 2026

    So, it may seem obvious that the sumptuous 41m ketch Surama – built by no less celebrated a yard than…

    Aerial shot of boats lined up against a pontoon

    Monitoring your yacht remotely: The modern technology helping you keep an eye on your boat

    • Will Bruton
    • April 22, 2026

    Walk the pontoons in any busy marina and you can often feel the difference between a yacht that is ready…

    4 must-see multihulls: Top launches set to premiere at La Grande-Motte 2026

    • Toby Hodges
    • April 21, 2026

    The multihull market in 2026 is no longer a monolith of charter cats versus speed machines. As we head to…

    The unsettling silence following the Auckland SailGP collision – Matt Sheahan

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • April 17, 2026

    The shockwaves from Auckland in February are still resonating. Since the dramatic collision in the second event of the current…

    How Sam Manuard is reimagining the 50ft offshore racer

    • Yachting World
    • April 16, 2026

    At first glance, the Mach 50 Palanad 4 looks as if it has arrived from a different discipline entirely when…

    The Bonds Flying Roos team celebrating their win

    Aussies win SailGP Brazil: “I’ve been holding my breath a bit around the race track”

    • Jenny Jasper
    • April 14, 2026

    It was a tricky second race day at the Enel Rio SailGP in Brazil on Sunday, 12 April. As is…

    Why the World’s fastest superyacht (Baltic 111 Raven) has a speed limit

    • Toby Hodges
    • April 14, 2026

    On first glance, you might assume Raven is pure AI-generated fabrication. A fantastical superyacht with 7m canting foil arms? But…

    Get afloat more easily than ever with a bluewater catamaran from Simbad Yachts

    • In partnership with Simbad Yachts
    • April 13, 2026

    Not only do Simbad Yachts offer owners the chance to buy a truly ready-to-sail catamaran built to a comprehensive spec, but…

    How to watch Rio SailGP 2026

    • Toby Heppell
    • April 10, 2026

    The race for the $2 million SailGP 2026 prize purse continues this weekend as the circuit heads to South America…

    Christina Koch, the ‘star-sailor’: the Artemis II mission is back from space today with a sailor onboard

    • Viveka Herzum
    • April 10, 2026

    Christina Koch – sailor, surfer, rock climber, electrical engineer, and the first woman astronaut ever assigned to a lunar mission…

    Learning lessons from Shirley Robertson and Dee Caffari – Nikki Henderson

    • Nikki Henderson
    • April 10, 2026

    Recently I was in Cowes for a weekend with RORC’s 2026 Griffin squad. The RORC scheme offers 30 young adults…

    World’s Coolest Yachts: 12 Metre IKRA

    • Yachting World
    • April 9, 2026

    “Ikra is probably the most formative yacht in my career. I was 18 and it was the first ‘big’ boat…

    Ken Read to lead last-minute US charge for the America’s Cup

    • Toby Heppell
    • April 8, 2026

    After months of uncertainty regarding a US presence on the start line, the newly formed American Racing Challenger Team USA…

    The Famous Project crew.

    How the Famous Project set a new benchmark for all-female circumnavigation

    • Helen Fretter
    • April 8, 2026

    The mast on the trimaran The Famous Project CIC towers as high as a 10-story building. At 110ft, or 33.5m,…

    Science under sail: How Project Zero is helping build the future of emission-free yachting

    • Yachting World
    • April 7, 2026

    When the idea of a big sailing yacht with no combustion on board was pitched to designer Marnix Hoekstra at…

    Two surfers take a journey from the outback to the ocean

    • Yachting World
    • April 2, 2026

    One day we were standing in swirling red dust under the brutal Australian outback sun, steel-capped boots caked in sweat…

    Best personal locator beacons and AIS units 2026: 16 top options for boating

    • Jayne Toyne
    • April 1, 2026

    Locating a crew member who has fallen overboard in anything other than the most benign of conditions is a huge…

    Beating the thorny path: A modern pilgrimage to Luperon

    • Yachting World
    • March 31, 2026

    I decided to sail to Luperon over gassy Cuban draft at the quayside bar at Marina Darsena, in March of…

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