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The best yachts of 2018? These are the 5 European Yacht of the Year 2018 winners
What is the yacht of the year, or the best yachts to look out for…
Wally 93 – the new cruiser-racer designed for life in the fast lane
The introduction of the racy Wallycento class in 2012 was a big step into the…
First look video tour aboard the Catana 53 – a performance cruising cat for long-distance sailing
Catana now has two distinct styles in its catamaran range and this new 53 very…
Daedalus D80 is a smart ocean supercat capable of low-emission long-distance luxury cruising
Daedalus is a supercat capable of blazing across the oceans at previously unseen levels of…
Three hulls better than two – how the Neel 51 trimaran is challenging its many twin-hulled competitors
Neel has found a clever niche offering the performance benefits of a trimaran with the…
Spirit Yachts starts construction on Spirit 111 – one of the largest single-masted wooden yachts ever
Ipswich-based modern classic builders Spirit Yachts has started construction on its largest project to date,…
Acadia – the latest Hoek Truly Classic TC90 and ‘an exceptional example of her genre’
Both the Truly Classic TC90 and TC127 designs have proven particularly popular recently and the…
Endurance is a 110m expedition superyacht concept with styling inspired by Airstream
Here is an expedition yacht with a difference – namely, its size. Were this to…
First look videos from on board Hanse 588 and Hanse 675
The Düsseldorf Boat Show in January presented the opportunity to have a good look over…
Aboard the Bavaria C57 – the boat that has changed so much for Bavaria Yachts
In January 2016 Bavaria stole the show at the world’s largest boat show in Düsseldorf.…
How the Baltic 67 semi-custom cruising yacht has brought this Finnish yard full circle
Baltic Yachts is the reigning king of large custom carbon fibre performance superyachts. Yet it…
Bluewater cruisers recommend their top new gear and marine equipment
Yachting World readers can be found all over the globe, some chilling out in the…
J/11s – specially designed for short-handed sailing
In 2015 the double-handed class trophy for the Rolex Fastnet Race went to Kelvin Rawlings and…
First look videos from 6 of the most recent launches from Bavaria, Dufour, Elan, Solaris and Hanse
Bavaria C57 Bavaria has been promising something big and, sure enough, the C57 is Bavaria’s…
We test 4 of the best midlayer jackets for staying warm at sea and looking cool in the bar
As anyone who has been to Cowes during its famous annual regatta will know, specialised…
A look on board the extraordinary 86m Aquijo, the world’s largest ketch
The largest Bermudan rigged ketch ever launched, the 86m Aquijo was designed by Bill Tripp and launched…
Gunboat 68 – the high octane luxury performance cruiser designed by VPLP
When Gunboat, the US company that created the luxury super-fast carbon catamaran range, went into…
How propellers are leading the charge to remove fossil fuels from cruising altogether
The 2008 Vendee Globe saw the introduction in the IMOCA fleet of the Watt &…
Top 5 yachts named winners of the European Yacht of the Year 2016/2017
The European Yacht of the Year is judged by journalists from 11 different magazines from 11…