Experience counted in the end, as Team Brunel swept past their rivals on Dongfeng Race Team today to win a 16-minute victory in Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race…
A stormy voyage with Skip Novak to Antarctica on the tall ship Lord Nelson
Skip Novak joins the tall ship Lord Nelson as pilot for a 25 day voyage to Antarctica
The resurgence of classic shapes continues as Royal Huisman announce the stunning new Dykstra-designed 56m Aquarius
If you want proof that classical yacht designs with long, overhanging ends are timeless, look at the superyachts that are being built at Royal Huisman of late. They stem from…
First presentation for the Vendée Globe 2016 reveals skippers, sponsors and new builds will be back in force
Although there are two years to go before the start of the Vendée Globe 2016 solo round the world race, the organisers were staking out their ground early this week…
How big a yacht can two people sail? The new Oyster 675 and Contest 67CS raise the bar
Oyster 675/Contest 67CS - These two new 67-footers raise the question of what size of boat is manageable without a crew
ARC 2014: A new course record and an impressive repeat performance, Matthew Sheahan reports from the finish in St Lucia
There are easier ways to cross the Atlantic than peeling kites on an hourly basis, gybing on every lift and sitting on the weather rail whenever it might make a…
Volvo Ocean Race press conference about Team Vestas shipwreck leaves questions unanswered
What happened to cause Team Vestas Wind to hit a reef in the Indian Ocean last week and what will happen to the wreck? These are questions that almost everyone…
Gear test: top clothing and kit to keep you warm and dry, tested by us with Skip Novak at Cape Horn
It’s the ultimate test of wet and cold weather gear, as Elaine Bunting, David Glenn and Skip Novak go to Cape Horn
Exclusive: Elaine Bunting is invited aboard Princess Anne’s royal yacht in a remote harbour in Scotland
As in any good intrigue, the rendezvous was remote and the instructions brief: wait at the chandlery at Ardfern Yacht Centre, inside if wet, outside if dry. Here I would…
Jeanneau 64 boat test – a Jeanneau with superyacht ambitions
Here is a yacht guaranteed to surprise. Packed within this 64ft 1in hull, the latest from Jeanneau, are a multitude of qualities that will make you question your preconceptions about…
Colourful photos from the yachts and crews competing at the Garmin Hamble Winter Series 2014
The unpredictable UK climate is never enough to put the many crews off from fleet racing in the Solent – throughout the winter. The low light and clear, cold air…
How a crew saved the lives of four Haitian refugees abandoned at sea and left for dead
Cruising Dominica to Antigua the crew of Nefertiti heard voices in the water. Daniel Calascione describes a troubling rescue of four Haitian refugees
Video: Full footage as Volvo Ocean Race Team Vestas strikes the reef and the crew prepare to abandon ship
the boat was doing 19 knots. The noise and the violence of the collision on the opening section of this video leaves you on no doubt about that.
HRH Princess Anne talks about her new Rustler 44 yacht and love of sailing in Scotland
Royal Princess Anne and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence discuss their favourite Scottish grounds when sailing their Rustler 44 Ballochbuie
Volvo Ocean Race – how could a yacht bristling with technology hit a known reef?
How is it possible for a yacht bristling with the latest technology to hit a well-known reef, as Volvo Ocean Race crew Team Vestas Wind did, with catastrophic consequences? How can it…
Tax, TV and timings – why the Americas Cup 2017 is to take place in Bermuda
The Americas Cup 2017 will take place in Bermuda. The confirmation of the venue for the 35th Americas Cup in June 2017 was announced by the America’s Cup commercial commissioner,…
New 100ft supermaxi Comanche arrives in Australia to prepare for the Sydney-Hobart Race
The superfast 100ft maxi designed as a record breaker for Netscape founder Jim Clark and his wife, Kristy, has arrived in Australia by ship in preparation for the Sydney-Hobart Race.…
Gunboat G4: the first flying cruising yacht could hit 40 knots. “It’s the baddest-ass coastal cruiser ever”
Meet the G4. This is Gunboat’s catchy name for a frighteningly fast new 40-foot weapon due to launch in early 2015. It is proof that the America’s Cup foiling effect…
New Pogo 3 is an even more powerful machine and a dangerously addictive pocket rocket
More power and less weight Matthew Sheahan discovers that Pogo Structure’s third generation mini transat boat is a dangerously addictive machine
First aerial shot of broken VOR 65 Team Vestas Wind on the Cargados Carajos Shoals, Mauritius
A picture posted on the Volvo Ocean Race website shows the sad wreckage of Chris Nicholson’s Volvo 65 Team Vestas Wind that ran aground. The nine-strong crew abandoned ship in…