It’s big, the Pacific – very big. When we crossed from the Galapagos to the Marquesas Islands, we made a passage that is longer than a transatlantic, but ahead of…
How this family made their two-year round the world sailing dream happen
Surreal. Not a breath of wind tonight. The sea’s surface is flat and unbroken. The sky is utterly cloudless and filled with stars. A half moon lights up the entire…
British tech entrepreneur buys Oyster Yachts, boat building to resume
Oyster Yachts has been bought from administrators by British gaming software entrepreneur Richard Hadida. Hadida won the bid from a shortlist of seven bidders. He is a keen yachtsman who…
The perfect lift for St Barth as Bucket begins with a bang
St Barth did what it does best and turned on the perfect conditions for Bucket racing around the outlying rocks and islands surrounding this idyllic island. And in return for…
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 have researched this topic on dozens of rallies, speaking to hundred of skippers. Everyone you…
Vestas skipper gives first account of fatal collision, and Volvo Race launch report on racing in high traffic areas
Following the collision between Vestas 11th Hour Racing and a fishing vessel in the final stages of the Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4 into Hong Kong on 19 January, which…
Team AkzoNobel grasps a nail-biting Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 win
twJust two minutes and 14 seconds separated the winner and the runner-up of Leg 6 in the Volvo Ocean Race after 6,344 miles and 20 days of racing. Less than…
Beached, abandoned mid-ocean, capsized… Acapella, the invincible little yellow trimaran
They say a cat has nine lives, A Capella is a trimaran which seems to have twice as many, writes Andi Robertson. Next year the Route du Rhum, the storied…
RORC Caribbean 600 fleet faces record-setting pace in punchy tradewinds
A record fleet got off to a squally start from Antigua today in the RORC Caribbean 600 race. Some 84 starters, the largest number in the event’s ten-year history, crossed…
Bigger and better: Read or download Yachting World’s Multihull Special supplement
Our great 16-page guide to the 25 best new multihull launches has landed. Read or download it here
Escape the 9-5: how to sail across the Atlantic (when you can’t quit your job)
Do you really need to stop work or take months off to make a transatlantic crossing? What if you can’t quit, or you don’t have the funds for your own…
Blog: What it’s really like to sail in the Rolex Fastnet Race double-handed
It is over. We crossed the finish line at 21:09 last night coming in 17th in double handed class and 33rd in Class 3 which all things considered is probably…
Fastnet Race strategy: course record breaker Hugh Agnew identifies the key navigation moments
One of the world’s classic offshore races, the Rolex Fastnet Race is also one of the most tactically demanding. Multiple tidal gates and the notorious British weather are just two of…
5 tips: Fastnet navigation – make the right navigational calls in this offshore classic
The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race has developed into a multi-faceted competition with a burgeoning double-handed class as well as fully crewed yachts. This year the fleet numbers 390 and includes multihulls,…
Man overboard mid-ocean: what really happens during a MOB rescue in the Volvo Ocean Race?
On 14 January, some 2,000 miles from Hong Kong, 25-year-old Alex Gough was swept overboard from the Volvo 65 Sun Hung Kai Scallywag as they prepared for a sail change.…
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 in 2018? Which are the most interesting, entertaining, innovative, well built and best value for…
Vestas 11th Hour Racing involved in fatal collision in final stages of Volvo Ocean Race Leg 4
In the final stages of Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race last night, Vestas 11th Hour Racing was involved in a serious collision 30 miles south-east of Hong Kong…
Scallywag secures dramatic win in Hong Kong to take Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race
In a leg that will have up-ended the scoreboard of the Volvo Ocean Race, Hong Kong backed team Sun Hun Kai Scallywag took the win on Leg 4 on Friday,…
Clipper Round the World Race required to include qualified mates
Following feedback from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), the Clipper Race has appointed a qualified mate on board each of its teams currently racing. The addition of a second…
No stone unturned: behind the scenes with Dongfeng Race Team in the Volvo Ocean Race
A plume of spray smokes from the windward rudder of Turn the Tide on Plastic. The guest crew on board are whooping, giddy with the exhilaration of the Volvo 65…