The famous Route du Rhum race has finally arrived. But who should you be keeping an eye on in this multi-class ocean-racing extravaganza? One of the world’s greatest ocean races starts this Sunday.

So you thought you knew what a Jeanneau was – well, think again. This new flagship has aspirations to be a superyacht, but for around half the price of rival luxury brands. Toby Hodges is impressed ...

It was a poignant moment, an epiphany even. As Toccata swung to her anchor off Anse Heureuse, a tranquil cove on St Maarten’s north-west coast, and the evening sun reflected off her silver-gold hull, ...

The past few years have seen an explosion of activity in the Mini 6.50 class,… ...

Founded by French yachtsman Philippe Jeantot in 1989, the Vendée Globe is a single-handed non-stop round the world yacht race. More people have been into space than have finished the Vendée, earning ...

IMOCA 60’s are best known to the international sailing audience as the boats on which intrepid solo sailors compete in the famous Vendée Globe round the world race. These are just a few of the events ...

Anke Schekahn was on watch with her husband, sailing their Malö 40 Emaloca from Władysławowo in northern Poland, to Klaipėda in Lithuania, on their way to Estonia early in the summer of 2025. In the ...

The Amel 50 is the French yard’s first sloop in over 20 years, Pip Hare takes a 48-hour test to see if the new format works Amel has a long established following for yachts designed and built to match ...

Smart glass cabins, modular flat-pack builds, twin engines, and structural loads routed directly through the coachroof, the latest generation of performance multihulls is throwing out the traditional ...

The biggest revolution to hit watersports has been foiling, but how did it start and what are the issues involved? Matthew Sheahan investigates Here’s a challenge. Design a way to support the weight ...

The influence of modern offshore racing on cruising design has never been clearer. Today’s short-handed ocean racers (such as Class 40s and IMOCAs) have proven that powerful hull forms, wide aft ...