These two gorgeous German Frers designs offer an enticing blend of contemporary yacht design with…
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Fastest sailboats: The teams aiming for a record-breaking 80 knots
A little over a decade ago the race to create the fastest sailboat, or fastest…
First look: McConaghy Makara 85
Designer Malcolm McKeon has deepened his collaboration with composite wizards McConaghy by launching a range…
First look: Brooklin Boat Yard / Jim Taylor 44
The Brooklin Boat Yard in Maine is a giant in New England’s Spirit of Tradition…
New catamarans: 2021’s most exciting launches
2021 looks set to be a bumper year for new catamarans as the trend for…
First look: J/45, Solaris 60, and Linjett 39
Manufacturers are continuing to design and build innovative new boats in 2021. This month, we’re…
First look Aeolos P30: lightweight downwind flyer
The Aeolos P30 is a competitively priced, but very fast, ‘carbon fun rocket’ aimed at…
Marine electronics: the latest new gear for 2021
It seems every year the technology available to sailors is improving and broadening and 2021…
MW40OF first look: An easy to look after, marina friendly foiler
History tells us that unfamiliar Argentine names in yacht design are not to be underestimated…
Avvento: The all-electric Spirit 44e that’s pushing boundaries
Boats have been built of wood since Noah first put axe to tree. For devotees…
Mills 60 Flying Nikka: America’s Cup tech for the Med circuit
Given the history of the America’s Cup, which has provided the sailing world with the…
Hallberg-Rassy HR50: First look
The eagerly awaited first new Hallberg-Rassy HR50, the fifth of Rassy’s new-generation twin-rudder designs, was…
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…
Oystercatcher XXXV: Offshore rocketship
Combining much of the concept behind Niklas Zennström’s radical Fast40 Ran VII with the experience…
Revealed: The European Yacht of the Year 2021 winners
The European Yacht of the Year 2021 award winners are announced this morning, Friday 22…
And the winners of the European Yacht of the Year 2020 are…
Yachting World has been a jury member for the European Yacht of the Year awards…
Baltic 142: The superyacht bringing foiling technology into cruising
The Baltic 142 may not be using the hydrofoils popularised by the America’s Cup, but…
Baltic 67 review: Finnish superyacht yard goes back to its roots with no-compromise cruiser
Were money no object and you wanted the ultimate yacht for long-term cruising, what would…
Tested: 5 of the best drones for filming your yacht
Drones have really advanced over the past few years, with anyone now able to try…
The perfect boat: what makes an ideal offshore cruising yacht?
Choosing a boat for offshore cruising is not a decision to be taken lightly. I…