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    SailGP: All you need to know about the 2021 season

    • Toby Heppell
    • April 16, 2021

    When Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts launched SailGP back in 2018, the plan was that, by 2021, the series would…

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    Superyacht Cup Palma set to return for 25th anniversary regatta

    • Chris Jefferies
    • April 15, 2021

    Racing will take place in the Bay of Palma from June 23-26, with the shoreside venue relocating to Real Club…

    First look: Trintella 45 and 50 – classic yard reborn

    • Yachting World
    • April 15, 2021

    These two gorgeous German Frers designs offer an enticing blend of contemporary yacht design with classic elegance. The Trintella 45…

    Pip Hare: My Vendée Globe journey

    • Pip Hare
    • April 14, 2021

    The Vendée Globe race was everything I ever dreamed it could be, and more. It challenged me every day, it…

    Fastest sailboats: The teams aiming for a record-breaking 80 knots

    • Toby Heppell
    • April 14, 2021

    A little over a decade ago the race to create the fastest sailboat, or fastest sail-powered watercraft was on. Ultimately…

    First look: McConaghy Makara 85

    • Yachting World
    • April 13, 2021

    Designer Malcolm McKeon has deepened his collaboration with composite wizards McConaghy by launching a range of semi-custom sailing yachts running…

    Want to work for Yachting World?

    • Yachting World
    • April 11, 2021

    Yachting World is the world’s best known sailing magazine. Today, we produce 12 issues of Yachting World, three issues of…

    Save the date: Pip Hare’s Ask Me Anything session on YBW

    • Toby Heppell
    • April 8, 2021

    On Thursday 22 April, Pip Hare, who recently completed the Vendée Globe, will be our second special guest in a…

    First look: Brooklin Boat Yard / Jim Taylor 44

    • Yachting World
    • April 8, 2021

    The Brooklin Boat Yard in Maine is a giant in New England’s Spirit of Tradition scene. Once again they are…

    Jzerro: The oceangoing Pacific proa

    • Helen Fretter
    • April 8, 2021

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

    New Fastnet record: MOD70 PowerPlay sets new fastest time

    • Yachting World
    • April 7, 2021

    The MOD70 Trimaran PowerPlay, led by Peter Cunningham and skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield, has set a new Fastnet record.…

    New catamarans: 2021’s most exciting launches

    • Yachting World
    • April 7, 2021

    2021 looks set to be a bumper year for new catamarans as the trend for fast cruising yachts, which deliver…

    First look: J/45, Solaris 60, and Linjett 39

    • Yachting World
    • April 6, 2021

    Manufacturers are continuing to design and build innovative new boats in 2021. This month, we’re looking at three new yachts…

    Match racing tactics: Ian Williams on America’s Cup moves

    • Yachting World
    • April 1, 2021

    There’s no question: the final Prada Cup Round Robin race between INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli was…

    Five very different Atlantic crossing experiences

    • Elaine Bunting
    • April 1, 2021

    On the first night of their Atlantic crossing, a ‘dark shadow’ passed 100m away from Christian and Manuela Lücking’s boat.…

    First look Aeolos P30: lightweight downwind flyer

    • Yachting World
    • April 1, 2021

    The Aeolos P30 is a competitively priced, but very fast, ‘carbon fun rocket’ aimed at the market for single and…

    Marine electronics: the latest new gear for 2021

    • Yachting World
    • March 31, 2021

    It seems every year the technology available to sailors is improving and broadening and 2021 is already delivering innovative new…

    MW40OF first look: An easy to look after, marina friendly foiler

    • Yachting World
    • March 30, 2021

    History tells us that unfamiliar Argentine names in yacht design are not to be underestimated and if the drawing of…

    Mike Horn: From the Amazon to the Arctic Ocean and beyond

    • Helen Fretter
    • March 29, 2021

    Mike Horn is not a man you forget easily, yet if you were to name the world’s most famous sailors,…

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    How New Zealand became the greatest modern America’s Cup team

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 26, 2021

    Team New Zealand’s latest successful America’s Cup defence in March 2021 was their fourth America’s Cup victory; two as Defender…

    Bluewater cruisers’ 10 tips for sailing during Covid

    • Yachting World
    • March 26, 2021

    With so much uncertainty still surrounding travel, should cruisers still be sailing during Covid? There is a moral quandary here.…

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    Best boating accessories: Summer sailing essentials from barbecues to coolboxes

    • Toby Hodges
    • March 25, 2021

    Best portable barbecues Cobb Grill Premier Plus portable barbecue I was introduced to the Cobb when a friend offered me…

    Sailing to South Africa: A demanding sail from the Seychelles

    • Yachting World
    • March 24, 2021

    “Quick, close the hatches!” my partner Wietze calls down while we prepare an early Monday breakfast. All is ready to…

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

    • Yachting World
    • March 23, 2021

    Boats have been built of wood since Noah first put axe to tree. For devotees of the classic style, Spirit…

    Mills 60 Flying Nikka: America’s Cup tech for the Med circuit

    • Yachting World
    • March 22, 2021

    Given the history of the America’s Cup, which has provided the sailing world with the benefit of equipment ranging from…

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    Round the Island Race: Entries now open

    • Yachting World
    • March 19, 2021

    Entries for the world-famous Round the Island Race 2021 opened at 00.01 this morning, 19 March. Organised by the Island…

    British team confirmed as Challenger of Record for 37th America’s Cup

    • Helen Fretter
    • March 19, 2021

    In what might have been the worst kept secret of the current America’s Cup, the British INEOS Team UK has…

    Crew safety: Lessons from the aviation industry

    • Yachting World
    • March 18, 2021

    The safety and wellbeing of both crew and vessel are the primary responsibility of any skipper. Without exception every crew…

    Sailing downwind: Expert tips to improve your helming

    • Yachting World
    • March 18, 2021

    Carolijn Brouwer is a top talent, having been to the Olympic Games in three different classes (470, Europe and Tornado…

    America’s Cup: Matthew Sheahan’s final day report from Auckland

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • March 18, 2021

    In the six America’s Cup regattas that I’ve now be present at and covered it’s never been daylight when I’ve…

    America’s Cup: All the best images from the 36th Cup

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 17, 2021

    On Wednesday 17th March 2021, Emirates New Zealand beat Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli 7-3 to win the 36th America’s Cup,…

    America’s Cup: New Zealand win a fourth America’s Cup

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 17, 2021

    Emirates Team New Zealand have successfully defended the 36th America’s Cup, giving the kiwis their second successful defence and fourth…

    World cruise: The secrets of 200k mile cruisers

    • Yachting World
    • March 16, 2021

    Since 1981, when we bought our wooden, varnished, 39ft Sparkman & Stephens sloop Sunstone, my husband Tom and I have…

    America’s Cup: Thrilling race sees New Zealand edge closer to victory

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 16, 2021

    It was a shifty, patchy day out in Auckland for a thrilling Day 6 of America’s Cup racing, which saw…

    America’s Cup: Matthew Sheahan’s view on a crazy day in Auckland

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • March 15, 2021

    I’m off to buy a gum shield tomorrow. It’s bad enough grinding my teeth at night, but doing it for…

    America’s Cup: Wacky races as New Zealand claim two wins

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 15, 2021

    A crazy day on the waters of the Hauraki Gulf saw Emirates Team New Zealand the first boat to take…

    America’s Cup: Still all square and all to play for

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 13, 2021

    Another day of racing, another win each for the two teams competing in this 36th America’s Cup. Those are the…

    America’s Cup: Why day 2 made things exciting and confusing

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • March 12, 2021

    I am going to need therapy after this America’s Cup. In 30 years of covering events as a journalist/commentator I…

    America’s Cup: Day two, déjà vu as both teams still level

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 12, 2021

    On Wednesday 10th March, after the first day of the America’s Cup racing, we said the racing could be simplified…

    America’s Cup: Why it’s good to be wrong

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • March 11, 2021

    There are some days when you’re pleased to be wrong…today – the first day of the America’s Cup – was…

    Seasickness: How to prevent it and how to cope with it

    • Yachting World
    • March 10, 2021

    On one of my earliest trips as a professional sailor a wise old skipper gave me some seasickness advice at…

    America’s Cup day one: This could be closer than many thought

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 10, 2021

    The first day of racing in the America’s Cup is always a hotly anticipated moment. Finally, after years of working…

    America’s Cup: The key figures for Luna Rossa and New Zealand

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 9, 2021

    As racing gets underway in this 36th America’s Cup, most people’s eyes will be squarely on only a few key…

    Your chance to own Freset – the ultimate singlehanded day-sailer

    • In partnership with judelvrolijk
    • March 9, 2021

    Freset is one-of-a-kind – a special commission for a man who has innovated in most areas of yachting, from racing…

    Vendée Globe heroes: 10 remarkable sailors who embody the race’s spirit

    • Helen Fretter
    • March 8, 2021

    The Finnish airline pilot was the first Nordic skipper to complete the Vendée Globe and, besides enjoying every minute of…

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    America’s Cup clothing: What each team wears and why

    • Toby Hodges
    • March 8, 2021

    Watching the AC75s cracking along on a foil, it’s easy to forget that innovation pervades every element of elite racing,…

    America’s Cup: Analysis of both teams with racing to begin Wednesday

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 5, 2021

    It has been just shy of four years since Emirates Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup in Bermuda in…

    RP-Nauta 100 Morgana: Built for comfort and performance

    • In partnership with Southern Wind Shipyard
    • March 3, 2021

    The RP-Nauta 100 Morgana is a new-generation custom yacht characterised by a strong focus on performance and represents a balanced…

    Mainsail trim: Secrets of a professional sailor

    • Yachting World
    • March 2, 2021

    Good mainsail trim has always been an art. Increasingly it’s becoming a science too, with the ever-growing use of technology.…

    Pacific castaway: Marooned for months in a pandemic

    • Yachting World
    • March 2, 2021

    Immersed and weightless in the warmth of the endless blue, I looked down and could see only fathomless depths below…

    Polar Circumnavigation: An extract from Open Water Breaking Ice

    • Yachting World
    • March 1, 2021

    The ultimate success of a yacht depends on how carefully her original owner defined the boat’s objectives. Jarlath Cunnane (featured…

    America’s Cup: Opening weekend postponed due to lockdown

    • Toby Heppell
    • March 1, 2021

    An announcement by the organisers of the America’s Cup (America’s Cup Event Ltd) on Sunday 28th February has officially postponed…

    America’s Cup: Our analysis of INEOS’ development

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 26, 2021

    Mere days before the Prada Cup Final to select one of either INEOS Team UK or Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli…

    Vendée Globe: Miranda Merron on the highs and lows of her race

    • Yachting World
    • February 24, 2021

    Some Vendée Globe and IMOCA sailors are relentlessly focused on winning, on the position schedules and on the performance of…

    Hallberg-Rassy HR50: First look

    • Toby Hodges
    • February 24, 2021

    The eagerly awaited first new Hallberg-Rassy HR50, the fifth of Rassy’s new-generation twin-rudder designs, was undergoing sea trials in December…

    Sense of inevitability about Italian America’s Cup qualification

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • February 23, 2021

    From the evidence of the Prada Cup Round Robin, there was every reason to expect that the Prada Cup Final…

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    Video: Post-race, Pip Hare takes us onboard her Vendée boat

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 22, 2021

    Now back safely on dry land having completed her first ever Vendée Globe race, British sailor, Pip Hare, takes a…

    Prada Cup Final: Luna Rossa wins in impressive style

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 21, 2021

    Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli have earned the right to race Emirates Team New Zealand for the America’s Cup as they…

    Prada Cup Final: Italy edges closer to victory

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 20, 2021

    INEOS Team UK started the third day of Prada Cup Final racing trailing Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli by four wins…

    Seychelles anchorage: Idyllic Indian Ocean sailing

    • Yachting World
    • February 18, 2021

    It had been a long time coming but after many days of quarantine onboard, finally finding a Seychelles anchorage a…

    Prada Cup Final to continue on Saturday 

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 18, 2021

    The Prada Cup Final, to select the challenger for the America’s Cup, between INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada…

    Blown Away: How this Nautitech 46 Open was modified for Natasha Lambert

    • Elaine Bunting
    • February 17, 2021

    On 12 December, Natasha Lambert realised an ambition six years in the making. Back in 2014, Natasha, then 17, met…

    Prada Cup: How new lockdown could affect the outcome

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 16, 2021

    After the opening four races of the Prada Cup Final over the weekend, racing was set to continue between INEOS…

    Best boating products of 2021: The hot list

    • Yachting World
    • February 15, 2021

    2020 has seen many new boating products come onto the market, despite the difficulties seen throughout the year, here’s our…

    Prada Cup Final: two wins for Italy as Covid-19 delays further racing

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 14, 2021

    “It was a tough day. We can sail a hell of a lot better than that, and we need to.…

    Prada Cup Final: Italians look quick on day one

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 13, 2021

    Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won both opening races against INEOS Team UK on the first day of racing in the…

    Ben Ainslie: we can out-sail Luna Rossa in Prada Cup

    • Helen Fretter
    • February 12, 2021

    “I think it will be a very, very closely fought final, that’s my expectation,” Ben Ainslie said speaking to Yachting World…

    Sailing La Vagabonde explain their multihull criteria

    • Toby Hodges
    • February 12, 2021

    Over the last seven years Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu have advanced from novice sailors to logging more ocean miles…

    Pip Hare is first British skipper in Vendée Globe

    • Helen Fretter
    • February 12, 2021

    Pip Hare crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe at 0057 this morning to become the first British skipper…

    Prada Cup Final: Stage set for epic showdown

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 11, 2021

    It has only been two weeks since we last saw racing in the Prada Cup, precursor to the America’s Cup,…

    Botin 56 Black Pearl: Custom offshore 56-footer

    • Toby Hodges
    • February 10, 2021

    Stefan Jentzsch enjoyed a stunning run of racing successes with his 2014 Carkeek 47 Black Pearl, including the 1st sub-50ft…

    Vendée Globe rescue: Kevin Escoffier on his sinking and recovery

    • Helen Fretter
    • February 9, 2021

    “I AM SINKING. THIS IS NOT A JOKE. MAYDAY” At 1345 (UTC) on Monday 30 November, on a grey and…

    America’s Cup boats: How they work and why they’re unique

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 5, 2021

    The AC75s, the America’s Cup boats currently racing in the Prada Cup and that will be used for next month’s…

    Masterclass: How to set a storm trysail

    • Yachting World
    • February 3, 2021

    We were running before a deep depression en-route from Ponta Delgada in the Azores to La Coruña. The sea was…

    Maxi-Dolphin 62ab: Semi-custom Italian cruiser

    • Toby Hodges
    • February 2, 2021

    The Maxi-Dolphin 62ab is a fast Italian-built semi-custom cruiser from the board of Argentinian designer Alejandro Bottino, a former protégé…

    Vismara VMM76: High speed sailing even in light winds

    • Toby Hodges
    • February 2, 2021

    The Vismara VMM76 is a powerful beast of a boat, which was conceived to offer high-speed sailing alongside civilised living…

    America’s Cup Challengers: The view from Auckland

    • Matthew Sheahan
    • February 1, 2021

    Reversing the odds over the space of four weeks where the worst performing America’s Cup team became the best and…

    America’s Cup: Schedule and how to follow the racing

    • Toby Heppell
    • February 1, 2021

    The teams are there, the boats are there, and finally after two months of AC75 racing in Auckland, for the…

    Prada Cup: Luna Rossa win Semis with straight victories

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 30, 2021

    Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli today, Saturday 30th January, won the Prada Cup Semi-Final and will now progress to the Final…

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    Ask Pip Hare: Vendee skipper answers Yachting World reader questions

    • Yachting World
    • January 29, 2021

    Direct from the middle of the Atlantic, Vendée Globe competitor, Pip Hare, exclusively answers questions by Yachting World readers on…

    Oystercatcher XXXV: Offshore rocketship

    • Toby Hodges
    • January 29, 2021

    Combining much of the concept behind Niklas Zennström’s radical Fast40 Ran VII with the experience of Oyster Yachts founder Richard…

    Prada Cup semis: Luna Rossa totally dominant in big breeze

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 29, 2021

    If American Magic had been dreaming of a comeback story to rival some of the best in sport then today,…

    Prada Cup Semi-Final: Who will win?

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 28, 2021

    With Sir Ben Ainslie’s INEOS Team UK winning all five of their opening races and going straight through to the…

    Vendée Globe winner: Yannick Bestaven wins after redress

    • Helen Fretter
    • January 28, 2021

    In not only the closest, but also the most complex finish in the Vendée Globe‘s 32-year history, Yannick Bestaven has…

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    Vendée Globe finish: Epic conclusion to round the world race – updated

    • Helen Fretter
    • January 27, 2021

    There is no such thing as an ‘easy’ Vendée Globe. It is, rightly, considered to be one of the very…

    Golden Vanity: The rebirth of an artists’ boat

    • Yachting World
    • January 27, 2021

    The lockdown of spring 2020 prompted all kinds of unusual purchases. People bought puppies, bikes, hot-tubs… Not many opted to…

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    In memory of sailing writer Bob Fisher (1935-2021)

    • Yachting World
    • January 26, 2021

    The sailing world has lost one of its great characters as it was announced on Monday 25th January that yachting…

    Broken forestay in the Southern Ocean: Extract from Woman of Steel

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 26, 2021

    The first British Steel Challenge Race west-about around the world via the Great Capes was a one-off back in 1992.…

    Prada Cup Round Robin: Best pictures so far from America’s Cup qualifying

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 23, 2021

    Before the start of the Prada Cup Round Robin, almost no one knew what the relative performance of each team…

    Prada Cup day four: Thriller as Brits clinch Finals spot

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 23, 2021

    A casual glance at the results of the Prada Cup day four, will show another win for INEOS Team UK,…

    British America’s Cup team: Ainslie’s comeback explained

    • Yachting World
    • January 22, 2021

    After the first AC75 racing we saw in the America’s Cup cycle, the British team looked to be in trouble…

    Revealed: The European Yacht of the Year 2021 winners

    • Toby Hodges
    • January 22, 2021

    The European Yacht of the Year 2021 award winners are announced this morning, Friday 22 January. Yachting World has been…

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    Düsseldorf Boat Show 2021 cancelled due to COVID-19 infection rates

    • Chris Jefferies
    • January 21, 2021

    The organisers of the Düsseldorf Boat Show ave today announced that Europe’s biggest indoor boat show will be cancelled for…

    Selling a yacht: The best ways to sell your boat

    • Yachting World
    • January 21, 2021

    Sooner or later, most boat owners will find it’s time to change their yacht for a different size or model.…

    South Atlantic ocean: A crossing in mid-winter on Pelagic Australis

    • Yachting World
    • January 19, 2021

    There was a crunching sound underfoot as we loaded Pelagic Australis with provisions for the South Atlantic Ocean crossing ahead.…

    How to improve spinnaker trim: Pro sailor Simon Fry shares his secrets

    • Yachting World
    • January 19, 2021

    According to ‘Stir Fry’, as he is widely known, a good trimmer is defined by his or her obsession to…

    American Magic capsize and damage: What went wrong?

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 18, 2021

    It is hard to believe that just over four days ago, the conversation for those following the build up to…

    American Magic capsize in the Prada Cup day three

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 17, 2021

    It was the sort of day where you felt like something might go wrong at any moment on the Waitematā…

    Prada Cup day one: Surprise as Brits take both wins

    • Toby Heppell
    • January 15, 2021

    What a difference three and a half weeks make! INEOS Team UK have gone from being a team that were…

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    Vendée Globe rollercoaster for Pip Hare as she makes mid-ocean rudder repairs

    • Pip Hare
    • January 14, 2021

    The Southern Ocean is renowned for its relentlessness. By the time they reach the final stages of the South Pacific,…

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