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    Karma: The Maxi Dolphin 75 cruiser with Mini-Maxi looks

    • January 13, 2021

    Translated literally, karma does not mean fate, as it is commonly misused, but action. It’s the actions you have taken in the past, take now, and will take in the…

    Blitzen – the 1938 Olin Stephens design that was the grand prix boat of the day

    • July 6, 2017

    Olin Stephens was just 30 years old when Blitzen was launched in 1938, following in the wake of the prodigiously talented designer’s yachts such as Dorade (1929) and Stormy Weather…

    Waszp on display at Foiling Week 2016, Malcesine, Lake Garda. Pic: Gilles Martin-Raget

    Waszp – the new one-design foiling Moth that could make learning to fly a little less painful

    • September 14, 2016

    If there is one class of boat that has turned more heads around the world in the last decade than any other, it must surely be the foiling Moth. Having…

    Revival of the Q Class – a mini J Class without all the costs and crew hassles

    • August 17, 2016

    Imagine owning a yacht with all the class, style and history of a J Class, but without the monumental costs and logistical challenges. This dream is well on the way…

    Extraordinary boats: a new take on a Dutch Lemsteraak

    • July 21, 2016

    Name any traditional racing class and there will always be one owner who tries to move the game on. In the world of Lemsteraak racing on the Netherlands’ inland waterways…

    A skiff with stabilisers? Meet ep0h, a skiff that anyone can sail

    • June 8, 2016

    This is a skiff with big ambition: ep0h stands for ‘exponential pleasure, zero hassle’. The goal was to create a skiff that anyone can sail even if they are not…

    Extraordinary boats: Rambler 88 has won races all over the world. What’s her secret?

    • April 1, 2016

    “Will I bring Rambler 88 back next year? It’s too soon to be sure, but it’s certainly a possibilty.” The words of owner George David moments after crossing the finish…

    Eight Cube, or the Flying Frog, this eccentric new Mini Transat boat has foils

    • February 5, 2016

    French yacht designer and Mini sailor David Raison has a lot to answer for. His 21ft Magnum scow, designed to the Mini class rule, was one of the most significant…

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    February 2021

    In the February 2021 issue of Yachting World, Kevin Escoffier recounts the story of his recent sinking in the Vendee Globe, and Joshua Shankle tells the story of his mid-Pacific

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