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Loïck Peyron: is the legendary French yachtsman the world’s greatest sailor?
Loïck Peyron's extraordinary career shows him as the ultimate all-rounder
Canadian yachtsman is murdered following kidnapping in Philippines
John Ridsdel, 68, was taken hostage from the Ocean View Marina on Samal Island, Davao…
Land Rover BAR launches its third America’s Cup test boat, ‘T3’
Land Rover BAR is the first of the America’s Cup Challengers to launch a third…
Planning an offshore passage? Get expert advice at the Bluewater Open Weekend
A free open boat weekend for bluewater sailors is being run by ARC rally organisers…
Join the Yachting World team – we’re looking for an enthusiastic all-rounder
Yachting World, the world’s most widely read sailing magazine, is looking for an organised and…
Obituary: Ed Dubois 1952-2016
Few yacht designers were as influential as Ed Dubois, who died in March at the…
Clipper Round the World Race crew dies after man overboard in the Pacific
A crewmember racing in the Clipper Round the World Race has died after being swept…
New CEO for Volvo Ocean Race as Mark Turner takes the helm
Mark Turner has been appointed Volvo Ocean Race CEO, stepping down after 23 years at…
The irreplaceable boats lost in the 2016 Cowes fire – ‘the greatest single loss of classic yachts’
The Medina Village site where the Cowes fire occurred comprises several industrial units off Bridge…
Wreck found after drifting for 9 years and 10,000 miles in the Southern Ocean is Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss
These photos of the shipwrecked hull of Alex Thomson’s Hugo Boss were taken in February…
Video clips show ARC yacht Magritte sinking as they wait for rescue by ship
In the early evening of 3 December, Steve Arnold, the skipper and owner of the yacht Magritte,…
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…