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First look: Carbon Arcona 465 for fast, safe passagemaking in style
Arcona Yachts produces elegant performance cruisers using tried-and-tested build methods and styling. These are sailors’…
Quant 23 – on board the first foiling keelboat, created by Hugh Welbourn
Winner of the Special Yacht category of the European Yacht of the Year Awards 2015.…
Nautor’s Swan announces an exhilarating new ClubSwan 50 one-design by Juan K for its 50th birthday
This is very positive news from a yard that one may have presumed was concentrating…
100 years old and going strong – sailing Mariette across the Atlantic
This year the 138ft gaff schooner Mariette is 100 and to celebrate, her owner and…
Video: Nautor launches new Swan 115 flagship at Monaco Yacht Show
A year after the debut of the Swan 105, Nautor returned to the Monaco Yacht…
Cool as Ice – the new Italian brand Ice Yachts is on a roll
Since it announced its first two new models in 2013 – 44ft and 62ft Felci…
A new life for a classic boat – 37ft Misty is remodelled for the classic circuit
Many of us dream of one day swapping the discomforts of a performance boat for…
Hot new boats to be seen at boat shows this winter
Jeanneau 54 We tested the new Jeanneau 64 a year ago from Marseille during a…
Formula Whisper, the exciting new boat that anyone can learn to foil
As I stepped off the Formula Whisper, our cameraman and photographer Richard Langdon was full…
Drogues and sea anchors: we test a Jordan Series drogue and a ParaAnchor
Drogues and sea anchors are designed to slow a boat or allow it to hold…
Bestevaer Pure – a series-built 45ft junior member of the renowned Bestevaer range
Could this be the hardiest 45ft production-build ever? KM Yachtbuilders, based in Makkum in the…
GC32: A profile of the cat that learned to fly at 30 knots
First published February 2015. “Hike her down, guys, and we’ll get her up,” called our…
Quantum Racing TP52 – Doug de Vos’s new boat is the last word in ‘tweaky’
Celebrating its tenth anniversary in Europe this year, racing’s premier keelboat class, the TP52, is…
Meow, a supercharged Contessa 26 with 3Di sails and seriously tweaked rig and gear
A long-standing tenet of big fleet handicap racing is that either a very fast boat,…
Eagle 54 – an immaculately clean-decked daysailer from Hoek and Dutch builder Leonardo Yachts
Leonardo Yachts’ co-founder Melle Boersma sent us these first sailing pictures of their new Eagle…
The story of Yes! How a racer and innovative designer breathed new life into this classic 36ft racer
Adam Gosling and designer John Corby breathed new life into the classic 36ft racer Mustang…
Drones – make a movie and save a man overboard with the new unmanned aerial vehicles
Drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), made their name through widespread (and controversial) use by…
C&C 30 – blistering performance in a manageable package
Today, going like the clappers downwind is easy; anyone can do it. But there are…
Three fast cruisers from France: the Pogo 36 and two from Django
If you are looking for a cruising yacht that will rapidly take you to far…