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Fastest yacht: The giant record breakers
Skorpios is the latest in a long list of giant monohulls designed with a view to becoming the fastest yacht on the planet. We take a look at some of her predecessors Every so often the yacht racing...
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Comanche and Powerplay lead stellar fleet in RORC Transatlantic Race
RORC Transatlantic Race sees a 30-boat fleet race from Lanzarote to Grenada ranging from 32ft double-handers to 100-footer MaxisPowerplay leading the RORC Transatlantic Race start, 8 January 2022....
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Comanche-Skorpios showdown set for RORC Caribbean 600
The RORC Caribbean 600 is set to return for 2022 with a 70-boat fleet due to start the increasingly popular middle distance race on Monday, 21 February.Super-maxi Comanche racing in the Caribbean...
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Rolex Middle Sea Race: line honours winners, but half the fleet retires
Monohull line honours in the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race goes to Leopard 3. Light winds have seen 50 of the 118 competing yachts in this year’s 606-mile offshore retire, with the keenest racing in the...
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The world’s most radical yacht? Onboard Flying Nikka
Meet the world’s first foiling Maxi, Flying Nikka. Designed for Mediterranean distance racing, this 60ft spaceship is going to shake up the big boat scene, writes Toby Hodges after an exclusive first...
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Stan Honey: the smartest man in yachting?
Stan Honey’s career is unrivalled: from breaking records on the water in some of the world's toughest offshores, to technical innovations of it. Sean McNeill chats to the smartest man in yachting Stan...
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World’s coolest yachts: Cal40
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Stan Honey nominates the Cal40The Cal40 has iconic status in the United States and was a...
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World’s coolest yachts: Olympus Photo
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Guillaume Verdier nominates Olympus Photo“The late Mike Birch’s Olympus Photo, designed and...
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How to follow the Rolex Middle Sea Race
The 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race starts this weekend from its spectacular start line in the middle of Valetta harbour, in Malta.The iconic Rolex Middle Sea Race startline. Photo: Rolex/Kurt ArrigoThe...
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Caribbean 600 preview: no super-maxis but plenty of battles
This year's RORC Caribbean 600 should feature a number of tight battles across a range for classes with four Volvo 70s and two MOD70s set to fight for monohull and multihull line honoursOver 70 teams...
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Coolest yachts: Comanche
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. One of the world's best sailors, Ken Read nominates Comanche.I was so fortunate to be working...
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How to follow the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Race is due to set off on boxing day once again in 2022, with an impressive 111 boats due to take to the startlineSydney sailors are counting down the days – not until December...
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The coolest catamarans and multihulls of all time
We asked top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest catamarans and multihulls of all time, here's what they came up withAs with beauty, coolness is in the eye of the beholder. While...
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Coolest yachts: MOD 70
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Sam Goodchild nominates theb MOD70 class trimaran“In terms of complexity for speed, there...
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The coolest record breaking boats
We asked top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest record breaking boats of all time, here's what they came up withWhile hyper-luxury superyachts are clearly cool to look at (and...
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640.9 miles in 24hrs: Holcim-PRB smashes monohull record
Kevin Escoffier’s IMOCA team Holcim-PRB has smashed the 24-hour monohull sailing record by covering an incredible 640.9 miles in the transatlantic leg of The Ocean Race The Ocean Race 2022-23 - 26 May...
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Wins for Andoo Comanche and Celestial in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
The 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has concluded with a line honours win for Andoo Comanche and a win on handicap for Celestial in wild and gruelling conditions for much of the fleetThe 77th Rolex...
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World’s fastest monohull: Malizia-Seaexplorer IMOCA 60
The IMOCA 60 Malizia-Seaexplorer is the world’s fastest monohull, having set a blistering 24-hour record of 641.08 nautical miles while competing in The Ocean Race transatlantic legFollowers of the...
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Coolest boats: Cadet dinghy
We ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. Simon Fisher nominates the Cadet dinghy“I’ve been lucky enough to sail on a good selection of...
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Rolex Sydney Hobart Race winner decided by 51 seconds
The 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race line honours battle is settled in the final gybe after one of the closest finishes in the race’s history, with Law Connect winning ahead of long-time leader Andoo...
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