The Prada Cup Final, to select the challenger for the America’s Cup, between INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will restart on Saturday 20th February, following a brief…
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Blown Away: How this Nautitech 46 Open was modified for Natasha Lambert
On 12 December, Natasha Lambert realised an ambition six years in the making. Back in 2014, Natasha, then 17, met her hero, Ellen MacArthur, and set her heart on ocean…
Prada Cup: How new lockdown could affect the outcome
After the opening four races of the Prada Cup Final over the weekend, racing was set to continue between INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli on Wednesday 17th…
Prada Cup Final: two wins for Italy as Covid-19 delays further racing
“It was a tough day. We can sail a hell of a lot better than that, and we need to. We just gave two races to them off the startline,”…
Prada Cup Final: Italians look quick on day one
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won both opening races against INEOS Team UK on the first day of racing in the Prada Cup Final on the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, as…
Ben Ainslie: we can out-sail Luna Rossa in Prada Cup
“I think it will be a very, very closely fought final, that’s my expectation,” Ben Ainslie said speaking to Yachting World just days before Prada Cup Final between his British America’s…
Sailing La Vagabonde explain their multihull criteria
Over the last seven years Riley Whitelum and Elayna Carausu have advanced from novice sailors to logging more ocean miles than most of us will sail in a lifetime. And…
Pip Hare is first British skipper in Vendée Globe
Pip Hare crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe at 0057 this morning to become the first British skipper to finish the 2020/21 race. When the gun went, she…
Bavaria C42 review: The Ford Model T of 40ft yachts
What constitutes ‘good value’? What you get for your money in any market segment often comes down to size – be that square feet of real estate area or gigabytes…
March 2021
In the March 2021 issue of Yachting World, Toby Hodges reports on the winners of the European Yacht of the Year - for which he was one of the judging
Prada Cup Final: Stage set for epic showdown
It has only been two weeks since we last saw racing in the Prada Cup, precursor to the America’s Cup, but for those who have been following closely, it has…
Botin 56 Black Pearl: Custom offshore 56-footer
Stefan Jentzsch enjoyed a stunning run of racing successes with his 2014 Carkeek 47 Black Pearl, including the 1st sub-50ft yacht in the 2017 Caribbean 600, a class win in…
Vendée Globe rescue: Kevin Escoffier on his sinking and recovery
“I AM SINKING. THIS IS NOT A JOKE. MAYDAY” At 1345 (UTC) on Monday 30 November, on a grey and lumpy South Atlantic some 840 miles south-west of Cape Town,…
America’s Cup boats: How they work and why they’re unique
The AC75s, the America’s Cup boats currently racing in the Prada Cup and that will be used for next month’s Cup match showdown, are arguably the most radical boat the…
Masterclass: How to set a storm trysail
We were running before a deep depression en-route from Ponta Delgada in the Azores to La Coruña. The sea was building behind us and the gale we had was due…
Maxi-Dolphin 62ab: Semi-custom Italian cruiser
The Maxi-Dolphin 62ab is a fast Italian-built semi-custom cruiser from the board of Argentinian designer Alejandro Bottino, a former protégé of Soto Acebal, and is for an owner who will…
Vismara VMM76: High speed sailing even in light winds
The Vismara VMM76 is a powerful beast of a boat, which was conceived to offer high-speed sailing alongside civilised living and bags of style. It’s the result of a collaborative…
America’s Cup Challengers: The view from Auckland
Reversing the odds over the space of four weeks where the worst performing America’s Cup team became the best and vice versa, was on nobody’s radar down here in Auckland…
America’s Cup: Schedule and how to follow the racing
The teams are there, the boats are there, and finally after two months of AC75 racing in Auckland, for the Prada Cup, we know the two teams who will race…
Prada Cup: Luna Rossa win Semis with straight victories
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli today, Saturday 30th January, won the Prada Cup Semi-Final and will now progress to the Final where they will race INEOS Team UK. American Magic, however,…