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Yachts & Gear
British sailor Jimmy Cornell reveals his extraordinary new exploration yacht, Aventura IV
Cruising guru Jimmy Cornell has put his years of experience into a new boat for…
A Jordan Series Drogue can be a lifesaver, say solo sailors who have used one in anger
Drogues and sea anchors for use in storm conditions are a controversial subject among long-distance…
The Maxi 1200 stays true to its quality Scandinavian heritage, with input from Olympian Pelle Petterson
Maxi has produced over 16,000 yachts but, as with many Scandinavian yards, the high cost…
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…
Ocean Signal’s new AIS alarm for man overboard is the most compact on the market
As smartphones bizarrely continue to get larger, to the point where today’s ‘phablets’ are almost…
Contemporary-looking Solaris 50 designed for short-handed global cruising
This new 50-footer follows the fiendishly cool Solaris 58, which launched in early 2014 –…
UK-based Spirit Yachts announce new Spirit 110 superyacht, a performance modern classic design
Ipswich-based builders Spirit Yachts are to unveil a new superyacht design in April. The Spirit…
Rudder failure in the Med: how Ross Applebey made it to safety and fashioned a replacement
Losing a rudder is a big issue, but in bad weather it can quickly become…
Pip Hare’s choice of EPIRBs, PLBs and other man overboard aids that could just save your life
EPIRBs When activated, an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) transmits its details on 406MHZ…
Flyer flies again – Conny van Rietschoten’s famous round the world ocean racer has been meticulously restored
One name dominated ocean racing in the late 1970s and early 80s: Dutch round the…
Focus on liferafts: are you ready should the worst happen?
For six days in May last year Britain held its breath as the search went…
Rustler 37 boat test – Just your cup of tea?
They say the key to the perfect cup of tea is to use a good…
Far east 28R: a fast, fun one-design in a lightweight, affordable package
One-designs can provide fun, fair racing, as epitomised by the Volvo Ocean Race fleet currently…
Broadblue Rapier 550 boat test – Are you ready for a 54ft catamaran that steers like a car?
Marty McFly, Michael J Fox’s lead character in the 1980s film Back to the Future,…
Fast and furious Neo 400 is claimed to be the ‘fastest cruising 40-footer in the world’
A sign that brags ‘the fastest cruising 40-footer in the world’ is a sure-fire way…
World’s first wifi radar – wireless radar straight to your iPad with this device
Furuno’s new 1st Watch Wireless Radar is the first wifi radar in the world and…
Generating power on board: we ask 250 skippers crossing the Atlantic for their views on this evergreen topic
We first started our ARC equipment survey 14 years ago and have been collecting data…
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…
Gunboat G4: is this the world’s first flying cruiser? She could do 40 knots on foils
When the Gunboat G4 launches this spring, she will be the most outrageous coastal cruiser-racer…