In the early evening of 3 December, Steve Arnold, the skipper and owner of the yacht Magritte,…
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Best 5 new yachts named winners of the European Yacht of the Year 2015/2016
Now in its 12th year, the European Yacht of the Year is judged by journalists…
Is Colombia the new must-visit destination for cruisers? We report from Santa Marta
As the first boats arrived in Santa Marta Colombia completing the first leg of this…
Volvo Race winner Ian Walker awarded Yachtsman of the Year trophy
Volvo Ocean Race winner Ian Walker was today awarded the boats.com/Yachting Journalists’ Association Yachtsman of…
On too long a lead: how your lifejacket harness could kill you
How the lifejacket/harness combination we rely on at sea could prove fatal
Wild Oats XI retires with sail damage as brutal squalls hammer Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
Gale force southerly headwinds and rough seas have been pummelling the favourites for the Rolex…
Video: amazing footage of desperate puppy rescued by yacht crew
Watch one very lucky labrador puppy lost overboard in the Gulf of Naples nearly a mile…
ARC 2015 wraps up after one of the fastest Atlantic crossings in 30 years
ARC 2015 has wrapped up in Saint Lucia following one of the fastest and largest…
Amazing drone video of maxi catamaran Spindrift 2 as crew rounds Cape Horn on record bid
Yann Guichard and crew on the 130ft maxi catamaran Spindrift 2 passed close to Cape…
Watch how Wild Oats XI was cut in half and rebuilt for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race 2015
This video by Crosbie Lorimer shows Bob Oatley’s now legendary Australian supermaxi Wild Oats XI in…
Solo skipper airlifted near Azores with fractured hip, keel problems plague others
French solo sailor Paul Meilhat has been stretchered off his IMOCA 60 yacht SMA and…
Why are breaking waves so dangerous to yachts? Watch this video and see
Dramatic video illustration of how a relatively small breaking wave can capsize a yacht
Adventurers and solo racers sign up for 50th anniversary Golden Globe Race 2018
While many races have struggled to raise fleet numbers in the last few years, one…
Land Rover BAR capsize during training in Solent
The 45ft foiling cat named ‘T2’ is the team’s latest boat to be launched and…
IDEC chases Jules Verne record pace and sets new record in the process
To date Francis Joyon’s crew aboard IDEC Sport has trailed Yann Guichard & Donna Bertarelli’s…
ARC crew is rescued by a cargo ship within hours of their yacht sinking
Four crew taking part in the ARC transatlantic rally were rescued a matter of hours…
Round the world record crews face dangers of ice in the Southern Ocean
Just two weeks after starting off Brest, the crew of maxi trimaran Spindrift is in…
Ocean Cruising Club mourns Mary Barton, one of ocean sailing’s leading figures
Mary Barton, Admiral of the Ocean Cruising Club, died on 1 December, a few days…
Video: On test, the M32 cat and why you should try one
While America’s Cup foiling cats look spectacular and turn plenty of heads, the rate at…
Franck Cammas is recovering and “will not lose the use of his right foot”
French sailor Franck Cammas, who suffered a serious leg injury on Monday after falling overboard…