One of the biggest characters in yacht racing – and particularly the America’s Cup – Ted Turner, has died aged 87. Robert ‘Ted’ Edward Turner III was born on November…
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The long way home: Navigating broken shrouds and fickle trades on the road to Polynesia
The Río Valdivia was glassy when we slipped our lines, the Chilean shores still wrapped in morning mist. For a moment it felt as though our crossing might actually begin…
Why racing machines are the ultimate recycled resource – Matt Sheahan
From crushing it to make garden furniture, to sending it through a complicated process to strip the resin from the fibre, or turning it into an energy source, there’s no…
It shouldn’t work – but it does! Why sailing the Wauquiez 55 changes things
Envisage a flow chart for choosing a new cruising yacht. As well as establishing fundamental decisions – such as monohull or catamaran? Glassfibre or aluminium? – it also asks if…
How I finally conquered a lifetime of seasickness to become a yacht skipper
Seasickness is surprisingly common – around one in three people are estimated to suffer from it, including long-term cruisers and even professional sailors. While numerous remedies and medications offer temporary…
Long read: A polar vortex, a $100,000 Tiffany & Co trophy, and the ‘longest grudge match in sports history’
To understand what happened in Red Bank, New Jersey, in the first 10 days of February this year, you first have to understand the cold. This wasn’t a regular winter.…
5 Expert tips to improve your two-boat tuning
Before he specialised in foiling catamarans, John Gimson was long-time tuning partner to Iain Percy and the late Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson in the Star keelboat, playing a key role in…
The new rugged aluminium explorer yachts redefining adventure
The modern cruising landscape is undergoing a metallic makeover as shipyards double down on aluminium new builds. No longer reserved for utilitarian workboats, the latest wave of adventure yachts combines…
Squall tactics: How to use Radar as a squall tracker (and when to use mark one eyeball)
Squalls are self-contained convective systems, often confined to less than a mile or so in diameter, but they can occur in clumps of several hundred miles in spread. They are…
How to get your family into sailing and loving it: ‘Match the boat to the people, not the dream’
For many, sailing is a generational habit – learned from their parents, maybe by pottering about a local reservoir in a beaten-up dinghy, or hopping from port to port and…
Going once, going twice… buy your dream boat at auction!
So, it may seem obvious that the sumptuous 41m ketch Surama – built by no less celebrated a yard than Royal Huisman in the Netherlands – is also due to…
Monitoring your yacht remotely: The modern technology helping you keep an eye on your boat
Walk the pontoons in any busy marina and you can often feel the difference between a yacht that is ready to go and one that isn’t. Neatly coiled lines and…
4 must-see multihulls: Top launches set to premiere at La Grande-Motte 2026
The multihull market in 2026 is no longer a monolith of charter cats versus speed machines. As we head to the 16th edition of the International Multihull Show at La…
May 2026
The May 2026 issue of Yachting World is out now…
The unsettling silence following the Auckland SailGP collision – Matt Sheahan
The shockwaves from Auckland in February are still resonating. Since the dramatic collision in the second event of the current SailGP season, at the time of writing few official answers…
How Sam Manuard is reimagining the 50ft offshore racer
At first glance, the Mach 50 Palanad 4 looks as if it has arrived from a different discipline entirely when compared to her rivals in recent offshore races. The bow…
Pure 42 review: Why this alloy cruiser is the new benchmark for bluewater cruising
It has got busy lately in the explorer segment. While some of the traditional brands like Ovni, Garcia and Bestevaer are still trucking along steadily, new ones have complemented this…
Aussies win SailGP Brazil: “I’ve been holding my breath a bit around the race track”
It was a tricky second race day at the Enel Rio SailGP in Brazil on Sunday, 12 April. As is standard in SailGP events, the final day held 3 fleet…
Why the World’s fastest superyacht (Baltic 111 Raven) has a speed limit
On first glance, you might assume Raven is pure AI-generated fabrication. A fantastical superyacht with 7m canting foil arms? But the fact the majority of these photos show it scorching…
Get afloat more easily than ever with a bluewater catamaran from Simbad Yachts
Not only do Simbad Yachts offer owners the chance to buy a truly ready-to-sail catamaran built to a comprehensive spec, but it is now possible to lease or share rather than…