Lashing blocks offer weight-saving, good articulation, no metal-on-metal wear and high strength, so it’s no surprise they are becoming popular. This KBO block is elegant-looking with rounded edges to avoid…
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Delorme inReach Explorer
This piece of kit has an impressive array of functions packed into a small handheld device. It is a tracker, it can send and receive text messages via the Iridium…
Interesting facts about the Js
HOME | NEWS | HISTORY | GALLERIES | VIDEOS | EVENTS How do yachts compete? To conform to the rules of the J Class Association a yacht must have a…
Mylius 76, a carbon bullet with an interior that looks as if it’s been designed at NASA
Mylius produces the pin-ups of the production yacht world. Since its acquisition by packaging company Group Twinpack three years ago, the Italian brand has been quietly turning out a range…
The Gunboat 55 Video – full footage of our test aboard the coolest new fast cat available
The Gunboat 55 takes cool to a whole new level. She is a curvaceous yet fiery, muscular yet elegant design, drawn by the godfather of lightweight multihulls, Nigel Irens. And…
Video: The new C&C 30 has arrived in Europe, Matthew Sheahan takes her out for a spin
There is eye watering, grin fixing, backside twitchingly quick, where your ride is balanced on a knife edge, and there’s clocking the same numbers without the same jittery feel. Here,…
Gitana Team to build a giant multihull for round the world solo racing – one that will fly
Gitana Team, the French race team backed by Baron Edmond de Rothschild is to start build a new giant multihull for racine round the world – one that could fly…
Gallery: Come on board the award-winning 156ft superyacht Wisp
Congratulations are due to Hoek Design and Royal Huisman Shipyard for winning the Neptune Trophy for the best sailing yacht over 45m at the World Superyacht Awards. One of the…
Video – installing and testing a rope preventer and boom brakes to safely manage accidental gybes
A shout, the mainsheet whips through the cockpit and the boom crashes onto the other side of the boat – everyone has had a bad gybing experience at some…
Comment: Why do all-women teams like the Volvo Race’s Team SCA do so badly? asks Skip Novak
Never one to avoid what will inevitably put people’s noses out of joint, I’m going to comment on Team SCA’s less than impressive performance in the Volvo Ocean Race. We…
5 tips: mainsail trimming. Getting the best from your main can turn it into a tactical weapon
“More speed!” is the call from the weather rail. The helmsman is telling you he’s got too much helm and all eyes are on the mainsheet trimmer to sort the…
The story of Swan yachts in Finland: will there be cygnets
At Nautor’s Swan’s yard, new yachts are not launched during the winter. Lying at 63°N, just short of the Arctic Circle, Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) in Finland is hemmed in by ice…
Two multi-million pound classic Ferraris will be auctioned off in aid of the RNLI
The legacy was left to the RNLI by the late Northamptonshire businessman Richard Colton, who requested that money raised from the sale of these two collectors’ cars be used to…
SAIL FASTER SAIL SAFER advanced techniques series Part 12: Spinnaker problems
I have encountered more than my fair share of problems with the spinnaker when single-handed and it can be a total nightmare. The size and power of the sail that…
Moody 54DS boat test – a warm welcome on a cold day in the Baltic
I have never seen anything quite like it. Day after day crowds flocked to the Moody stand at Düsseldorf as if this were some sort of religious icon. At the…
Brenta 80DC – this new 80ft carbon cruiser is a clever concept by the former owner of Hanse Yachts
Big names may draw the crowds to the red carpets, but they don’t always guarantee success. The fact that Italian style icon Brenta Design is behind this new carbon cruiser,…
Video – Australian skipper surfs a 46ft catamaran on a huge wave to make it into port
This incredible catamaran surfing video shows the moment Australian skipper Ian Sloan decides to take on the notorious waves of Australia’s Gold Coast to try to make it into harbour.…
Waterproof your mobile: we test new coatings based on nanotechnology
Like it or not, the use of mobile devices in cockpits is commonplace today, yet our prized smartphones and tablets are very vulnerable to water damage. It’s reportedly the number…
Gallery: We take a look at the best pictures from Antigua Sailing Week 2015
For full race results go to: http://www.yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eid=1246 Superb pictures have emerged from Antigua Sailing Week this year, where competitors have been enjoying high octane racing in spectacular conditions. This year, the…
Is sailing in Colombia a viable option? Toby Hodges meets the World ARC in Santa Marta
Colombia has an air of mystique about it. Of all the places I’ve been lucky enough to visit, sailing in Colombia certainly aroused the most interest among family, friends and…