This is Cygnus Montanus, the new 33.83m lifting keel oceangoing sloop launched last month by Yachting Development. She was designed by German Frers, and has an interior design by Adam Lay Studio.…
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Meet the radical new BlackCat, a 50m/165ft luxury multihull that can do 30 knots!
Every now and again you see a radical new concept that makes you grin in the knowledge that yacht design has just taken one brave step forward. This new BlackCat…
Video: what is it like to sail a Swan superyacht? Onboard footage from the Swan 115
The Swan 115 is very much a Swan of today, a prepreg carbon fibre performance machine that offers supreme comfort and quality, built by the most famous production yard in…
Truly a classic – the 127ft Atalante from André Hoek is a head-turner
It was a certain kind of look. It happened as we sailed back towards Antibes over azure waters, carried along under a cutter rig in idyllic afternoon conditions. We pointed…
Elfje – is this 170ft performance cruiser the consummate yacht?
Some say the ideal yacht is one that sails like a racer, has the accommodation of a cruiser and the looks of a classic. That’s a wry joke because at…
Video of Sailing Yacht A, the world’s largest sail-assisted vessel, during early sea trials
This video footage of Sailing Yacht A shows her with her towering free-standing masts and illustrates the jaw-dropping scale of the world’s largest sail-assisted yacht. It is when a tug passes that you…
Lady in Red: Baltic Yachts launches Doryan, a sizzling, scarlet 116ft carbon bluewater superyacht
Doryan is the arresting new scarlet Baltic, 116ft of pure performance in comfort, designed by Nauta and judel / vrolijk & co The design brief was for “a timeless and…
Gallery: Come on board the award-winning 156ft superyacht Wisp
Congratulations are due to Hoek Design and Royal Huisman Shipyard for winning the Neptune Trophy for the best sailing yacht over 45m at the World Superyacht Awards. One of the…
100 footer Nomad IV from Finot-Conq is world’s fastest cruiser
A Mistral is blowing 30 knots out of an empty sky. Once the mainsail of Nomad IV is hoisted to the second reef point and the J2 jib snaps out,…
Video action from the glorious 52m schooner Meteor at St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta
One of the most interesting facets of the St Barths Bucket superyacht regatta is the broad range of ideas about what makes the ideal yacht. From replica schooners such as Elena of Londonto the…
Superyacht Wisp is a classic-looking 156-footer with an elegant profile and a feeling of space
In October Palma de Mallorca is filled to the brim with over 100 overwintering superyachts, including some of the most beautiful classics, such as the schooner Ashanti IV and the…
Win Win: a 108ft carbon superyacht designed as a dual-purpose cruiser-racer
Javier Jaudenes is a name you probably will not have heard of before. But, judging from these explosive pictures of his first superyacht design, Win Win we will be seeing…
Gallery: Stunning superyacht racing pictures from the Millennium Cup 2015, held in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand
The Millennium Cup 2015 regatta was won by the 50m Perini ketch and five-time circumnavigator Silencio. Steinlager 2, previously skippered by Sir Peter Blake and the only yacht to have…
New 70m superyacht ketch Sybaris is under construction by Perini Navi
This is Sybaris, the new 70m superyacht currently under construction at Perini Navi in Italy. At 927 tonnes displacement, the ketch will be the second largest sailing vessel Perini Navi…
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
Life on board Skyfall yacht Regina with the James Bond cast and crew
According to a representative from Pruva Yachting, the cabins, although not filmed, were used as dressing rooms and backstage areas for the cast. “The salon was turned into the bedroom…
Antigua Superyacht Challenge 2012
Eleven superyachts compete in Antiguan regatta
Aussie Superyacht event scuppered
Government regulations have scuppered the inaugural running of the Hamilton Island Superyacht Regatta
America’s Cup – what superyachts
The superyachts in Valencia are notable for their absence