The Olympic Sailing Regatta in Tokyo will be a high-level experiment in who has spent the past 18 months of pandemic time the most effectively. How much will the lack…
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Review: Wichard Rescue Knife is a real winner
So many things can go wrong so quickly on a boat that most professional sailors always keep a knife close to hand. Which knife is a highly personal a choice,…
First look: Wally 101 – new 101ft yacht due in 2023
Wally has sold its first new sailing yacht since the buy-out by Ferretti in 2019 – a 101-footer inspired by the Wallycento box-rule design, called the Wally 101. The fully…
Cruising Brittany: highlights of a final sail
The sun lingered low in the sky, casting a golden glow over the sandy island of Höedic. The small south Brittany harbour is home to three large mooring balls, around…
How to get offshore race ready: Dee Caffari offers her advice
Dee Caffari believes that getting ready for a big offshore race is a constant process. “It’s all about the preparation and I split my five top tips into three areas;…
Round the world race: 100ft trimarans set for solo race
The Ultim class has announced the first single-handed race round the world for giant multihulls, the Solo Ultim World Tour. This will likely be the most challenging ocean sailing race…
Reviewed: BRNKL remote boat monitoring system
Since the start of the Covid crisis many of us have been separated from our yachts for much longer than usual. Fortunately, there are a growing number of options for…
August 2021
In the August 2021 issue of Yachting World Elaine Bunting takes the new Pelagic 77 out on the water with Skip Novak to find out if it is the ultimate…
Fastnet Race navigation: tactics for the new finish
The new Rolex Fastnet Race course, finishing in Cherbourg instead of Plymouth for the first time this August, offers more options on the way back from the Fastnet Rock with…
Cruising in Europe: How to cope with Covid and Brexit issues
Cruising in Europe was once the comparatively simple option, negotiating weather systems in Biscay and overcrowded anchorages being the major concerns for anyone planning to cruise Atlantic or Mediterranean shores…
Solent sea breeze: Understanding typical Solent summer winds
Clear skies at dawn and a hint of wispy cumulus rising above the mainland shore are early signs of a Solent sea breeze day. But where many other venues will…
First look: Moana M35’ WRC – serious offshore racer
The Moana M35’ WRC is a water-ballasted design with a rotating bowsprit that is available in several different formats, each of which can be further customised to meet owner’s requirements.…
Pen Duick VI to race in the 2023 Ocean Globe Race
Pen Duick VI, the yacht which legendary French sailor Éric Tabarly skippered in the very first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973 will be competing in the 2023 Ocean…
First look: Sunreef 80
Polish luxury catamaran builder Sunreef says it will launch a new ‘eco’ 80-footer this summer in Gdansk, the Sunreef 80. The new Sunreef 80 uses electric propulsion, which draws power…
Gear: 878 clothing bringing graphene tech to sailing clothes
Most innovation is an iterative process of continued small improvements in product design or materials technology. However, occasionally a step-change in innovation is possible that produces radically different products. This…
First look: Oyster 495
The Oyster 495 is the first all-new sub 50ft Oyster model in 16 years and is one of the most important new models for the revitalised company since CEO Richard…
No OSTAR? No problem! Corinthian sailors set up their own transat
Following the postponement of this year’s OSTAR and TwoSTAR transatlantic races to 2022, a small group of determined solo and double-handed skippers set off on their own challenge, the NOSTAR…
World’s coolest yachts: Volvo 70 Ericsson 4
“Ericsson 4 holds a special place in my history of boats sailed. I was fortunate to be part of a very talented team that resulted in the fastest Volvo 70…
America’s Cup: Where will AC37 be held?
Despite Emirates Team New Zealand winning the America’s Cup on home turf earlier this year, it now looks increasingly likely that the 37th America’s Cup could be held somewhere other…
Contest Yachts and Bentley team up for custom Contest 59CS
The idea started in 2019 when famous Russian musician and film director Garick Sukachev had the idea of commissioning a yacht which had the same exterior colour and same interior…