Many monohull sailors who are thinking of converting to mulithulls for distance cruising seek a combination of the speed and feel of performance cruisers together with the space multihulls provide.…
Family cruisers: The best multihulls for space and comfort at sea
While many prefer the looks and potential speed of performance catamarans, in reality the majority of sailors do not actually want to cruise particularly fast. This is the wind-down time they’ve…
HH Catamarans: HH66 and HH55 the Caribbean High Flyers (promotional post)
Just eighteen months after their first J launch, HH Catamarans has grown the on-water fleet to six bespoke performance cruising catamarans: four semi-custom HH66s and two unique HH55s. Having already…
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 their hand at piloting a device. Mini-drones are a great first dip in the water,…
A test of commitment: a young couple cross the North Atlantic from Michigan to Cornwall
Luke asked me marry him. My feet didn’t touch the ground, I was airborne in saying yes. Within a month we were discussing sailing trips, big sailing trips, the kind…
Woman on a mission: what drives Dee Caffari? How the pioneering sailor went from PE teacher to Volvo skipper
Dee Caffari puts most of us to shame. She turned up in the cliquey world of offshore racing in her mid-twenties without a reputation built on years of Figaro or…
Buy to let guide: owning and chartering a catamaran – everything you need to know about how to make it work
The organisers of the International Multihull Boat Show in La Grande Motte, estimate that somewhere between 900 and 1,100 catamarans were built last year. Demand is raging, leaving manufacturers scrambling…
The Dark Transat: how to sail across an ocean after total power failure
A complete power failure mid-ocean is thankfully rare, and it is usually the charging system that fails rather than batteries, writes Chris Tibbs. That said, when we bought our boat…
Volvo Ocean Race confirm next race will be held in IMOCA 60s – but opinions are divided among crews
After months of speculation – Yachting World broke the story than the IMOCA 60 class were in the final stages of negotiation with the Volvo Ocean Race back in April…
Dongfeng Race Team wins closest ever Volvo Ocean Race
BREAKING NEWS: After nine months of racing, the Volvo Ocean Race was undecided until the final cross this afternoon. The short last leg to The Hague was littered with traffic…
COMMENT: The Volvo Ocean Race has finally made offshore sailing a sporting spectacle
There was a moment during yesterday’s live broadcast from the Volvo Ocean Race final day that left the normally loquacious commentator Conrad Colman momentarily lost for words. I gasped watching.…
Who will win the Volvo Ocean Race? With two legs to go it’s tense at the top
Dongfeng Race Team won today’s Sky Ocean Rescue in-port race in Cardiff today. At the beginning of this edition of the round the world race it looked like the in-port…
Pro navigator’s tips on how to use the ocean’s currents for an offshore advantage
There are a number of yacht races around the world in which strategic decisions on whether to go into or out of ocean currents can have a significant impact on…
Volvo Ocean Race: new ownership announced for 2021 edition
It's been announced that the 2021 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will be under the Atlantic Ocean Racing Spain's ownership
When skiffs get radical: the high performance new Superfoiler
The boundary between control and carnage aboard was thoroughly tested on the inaugural SuperFoiler Grand Prix season this spring with a multi-event circuit around Australia featuring these radical new designs.…
6 of the best action cameras for capturing your sailing adventures
Action cameras can go where your average camera or smartphone wouldn’t even dream. And thanks to rugged and waterproof designs they can endure the rigours and extremes of any sailing…
Meet the Bavaria C65, a performance cruiser flush with home comforts (Promotional feature)
Make no mistake: luxurious it may be, but the Bavaria C65 is a sailor’s boat. It’s not hard to imagine sitting at the helm with the sleek teak deck stretching…
Ainslie gets £110 million backing from Ineos for second bid to win America’s Cup with BAR team
Anglo-Swiss chemicals and manufacturing company Ineos will fully fund Ben Ainslie’s America’s Cup team in what is the biggest – and fastest – sponsorship investment in British sailing. The £110m…
Cheeki Rafiki boss cleared of manslaughter, MCA advice may be reviewed
Douglas Innes, whose company Stormforce Coaching managed the Beneteau 40.7 Cheeki Rafiki, has today been cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence. Cheeki Rafiki capsized mid-Atlantic in 2014, leading to the…
Drastic early days of broken boats and high drama in Whitbread Round the World Race
This year is the 40th anniversary of the round the world race, now the Volvo Ocean Race. Barry Pickthall remembers the early days